Topic
Registry Governance
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ICANN
Who gets to say no to a new Internet registry?
A proposed overhaul of registry governance would make incumbents explain their objections—and give ICANN more than a ceremonial signature. It is not yet an adopted rulebook.
Story
Why RIPE NCC's 15-month cushion needs more than a calculator
Its reserve covers 9.8 months of budgeted operating costs. Getting from that figure to a longer period without income depends on when fees arrive, what spending stops and assumptions that a balance sheet cannot settle.
Story
At APNIC, winning a seat will not always mean winning three years
A staggered change of terms will make council turnover easier to predict. Finding the people who can contest those seats is a different job.
Leaders
Michael Lim's fibre business has to deliver more than bandwidth
Nexthop's co-founder sells customers more control over their connections. Making that promise useful takes physical routes, dependable installation and a clear division of responsibility.
Afrinic SAGA
AFRINIC's next chief has a start date. Its members need decisions
Mike Silber is due to take office in January 2027. Until then, the registry's published decisions reveal a transition involving an elected board, a court-appointed receiver and members with powers of their own.
Number Resource Society
An Identity Claim Its Own Citation Cannot Carry
*A record names "The Internet Registry System" as a Mauritius-incorporated private company registered with RIPE NCC. The single document attached to that description discusses government outreach. Set beside the texts that do describe number-resource authority, the case produces…
Leaders
A Network Record That Names an Organisation and No Person
A Network Record That Names an Organisation and No Person intelligence summary explains the development, the public evidence available to readers, the organisations involved, the regional context, market exposure, and the infrastructure consequences that may follow. The Leaders…
CASE FILE
What a Registry Membership Actually Certifies
A dated read of the public record for Aria Shatel PJSC shows a precise pattern: the registry-identity document is specific about who is registered and where they say they operate, and silent about the network resources most readers assume it proves. That silence is the finding.
Global Regional ISP
The Registry Names It. The Operating Layer Does Not Follow.
The Registry Names It. The Operating Layer Does Not Follow. intelligence summary explains the development, the public evidence available to readers, the organisations involved, the regional context, market exposure, and the infrastructure consequences that may follow. The Global…
Number Resource Society
Why ICANN's occupied Seat 9 is taking nominations again
Oscar Robles has been appointed. The next selection is also under way. The apparent contradiction disappears when the term dates come into view.
Leaders
Michael Lim's network number cannot sign a contract
Michael Lim's network number cannot sign a contract intelligence summary explains the development, the public evidence available to readers, the organisations involved, the regional context, market exposure, and the infrastructure consequences that may follow. The Leaders…
Story
AFRINIC's receiver was named in the court papers all along
An appointment order, a letter from ICANN and a pending discharge application tell a more useful story than an allegedly anonymous supervisor: how a registry keeps making decisions while its leadership changes.
Leaders
Denis F. Villorente: the work between a satellite image and a useful service
His name still appears against university networks in internet records. His current job at PhilSA points to a larger continuity: getting public institutions to turn technology into something they can use together.
Global Institutional
Heros: one owner, several companies, and the last metres of cable
Behind the Heros television and internet brand in Bulgaria, company records reveal common ownership and separate service businesses. The detail that brings them to life is in the installation terms.
Global Institutional
Tideo's farewell left customers a deadline, not just a contact name
The hosting business announced its exit while Connect365 offered a different future. A signed goodbye, a backup window and an old network record tell the story better than a faceless registry label.
Story
Who Held the Handover? The RIPE NCC → AFRINIC Transition and the Missing Record of Verification
In 2005 AFRINIC became the fifth Regional Internet Registry, and registry services and responsibilities covering the African region were migrated from the RIPE NCC to AFRINIC as part of that recognition ([RIPE NCC news archive — AFRINIC becomes the fifth…
Europe and Middle East Regional ISP
ASK4 Network Infrastructure Team: A UK Regional ISP Team Behind AS41230, Traced Through Public Records
ASK4 Network Infrastructure Team: A UK Regional ISP Team Behind AS41230, Traced Through Public Records intelligence summary explains the development, the public evidence available to readers, the organisations involved, the regional context, market exposure, and the…
Story
ARIN’s Survey Calls Customer Service an Exception. Its Table Shows a Smaller Gap.
ARIN’s 2026 satisfaction report says the overall distance between expectations and perceived performance narrowed. Yet its narrative names Customer Service as an exception while the same page’s table moves that dimension from a nine-point gap to six. The sample also changed, so…
Story
APNIC’s 41% RDAP Figure Measures a Moving Rank, Not One ASN’s Share
APNIC’s 41% RDAP Figure Measures a Moving Rank, Not One ASN’s Share intelligence summary explains the development, the public evidence available to readers, the organisations involved, the regional context, market exposure, and the infrastructure consequences that may follow. The…
Story
AFRINIC’s enforcement risk required protection for members
Court protection preserved members, allocated resources and AFRINIC itself. The six-month receivership deadline covered the whole board-reconstitution process.