Rolling the root key: What happened?
The DNS root key was rolled on 11 October 2026. Was the key roll a success?
Rolling the root key: What happened?
By Geoff Huston on 21 Oct 2026
The DNS root key was rolled on 11 October 2026. Was the key roll a success?
Being connected is not enough: Territorial inequalities in fixed-Internet access and performance
Guest Post: High aggregate Internet penetration can mask significant territorial inequalities. Using the Dominican Republic as a case study, this analysis shows that access and network performance vary widely across provinces, highlighting why the digital divide is about more than simply being connected.
INNOG 9 at APNIC 62: Building resilient infrastructure for the next Internet
INNOG 9, co-located with APNIC 62, offered a distinctly operational perspective, drawing on experiences from India and Bangladesh. Topics ranged from IPv6 deployment and submarine cable infrastructure, to lessons learned from Internet disruptions.
APNIC 62: Automation, trust, and the future of Internet infrastructure
At APNIC 62, keynote speakers Amajit Gupta and Yukako Uchida showed how the future Internet will depend on both autonomous, AI-driven networks and trusted human relationships.
Timor-Leste’s Internet ecosystem enters a new phase of development
As Timor-Leste deepens its integration with ASEAN and the global digital economy, continued progress in technical capability, resilience, and Internet governance will be critical to ensuring connectivity delivers broader economic and social benefits.
[Podcast] The (dismal) economics of AI
As capital, labour, and energy are redirected towards AI infrastructure, the economic risks and consequences could be felt by investors, communities, and consumers worldwide. Geoff Huston discusses the economics of the AI investment boom.
Submarine cable resilience
The estimated 1.5M kilometres of subsea communications cables underpins our global telecommunication services. This critical infrastructure faces serious challenges in the coming years.
Resource delegation review update: Q3 2026
APNIC reported progress on the resource delegation review program at APNIC 62.
Seven years of IPv6 in production: Lessons from one million broadband subscribers
Guest Post: IPv6 deployment is often described as a protocol upgrade. In reality, operating IPv6 at broadband scale is a test of subscriber management, DHCP, CPE interoperability, observability, and operational processes. Over seven years, WorldLink Communications grew to more than one million dual-stack subscribers, with around 70% of traffic now carried over IPv6. Here are the lessons that mattered most.
Rolling the root key
The root key of the DNS is scheduled to roll on 11 October. How many DNSSEC-validating recursive resolvers have learned of KSK-2024 and incorporated it into their TA sets?