Leading Authority & Blog for Global IPv4 & IPv6 News

Brander Group is the most trusted IPv4 blog for the latest 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.

Crowdstrike

CrowdStrike Outage Crashes Microsoft Systems

CrowdStrike’s overisght of a software update attributes to an outage that crashes Microsoft Systems affecting clients around the world. Damages are estimated close to $1 Billion

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Spamhaus Drop Lists2024

Spamhaus Don’t Route Or Peer Lists Help Stop IP Hijacking

What are Spamhaus DROP lists? A tool for blocking hazardous IP traffic and protecting against spam, cyber-crime, and malicious activities.

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RIPE Provider Aggregatable Provider Independent PI IPv4

RIPE Provider Aggregatable (PA) & Provider Independent (PI)

RIPE Provider Aggregatable (PA) & Provider Independent (PI) IPv4 Addresses serve distinct purposes within the internet addressing landscape.

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Recent Dip in Demand Creates IPv4 Buying Opportunity

Recent -20% Dip in Demand Creates IPv4 Buying Opportunity

There has been significant dip in IPv4 transfer requests. In June of 2024, request dropped -20% to 113 as compared to the month prior at 142.  This yeas average has dropped to around 146 transfer requests per month, so June fell short around -22%.

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NTIA approves BEAD plans for Colorado and New Hampshire2024

NTIA approves BEAD Funds for Colorado and New Hampshire

The Biden-Harris administration has approved the second phase of Colorado’s & New Hampshire’s plans for its flagship broadband expansion program, raising the total number of approved states to nine, along with the District of Columbia. New Hampshire received $196 million & Colorado received $826 million

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Comparing IPv4 Addresses & Bitcoin, the Rarest Digital Asset Classes

Comparing Value of IPv4 & Bitcoin, the Rarest Asset Classes

Similar to Bitcoin, IPv4 addresses continue to remain some of the rarest and most valuable asset classes in the world.  However, unlike other physical resources that are considered “rare” such as gold & diamonds, these digital assets share a unique quality….

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IPv4 Blacklist Service SORBs Shuts Down

IPv4 Blacklist Service SORBS Shuts Down

SORBS, the pioneering spam email & IPv4 blacklist service, has shut down, marking an end of an era for free and open-source software.

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IPv4 Addresses Validated as a Valuable Asset Class2024

IPv4 Addresses Validated as a Valuable Asset Class

April IPv4 transfer requests were 163, which is +7% higher than this year’s average of 150 requests per month. Better off, April is a +13% increase over the 141 averages in 2023 and a +18% increase over the 134 averages in 2022.

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Cogent Offers $206 Million in Secured Notes Backed by IPv42024

Cogent Offers $206 Million in Secured Notes Backed by IPv4

Cogent Communications (NASDAQ: CCOI), a leading global internet service provider, announced on April 25th 2024 a groundbreaking securitization offering. This move will see Cogent utilizing a significant portion of its IPv4 address space to issue up to $206,000,000 in securitized notes.

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Is IPv4 Availability Becoming Scarce in 2024?

Is IPv4 Availability Becoming Scarce in 2024?

In recent years, the IPv4 market has been on a relentless upward trajectory, defying expectations, and confounding skeptics. Despite occasional setbacks and bouts of volatility, the overall trend has been undeniably bullish. What is driving this sustained optimism, and what does it mean for the network infrastructure industry?

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