Lead Report / Trends
AllPoints Fibre appoints Walker as CEO after Kelly's exit
AllPoints Fibre names Mark Walker CEO as Ronan Kelly exits, adding new CTO to drive Aquila platform commercial rollout.
Live Wire
T-Mobile satellite usage trails forecast in strong Q1|Industry body urges carriers to build AI corridor backbone|AI drives Q1 cloud spend to $128.6bn, up 35%|O2 Satellite D2D usage in UK remains highly intermittent|Qualcomm rises on smartphone rebound hopes with data-centre chip push|US halts chip equipment shipments to Hua Hong fabs
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Governance
How much do Regional Internet Registries Really (RIR) Cost and Who Pays?
Disclosure cadence and institutional reporting discipline continue to tighten.
Market
Calls grow for overhaul of internet governance amid centralisation concerns
Service-layer demand expands as IP infrastructure intelligence becomes an investment variable.
Risk
Who holds the Internet’s address book? Why digital sovereignty may be a mirage
Scenario mapping continues across regulation, concentration, and operational choke points.
Core Architecture
Governance, market, and membership branches operating in one integrated newsroom model.
Governance
- LACNIC proposes update to ICP-2 principles for RIR governance
- What AFRINIC reveals about internet governance transparency
- New AFRINIC board elected, ending legal disputes and restoring trust
Market
- Launch of BTW Leadership Alliance in London
- Bjarni Thorvardarson, CEO of Borealis Data Center
- Gergana Dimitrova on expansion strategy and long-term vision at NetIX
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RIR Watchdog
Five regional sessions: ARIN, RIPE NCC, APNIC, AFRINIC, and LACNIC.
ARINNorth America policy and transfer market signals.RIPE NCCEurope governance transparency and accountability monitoring.APNICAsia Pacific allocation pressure and policy dynamics.AFRINICBoard legitimacy, election process, and legal continuity.LACNICInstitutional adaptation and ICP-2 governance trajectory.
History of the Internet
How Lito Ibarra Connected El Salvador and Shaped Global Governance
Lito Ibarra’s story reveals how the internet was built from scratch and why its governance now struggles at global scale
Open History Session
Leadership Alliance
NUWAVE integrates Tollring analytics into iPILOT UC platform
NUWAVE integrates Tollring Analytics 365 into UC platforms to enhance visibility across Microsoft Teams, Webex and Zoom environments.
Open Alliance Session