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Europe’s IPv4 Route Origin Validation Posture Is Not Uniform
IPv4 BlogUnderstand the implications of Europe’s IPv4 routing posture. Not all countries are consistent in route origin validation.
CoreWeave’s $21B Meta Deal Ignites the AI Battleground
IPv4 BlogCoreWeave’s $21B deal with Meta signals a new era in AI infrastructure, focusing on inference and long-term strategic planning.
The Importance of Prefix Diversity in IPv4 Addressing
IPv4 BlogUnderstand why the importance of prefix diversity in IPv4 addressing is crucial for reducing the impact of user abuse on networks.
AFRINIC Ratified Inter-RIR IPv4 Transfer Policy
IPv4 BlogAFRINICs 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
IPv4 BlogThe 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
IPv4 BlogSubmarine 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 1.7 million kilometers of them stretching across ocean floors worldwide — are the physical backbone of global internet connectivity, and the […]
RIPE Transfer Signals Now Define European IPv4 Planning
IPv4 BlogRIPE NCC transfer signals show European IPv4 planning now requires market timing, registry discipline, routing hygiene, and coordinated IPv6 transition.
AFRINIC Legal Circus over 6.2 Million IP Addresses
IPv4 BlogAFRINIC’s crisis and Africa’s last IPv4 reserves reveal how scarcity, policy gaps, and a secondary market are reshaping internet governance
The AI Land Grab: How Bots are Impacting IPv4 Demand
IPv4 BlogExplore the evolving role of AI in our digital landscape and how it is impacting IPv4, memory, server and infrastructure demand.