Trusted IPv4 blog for the latest news, trends, analysis and market dynamics. Our analytics gather and evaluate IPv4 transfer data from ARIN, RIPE and APNIC and share the research with the rest of the world. We also write about related topics in the network infrastructure industry.

Fiber’s Next Phase: Built for AI, Built for Scale, Built Everywhere

Fiber’s Next Phase: Built for AI, Built for Scale

U.S. fiber investment is accelerating across AI corridors, regional markets, and ultra-high-speed networks. A new phase for broadband
Understanding IPv4 Abuse

Understanding IPv4 Abuse

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What IPv4 abuse is, how spam, botnets, and routing attacks are handled today, and whether internet security efforts are actually improving.
Trump EO Targets State AI Laws, Ties Compliance to Broadband Funds

Trump Executive Order Limits Regulations on AI

Trump signs executive order to curb state AI regulation, directing federal legal challenges and linking to broadband funding
Africa, Entrepreneurship, and What the IPv4 Secondary Market Reveals About the Global Internet

Lu Heng & The AFRINIC IPv4 Address Market

AFRINIC’s crisis and Africa’s last IPv4 reserves reveal how scarcity, policy gaps, and a secondary market are reshaping internet governance
Reverse DNS rDNS Explained

Reverse DNS (rDNS) Explained

Reverse DNS, or rDNS, maps IP addresses to hostnames using PTR records. Learn how it works, why it matters, and how ARIN manages delegations
IPv4 Transfers Hold Strong in October

IPv4 Transfers Healthy in Anticipation of Broadband Builds

In October, ARIN recorded 147 IP transfer requests, only modestly lower than September’s 153 and on par with this year’s monthly average of around 148 per month.
Pew Study: BEAD Funding Opens Broadband Workforce Opportunities

Pew Study: BEAD Funding Opens Workforce Opportunities

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Pew Charitable Trusts reports that BEAD’s $42.5 billion broadband rollout will require tens of thousands of new fiber and telecom workers
Microsoft Outage and the Structural Risks of Market Concentration

Microsoft Azure Outage and Risks of Market Concentration

It happened again. A global Microsoft outage disrupted Azure and 365 services for hours, grounding flights and disabling systems worldwide
ARIN Transfer Requests September 2025

IPv4 Prices Stable as Hyperscalers Step Back

IPv4 market demand remains strong with 153 transfers in September, maintaining momentum as hyperscalers take a step Back
AWS Outage Exposes Fragility of Global Cloud Infrastructure

Amazon Web Services Outage Disrupts Global internet

A major Amazon Web Services (AWS) outage disrupted millions worldwide, revealing how dependent global networks are on a few data centers