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Named Based Virtual Hosting

User access is temporary and intermittent. Websites are usually available 24/7 and many have constant, heavy use where latency is frequently an issue. So, web hosting companies also need addresses for websites that have entirely different requirements. Read more

Static IPv4 Addresses as Part of a Security Policy

IPv4’s private addresses are only unique on their local network. When a device with a private address needs to connect with an address on the internet, the data packets it creates are rewritten to come from the local network’s router’s globally unique address. Read more

IPv4 Leasing Benefits for Cybersecurity Companies

As cybersecurity companies scale their operations to meet growing customer bases, they need quick, affordable IPv4 space. Leasing offers cost-effective, scalable solutions for IP expansion in the cybersecurity industry. Read more

IPv4 Leasing for Telcos: Maximizing Network Growth and Cost Efficiency

Telecom providers that lease IPv4 addresses can scale their operations quickly without the cost, compliance, and deployment burdens associated with upfront IPv4 purchases. Read more

Who Qualifies for BEAD Funding?

The BEAD funding offers grants for states and other organizations to complete broadband deployment projects. Our blog breaks down the requirements these entities must meet when applying for BEAD funds. Read more

IPv4 Transfer Due Diligence

In the world of IPv4 address transfers, “due diligence” is a process where steps are taken to ensure all regulatory and legal requirements are fulfilled in buying, selling, and transferring IPv4 addresses. Read more

The Difference Between LAN & WAN

A LAN is a Local Area Network and a WAN is a Wide Area Network. These terms of art refer to the geographical radius of a network.Often a WAN will connect branches to a head office. Read more

RPKI & ROAs – What You Need to Know and Do

RPKI, the Resource Public Key Infrastructure, is the name applied to the set of services. It is a technology that associates digital certificates with IP addresses and AS Numbers. It helps reduce the impact of accidental misconfiguration. Read more

Use Peering to Lower Network Costs

Networks peer to reduce latency, improve resilience, and manage cost by directly connecting to local networks to shorten the path data takes. Read more

Post-Merger
IPv4 Challenges and Solutions

It is common for universities and commercial organizations to merge with others or buy and sell divisions. When changes of these kinds occur, the IP addresses organizations use need to be transferred to the new legal entity, whatever shape it may take. Read more

Understanding AWS’s Elastic IPs

Elastic IP addresses are the unique IPv4 addresses that can be switched among the network interfaces on your AWS instances. They are are permanently reserved for your AWS account. Read more

Understanding Network Abuse

Most networks distinguish between abuse of the network and abuse that is carried out over the network. Abuse of the network degrades its service in some way. Abuse carried out over the network relies on it working properly. Read more