Opinion: The economics of AI
As spending on data centres, power, and computing capacity surges, the question is no longer whether AI delivers value, but who will ultimately pay for it.
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The lingering legacy of ‘reserved’ ports
Modern service discovery mechanisms increasingly allow services to run on arbitrary ports, yet DNS may remain the one protocol that cannot fully escape its dependency on the long-established convention of port 53.
AI, IPv6, and the future Internet at IETF 126
Guest Post: At IETF 126, discussions highlighted how AI is beginning to shape the future of Internet infrastructure. Participants identified IPv6 as a critical foundation for large-scale AI ecosystems and explored new approaches.
The economics of SpaceX
SpaceX and Starlink’s valuation, reality, and the limits of connectivity economics.
Notes from NANOG 97
AI eats the world, geolocation, measuring IPv6, and the cost of SSH from NANOG 97.
Direct‑to‑device and the return of LEO ambitions
LEO satellite networks are returning to the mobile market, this time shaped by lower launch costs and changing industry economics, with lessons from Iridium still looming.
Where are you? A look at GeoIP
Are IP addresses the right tool for determining location? Examining location from the perspectives of geolocation providers, CDNs, content intermediaries, RIRs, satellite operators, and other stakeholders.
Internet in Spaaaaace
Marc Blanchet’s presentation about deep space networking imagines a future where the Internet works well for people on the moon, and those they are connected to back on Earth.
Notes from AusNOG 2025
Network operations, BGP, post-quantum cryptography, and more from AusNOG 2025.
Governance of the DNS root zone
ICANN is accepting public comments on the Functional Model for Root Server System Governance until 22 September 2025.