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01/06/2026

The 2026 APNIC Survey is open.

This is your chance to tell us:
- What APNIC is doing well.
- Where APNIC could be doing better.
- Where we should focus improvements in 2027 and beyond.

Your input directly shapes our annual Activity Plans and five-year strategy.

Takes ~10 minutes. Open to everyone in the Asia Pacific Internet community.

The 2026 APNIC Survey — your chance to directly inform APNIC’s strategic planning, priorities, and future direction — will be open from 1 to 28 June 2026. It takes about ten minutes to complete, and you could win a prize.

29/05/2026

Premanand Seralathan describes a RADIUS-based framework for stable device identification.

Guest Post: A RADIUS-based framework for stable device identification.

29/05/2026

We’ve launched the APNIC WhatsApp Community. Stay connected with the APNIC community — anytime, anywhere!

A new, easy way to:
✅ Get important updates
✅ Gain and share knowledge with your peers
✅ Stay connected during events

It’s not replacing anything — just making it easier to stay in the loop.

Join now: https://chat.whatsapp.com/I8ghGsy9yGK7kYg09SPMQD

We look forward to welcoming you!

28/05/2026

The Internet’s Domain Name System undertakes a vitally important role in today’s Internet. The question here is — is the DNS centralized?

The Internet's Domain Name System undertakes a vitally important role in today's Internet. The question here is — is the DNS centralized?

28/05/2026

Registration has opened for , being held from 4 to 10 September 2026 in Mumbai, India. Register before 31 July to receive an early bird discount for the workshops.

Registration has opened for APNIC 62, being held from 4 to 10 September 2026 in Mumbai, India. Register before 31 July to receive an early bird discount for the workshops.

27/05/2026

“RADIUS is the protocol that will never die” - Alan DeKok

So given that RADIUS is staying, what do we need to do to make it secure for the next 30 years?

Guest Post: "RADIUS is the protocol that will never die". So given that RADIUS is staying, what do we need to do to make it secure for the next 30 years?

27/05/2026

What can be learned by reimplementing the common traceroute utility in Rust? The inner workings of traceroute, and the importance of careful interpretation, for a start.

What can be learned by reimplementing the common traceroute utility in Rust? The inner workings of traceroute, and the importance of careful interpretation, for a start.

27/05/2026

APNIC Academy delivered an IPv6 Workshop during in Taipei last week, held right after Internet Week. Hosted with venue support from TWNIC the workshop brought together 24 participants from across the community, including students, ISPs, solution providers, and cloud service providers.

The cohort also included seven TWNOG Workshop fellows from across Taiwan, along with an international perspective from a Myanmar student studying at National Tsing Hua University.

A great week of learning, collaboration, and strengthening the local network operator community. Well done to all involved.

https://academy.apnic.net/

26/05/2026

The IETF Datatracker has published the initial draft of the IAB workshop report on IP address geolocation, summarizing challenges, edge cases, and future directions.

The IETF Datatracker has published the initial draft of the IAB workshop report on IP address geolocation, summarizing challenges, edge cases, and future directions.

26/05/2026

Warren Finch explains how the Open Fibre Data Standard (OFDS) provides a common way to describe fibre infrastructure as structured, machine-readable data, allowing shared understanding without requiring uniform ownership or control.

Guest Post: The Open Fibre Data Standard (OFDS) provides a common way to describe fibre infrastructure as structured, machine-readable data, allowing shared understanding without requiring uniform ownership or control.