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Featured Blogs Update on IPv6 Address Distribution in the RIPE NCC Service Region
At the recent RIPE Meeting we presented some IPv6 address distribution statistics that we would like to share with a wider audience. In the article below, you can find recent statistics on IPv6 allocations and assignments. The first image shows the number of IPv6 allocations the RIPE NCC made to LIRs in each quarter, starting in 2008... Each year is depicted in a different colour, the last one showing the number of allocations made in Q3 2012. more »
May 01, 2012 - by Mirjam Kuehne - Comments: 0
Related Topics: IPv6, Regional Registries 7 Reasons Why R&E Networks and Universities Are Critical to Future of Broadband
There has been considerable discussion about the future of broadband in terms of infrastructure i.e. fiber, wireless, community owned etc. However, there has been little discussion, to borrow a phrase from Internet 2, on Net+ broadband services. It is in the Net+ services where I think R&E networks can play a critical in helping communities and small commercial ISPs deploy advanced services and applications that will provide new business models to underwrite the costs of next generation broadband. more »
Apr 30, 2012 - by Bill St. Arnaud - Comments: 0
Related Topics: Access Providers, Broadband, Cloud Computing, Wireless The Dangers of Asking for Social Network Passwords
In the last year or so, there's been a lot of controversy about some employers demanding social network passwords from employees or applicants. There's even been a bill introduced in Congress to bar the practice. The focus has been the privacy violation implied by such demands... The first issue is that a password gives the holder write access, not just read access, to the account. more »
Apr 30, 2012 - by Steven Bellovin - Comments: 0
Related Topics: Privacy, Security Spam Levels Still Lower a Year After Rustock
Arstechnica wrote an article recently entitled Spam levels still low a year after Rustock botnet takedown. The article is more detailed that numerous things have contributed to the decline in spam since then. However, the article misrepresents Rustock's effect on the spam levels. It's completely true that Rustock was the largest botnet and sent the most spam (by total individual spam connections). more »
Apr 29, 2012 - by Terry Zink - Comments: 0
Related Topics: Spam Who is Keeping TAS Down?
Today, Friday April 27, ICANN had promised an update on the problems that led to its TLD Registration System (TAS) being taken offline on April 12. As the working day ends in Europe, that update has yet to come. Even if it does, I would not expect anything more concrete than the "we are still working on the issue, thanks for your patience" message of recent days. So what's really going on here? Does anyone at ICANN seriously expect us to believe that the tech team is "still reviewing the TAS data and checking the integrity of each and every application"? more »
Apr 27, 2012 - by Stéphane Van Gelder - Comments: 6
Related Topics: ICANN, Internet Governance, Top-Level Domains Open Systems Lead to 'Economies of Scope'
The 'economies of scope' is an appealing concept implying that if we share knowledge in an open way we can create new, healthy economies that do not just depend on 'scale'. As we have seen, over the last decade in particular, some of the companies that are trying to achieve exponential growth can endanger the economy and society in general - the global financial crisis surrounding the large financial institutions, the scandals around News Corp, the political lobbying (bullying) by the super rich and the destruction of the environment by some developers. more »
Apr 26, 2012 - by Paul Budde - Comments: 0
Related Topics: Broadband, Internet Governance, Law, Policy & Regulation, Web Leveraging DNS for Subscriber Loyalty
There has been a lot of talk about how the DNS can provide network-based security, and how DNS is in the best position to detect malware traffic before it does any harm. But what does this mean for end users? How does it make their online lives easier and more secure? DNS servers that are aware of sites that host malware, perform phishing activities (harvesting bank details, for instance) and other nefarious misbehaviors, can prevent end users from ever going to those sites. more »
Apr 26, 2012 - by Keith Oborn - Comments: 0
Related Topics: Access Providers, DNS, Email, Malware, Security UN Moves on Internet Governance: Latest Dispatch
Some unsettling plans declared themselves at the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) this week as countries prepared for the up-coming treaty-making jamboree called the World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT). This community will now have to decide what it does about them. ... It was significant to the CircleID community that the ITU's top dog -- the Secretary General - appeared in person before the assembled countries with a reassurance: the broad and unusual WCIT treaty negotiation, though it may treat many issues, would not take up Internet governance. more »
Apr 26, 2012 - by Gregory Francis - Comments: 0
Related Topics: Internet Governance Sprint Fights for Mobile Market Relevance: First Quarter Earnings Positive
Sprint's vision along with determined action says everything. They are fighting for mobile market relevance, thumbing their noses at detractors, moving beyond being relegated to a distant 3rd ranked carrier in a fast growing market. It's acquisition of the iPhone and agreement to spend $15.5 Billion over four years for the privilege has investors squawking bankruptcy sooner rather than later. First quarter earnings reveal that Dan Hesse's decision to purchase iPhones back in October 2011 is paying off in solid contracts. more »
Apr 26, 2012 - by Leonard Grace - Comments: 0
Related Topics: Broadband, Mobile, Telecom, Wireless Internet Governance: Coin of the New Realm
The Aspen Institute released the IDEA Common Statement and Principles as a do no harm Hippocratic Oath for Internet governance. The Aspen report describes the present moment as an inflection point for "the most robust medium of information exchange in history". Reed Hundt outlined the risks associated with Internet governance changes favored by China and a group of developing nations through the ITU. more »
Apr 25, 2012 - by Daniel Berninger - Comments: 0
Related Topics: Access Providers, Broadband, Internet Governance, Policy & Regulation, Telecom Africa Infrastructure Growth Supporting ccTLDs and New gTLD Growth
This month, France Telecom's Lower Indian Ocean Network 2 "LION2" fiber optic cable has been put in service, bringing the total number of cables in East Africa to four. In South Africa it is expecting West Africa Cable System to go live next month. This huge growth in fiber optic cables connecting Africa means that bandwidth costs can go further down but there are many questions for internet service providers, regulators and policy makers... more »
Apr 25, 2012 - by Mohamed EL Bashir - Comments: 0
Related Topics: Access Providers, Broadband, Domain Names, Registry Services, Telecom, Top-Level Domains New TLDs: Disruptive Marketing 21st Century Style
Traditionally, top-level domains (TLDs) have been almost exclusively marketed by registries through their registrar channel. In a never-ending cycle of driving and sustaining sales, registries often resort to discounting and "promotional pricing." The competition for prime shelf space for a TLD is fierce, with sales and distribution largely controlled by the channel... In this chaotic and cluttered channel, it's not surprising that TLDs have traditionally been less than successful in defining their brand and delivering a unique value story for their product. more »
Apr 24, 2012 - by Thom Kennon - Comments: 0
Related Topics: Registry Services, ICANN, Top-Level Domains, Web
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