The IPv6 divide
Guest Post: Why IPv6 has become essential to building a scalable and future-ready Internet.
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Why your AI factory’s biggest bottleneck isn’t the GPU — it’s the network
Guest Post: AI breakthroughs aren’t just about GPUs — networks are the bottleneck. Even 0.1% packet loss can cut GPU use by 13%, making job completion hinge on robust, predictable network design.
[Podcast] The inevitability of centrality
Geoff Huston discusses the possible inevitability of a centralized Internet in the modern online economy.
Reflecting on 10 years in open source network security: Lessons from FastNetMon
Guest Post: How DDoS attacks have evolved over the last decade, and how the FastNetMon Community project has grown in response.
Research. Impact. APAC — Introducing the APNIC Foundation Research Fellowship
The APNIC Foundation is awarding five grants of USD 10,000 to support four-month research projects that connect technical understanding with actionable policy insights. Apply by 23:59 (UTC+10) on 30 August 2025.
DNS at IETF 123
DS automation, Domain Control Validation, .internal and delegation, and more from the DELEG and DNSOP Working Groups at IETF 123.
Congestion control at IETF 123
How evolving traffic patterns, adaptive bitrate streaming, and modern pacing techniques are reshaping transport protocols and network performance.
China’s steady progress on road to IPv6
Mid-2025 data shows sustained IPv6 growth in China, backed by coordinated policy, infrastructure upgrades, and rising application-level adoption.
[Podcast] Robert Kisteleki on RIPE Atlas
Robert Kisteleki from the RIPE NCC discusses the RIPE Atlas system, a network of over 13,000 globally dispersed Internet measurement devices ‘lighting up the Internet’.
Serving Indigenous communities with high-speed Internet through monsoons and desert
Guest Post: Connecting remote Indigenous communities through desert and monsoonal rains required adaptations and improvements to battery-and-solar-powered Internet infrastructure.