Trends
CAPIF 4 showcases Central Asia’s next digital leap
CAPIF 4 gathered industry experts to explore routing security, and space Internet developments driving Central Asia’s digital transformation.
Headline
CAPIF 4 gathered industry experts to explore routing security, and space Internet developments driving Central Asia’s digital transformation.
Context
The Central Asia Peering and Interconnection Forum (CAPIF 4) took place on 25–26 September 2025 at the Swissôtel Wellness Resort Alatau in Almaty, Kazakhstan. The event was hosted by the RIPE NCC and brought together network operators, regulators, and technology leaders from across the region. The forum opened with a session on “IPv6: The Network for the AI Era,” led by the Kazakhstan IPv6 Council. Speakers from Huawei, NIDA, and the Internet Association of Kazakhstan examined how IPv6 supports AI-driven traffic management, IoT, smart cities, and predictive analytics. Technical discussions looked at addressing, routing, and deployment practices across multiple industries.
Evidence
Pending intelligence enrichment.
Analysis
Later, the Next Generation session presented Kazakhstan’s national IPv6 white paper and outlined the country’s ambition to become a regional digital leader. High-level officials, including Olzhas Kabenov from the Ministry of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Development, stressed IPv6 as a strategic backbone for future growth. Sessions also explored connectivity trends in Central Asia, regional measurement tools, and backbone developments in Russia and CIS. The second day turned to space Internet, with experts from DE-CIX, Cloudflare, and Eutelsat OneWeb discussing how IXPs and datacentres will support next-generation satellite networks. Also Read: RIPE will increase membership fees by up to 22% in 2025 Also Read: RIPE 90: Lisbon hosts global internet infrastructure dialogue Central Asia is now in a new era of Internet development. The ballooning amount of data consumed, cloud services, and AI applications are straining networks that still rely heavily on a small number of upstream providers. This set-up, now, gives the region slightly-elevated risk exposure to outages, routing leaks and increasing transit costs.
Key Points
- CAPIF 4 highlights Central Asia’s growing focus on smart cities, and routing security
- Experts discuss how AI and satellite networks are reshaping infrastructure and connectivity
Actions
Pending intelligence enrichment.
