Examining whether scarce IPv4 addresses can be treated as investment assets amid rising market demand and structural barriers.
Browsing: Internet Governance
Internet governance news and analysis, from the movers and shakers of the internet, and influential companies and institutions.
US Treasury removes sanctions on three executives tied to spyware consortium Intellexa, prompting debate on policy and oversight.
RIRs play a key role in IP address allocation but lack enforcement power, raising governance questions amid disputes like the AFRINIC case.
Proposal explores using distributed ledgers to decentralise global IP address registration, raising governance and regulatory questions.
An examination of Regional Internet Registries’ cost structures and the debate over compulsory fees versus core technical functions.
AFRINIC faces governance scrutiny as critics question whether community ownership truly reflects broad participation.
IP address scarcity has turned IPv4 into a valuable asset, reshaping governance, costs and the future of internet infrastructure.
The current centralised IP address governance poses threats to connectivity and neutrality, argues Lu Heng’s latest analysis.
A new governance debate highlights concerns that giving registries enforcement powers may threaten neutrality and global internet stability.
How IPv4 address exhaustion is reshaping ISP business models and network investment amid slow IPv6 adoption and premium address pricing.
Seoul prosecutors charge 10 with industrial theft of advanced DRAM processes linked to China’s ChangXin Memory Technologies.
Coupang’s founder Kim Bom apologises after a data breach exposed customer information and pledges compensation and stronger security.