RIPE Registry Plans: Optimizing for Grid Limits
RIPE's Q2 2026 plan targets nine domains as power demand triples by 2030. Learn how to validate routes before the grid constrains growth.
Alexander Timokhin
11 min readNetwork Infrastructure Intelligence
IPv4 transfer markets, BGP routing security, RPKI adoption, and ASN governance — analysis for network operators.
Alexander Timokhin
11 min read
RIPE Fellowship 2026: Why 10 New Fellows Matter
Seventeen new fellows join seven technical tracks to shape policy across 75 countries, ensuring skilled operators guide our shared infrastructure.
Evgeny Sevastyanov
14 min read
RIPE Arbiters Panel: Who Decides IP Conflicts in 2026?
RIPE seeks volunteers by 6 March 2026 to resolve IP disputes. As IoT hits 21.9 billion devices, human arbiters remain essential for governance.
Evgeny Sevastyanov
13 min read
reg-nr in the RIPE Database: One Attribute, and the Identity Trap It Doesn't Solve
RIPE's new reg-nr attribute publishes verified company registration numbers, but it's partial by design. How to read the reg-nr field without over-trusting regi
Vladislava Shadrina
10 min read
Routing fixes for identical private IP chaos now
Stop manual NAT hacks. Our stateful tracking resolves 10.0.1.0/24 conflicts automatically, ensuring return traffic hits the right origin every time.
Alexander Timokhin
14 min read
APNIC-NNIX RPKI Mirror in Hangzhou: Proximity Buys Speed, Not Trust
APNIC's Hangzhou RPKI mirror with NNIX cuts validation latency for Chinese operators, but a faster fetch of a 'not found' verdict protects nothing until ROAs ar
Alexei Krylov
12 min read
IPv6 governance gaps: Why 50% traffic is unmanaged risk
With 50.10% of global traffic now on IPv6, ignoring unmanaged entry points is a governance failure. Learn to frame this as a board-level liability.
Evgeny Sevastyanov
14 min read
RPKI objects: Stop wasting 1.44TB on snapshots
See how rpkispool cuts RPKI storage from 1.44TB daily to just 62.86GB using smart deduplication for better validation.
Vladislava Shadrina
11 min read
Network automation drives 30% of enterprises soon
See how unified strategies cut unplanned downtime by 61%. Manual CLI is too risky for modern AI-driven workloads.
Alexander Timokhin
13 min read
ARIN's 5% RSP Fee Increase for 2027: What Actually Changes for Legacy Holders
ARIN's Board approved a 5% RSP fee increase for 2027. It hits active registrants, not the $250 legacy cap. Here's what changes, and the one date that decides wh
Evgeny Sevastyanov
9 min read
Flexible BGP routing fixes AWS static limits
Stop manual tunnel management. Flexible BGP supports 140,000 packets per second and automatic failover for resilient AWS networks.
Evgeny Sevastyanov
15 min read
Governance document shifts: What May 2026 means
The May 8, 2026 update locks down the RIR Governance Document. I break down the 5 distinct mailing lists shaping these critical global policy shifts.
Alexander Timokhin
13 min read