UN standards body continues to grapple with the Internet
Standards work around Digital Object Architecture and policy, regulatory, and economic issues related to the Internet were topics of note to the Internet number community at WTSA-16.
APNIC 42 Policy SIG – a round up
A summary of the three APNIC Policy SIG (Special Interest Group) meetings during the recent APNIC 42 Conference in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Telecoms standards organization plans for the future
Outcomes from the fourth and final Asia Pacific Telecommunity (APT) preparatory meeting for the ITU’s WTSA 16 included changes to three existing Resolutions and three new proposed Resolutions.
Joint sitting of APNIC SIGs to consider Chair election procedures
For the first time, there will be a joint sitting of APNIC SIGs at APNIC 42 to discuss a proposal to allow remote participants to be able to elect SIG Chairs.
LEA stakeholders enter the whois discussion
Sri Lanka’s Criminal Investigation Department will be presenting an alternative view on managing whois data quality at the upcoming Policy SIG at APNIC 42. Here’s what you need to know.
Should APNIC Members transfer Final /8 blocks?
A proposal to prevent the transfer of address blocks delegated under the Final /8 policy is to be discussed at APNIC 42 in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
WTSA-16 preparations
APNIC is participating in a series of meetings that form the preparatory process for the ITU WTSA-16.
Join the discussion on Whois data quality
What do you think needs to be done to improve the quality and accuracy of contact information in the APNIC Whois?
Policy changes make it easier to meet IPv4 and ASN request criteria
APNIC today implemented prop-113 and prop-114 which change the request criteria for the delegation of IPv4 addresses and ASNs.
Smart cities love IPv6
Adam Gosling reports on ITU’s recent ‘Forum on Internet of Things in Smart Sustainable Cities: A New Age of Smarter Living’, held in Singapore.