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APNIC Routing Security Shapes IPv4 Planning

APNIC routing updates show Asia-Pacific IPv4 planning now requires aligned ROAs, IRR cleanup, ASPA readiness, and IPv6 transition discipline.

Routing Policy Now Belongs in Security Reviews

Junipers BGP reset vulnerability shows that routing policy, peer trust, patching, and control-plane exposure now belong inside security reviews.

What RADB Still Does for Routing in 2026

RADB is still useful in 2026 because it helps make routing policy clearer, more visible, and easier to work with in real operations.

Hostinger and Hetzner Signal Real IPv4 Demand

Hostinger and Hetzner show that IPv4 demand remains strong. Dive into the annual throughput versus monthly trends.
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Europe’s IPv4 Route Origin Validation Posture Is Not Uniform

Understand the implications of Europe's IPv4 routing posture. Not all countries are consistent in route origin validation.

The Importance of Prefix Diversity in IPv4 Addressing

Understand why the importance of prefix diversity in IPv4 addressing is crucial for reducing the impact of user abuse on networks.
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AFRINIC Ratified Inter-RIR IPv4 Transfer Policy

AFRINICs ratified transfer policy opens a formal inter-RIR path, but reciprocity, 12-month restrictions, and implementation timing

ARIN Waiting List For IPv4 Still Over a Year in 2026

The ARIN waiting list for IPv4 will remain over a year long in 2026. Get more details on the recent distributions and future implications.

Google & Meta Take Control of Undersea Backbone

Submarine cables carry approximately 99 percent of all intercontinental data traffic. Not satellite, not microwave, not some alternative transmission technology that the industry is developing as a backup. Undersea fiber optic cables — roughly…

AFRINIC Legal Circus over 6.2 Million IP Addresses

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