Browsing: Governance Bodies

How IPv4 scarcity and secondary markets are turning IP addresses into recognised digital capital in the modern internet economy.

How IPv4 address exhaustion is reshaping ISP business models and network investment amid slow IPv6 adoption and premium address pricing.

Proposed Indian mobile security rules could force source code access and software change alerts from Apple, Samsung and others.

Exploring structural, policy and organisational barriers that prevent ISPs from capturing IPv4 revenue opportunities.

Regional Internet Registries coordinate IPv4 but lack legal authority, driving scarcity and market dynamics in digital asset management.

Why RIRs lack traditional enforcement power and how voluntary, consensus-based governance shapes global IP address management.

A new governance debate highlights concerns that giving registries enforcement powers may threaten neutrality and global internet stability.

New US tariffs targeting Chinese legacy chips are postponed until 2027, drawing sharp criticism from Beijing and industry watchers.

Lu Heng outlines why mandatory portability of number resources in the ICP-2 revision is essential for resilience and network autonomy.

Member responses to an independent verification raise new doubts about the accuracy of AFRINIC’s voter register ahead of board elections.

Lu Heng criticises APNIC governance, calling for leadership accountability and a clean break from past structures.

AFRINIC’s fierce response to basic factual questions reveals deeper governance anxieties, as NRS presses for transparency amid disputed board elections.