Strategy shifts: NRO enforces 71% ROA coverage
The new NRO strategy pushes ROA coverage from 29.9% to 71.0%. As a support lead, I see how this impacts daily routing ops.
Evgeny Sevastyanov
14 min readGlobal
Evgeny Sevastyanov
14 min read
IPv4 Waiting List: 773 LIRs Stuck After 472 Days
With 773 LIRs stuck on the RIPE waiting list, free allocation is over. I analyze the shift to market transfers and rising costs.
Alexei Krylov
14 min read
CHINOG 2026: Why Global Outages Demand Local Action
Global ISP outages surged 92% in Q1 2026. See how CHINOG 13 uses peer data to harden Midwest infrastructure against cascading failures.
Alexei Krylov
12 min read
DNSSEC keys face a quantum reality check soon
Root KSKs have survived eight years, but NIST warns keys over five years face quantum risks. Learn why rotation is urgent.
Evgeny Sevastyanov
12 min read
RIR Governance Update: What 2026 Changes Mean
The 2026 RIR Governance update replaces ICP2 but leaves open issues. Learn how this affects your IP strategy before final adoption.
Evgeny Sevastyanov
13 min read
IPv6 data gaps: Why 50% adoption hides real issues
Google hit 50.10% IPv6 adoption, but APNIC shows 42%. I explain why this 8-point gap matters for your network planning today.
Alexander Timokhin
12 min read
Internet disruptions surged 92% as state actors weaponize
State actors caused 219 incidents in Q1 2026. We analyze how 92% growth in outages shifts from glitches to tactical isolation.
Evgeny Sevastyanov
12 min read
Akamai steering breaks when open DNS hides users
Video eats 82% of bandwidth, yet Akamai steering breaks when open DNS hides client locations. Learn why hybrid models are now essential.
Vladislava Shadrina
13 min read
IPv6 city governance: Xiong'an's 2026 APNIC win
Xiong'an earned the first city plaque on April 6, 2026. I analyze how this direct APNIC membership changes global routing policy.
Alexander Timokhin
14 min read
Global accelerator setup: Why I love YAML now
I cut operational friction by embedding global routing in YAML. With AI hitting 58% of clusters, this declarative shift is essential.
Vladislava Shadrina
9 min read
Global network shifts: Why LexisNexis dropped Transit VPC
See how LexisNexis removed manual router instances to support 15 percent of enterprises shifting to private AI deployments by 2026.
Alexander Timokhin
14 min read
IPv6 training shifts to physical labs for real skills
APNIC replaced cloud models with physical sites to cut egress fees, helping teams master native IPv6 before the 2027 modernization rush.
Nikita Sinitsyn
13 min read
Cloud WAN cuts Betsson latency by 100 ms globally
See how Betsson cut latency by 100 ms and costs 15% by swapping complex mesh topologies for managed Cloud WAN architecture.
Alexander Timokhin
12 min read
BGP visibility gaps: Why legacy tools miss leaks
Legacy collectors cover less than 2% of global ASes. See how 5,000 vantage points expose routing leaks that traditional tools miss completely.
Evgeny Sevastyanov
13 min readAFRINIC litigation freezes 30M IPv4 addresses in Africa
Litigation has frozen resource allocation for years. With only 30 million addresses, AFRINIC's legal crisis hurts 56 African nations.
Evgeny Sevastyanov
11 min read
ARIN 57 Strategy: Securing IPv4 in a Scarce Market
North America holds 39.5% of global IPv4. I break down ARIN 57 sponsorship tiers to show where your budget actually buys policy influence.
Alexander Timokhin
14 min read
Mapping queries faster by skipping octet reversals
I cut IP-to-ASN lookup time to under 100ms by ditching rigid zone files for flexible, database-driven DNS queries that skip octet reversal.
Vladislava Shadrina
13 min read
Global ICANN governance shifts: 2025 impact
The NRO NC reviewed feedback from five regional lists. With 15 volunteers debating, these governance ambiguities need fixing before adoption.
Evgeny Sevastyanov
15 min read
BGP memory limits: Handling 722k daily updates
The IPv4 table added 53,000 entries in 2025. I break down what this 6% surge means for your router memory and planning.
Vladislava Shadrina
13 min read
Governance shifts: Why 15 volunteers shape IPv4
RIPE's new draft replaces ICP2 to manage 6 billion users. See how 15 volunteers refined global IPv4 governance standards in 2026.
Nikita Sinitsyn
14 min read
Global governance rules: Why stability beats speed now
With mobile traffic hitting 64%, rigid global governance frameworks are essential. I break down how new policies protect our shared resources.
Alexander Timokhin
14 min read
ARIN Governance in Louisville: What Operators See
ARIN 57 meets in Louisville this April. With 74% of traffic now RPKI-secured, we analyze the gap between route counts and real safety.
Nikita Sinitsyn
14 min read
Iran Internet Shutdown: Why 98.5% of IPv6 Vanished
At 11:50 UTC, Iran withdrew 98.5% of IPv6 space. I analyze how this BGP strategy differs from past throttling and what it means for global routing.
Alexei Krylov
12 min read