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Public vs. Private IP Addresses

An IP address must be unique on its specific network. But some networks are bigger than others and some public while others are privage. And therein lies the rub. Read more

IP Address Blocklists – The Guardians of Reputation

Reputation lists evaluate domain names as well as IP addresses. Their goal is to give engineering teams information to help them decide whether to accept a message, or other data traffic. Read more

Finance Strategies for Universities with Surplus IPv4 Addresses

An often-overlooked opportunity for university funding is the surplus of unused IPv4 addresses many of these institutions hold. Read more

What is Bring Your Own IP (BYOIP)

Many leading cloud providers have BYOIP policies that allow previous owners or lessors to pair their legacy IP addresses with the new cloud resources. Read more

IP Address Reputation Basics

An IP address’ reputation can significantly impact its utility and worth in the digital marketplace. A tarnished reputation can hinder email deliverability and even prevent businesses from operating online. Read more

IPAM Address Management

If you don’t automate IP address management, you can’t know what is being used. That reduces your control over your own network and limits the basis of future plans to hope and luck. Read more

/24 – The Internet’s Smallest Block

Underlying the transfer rules is the fact that it is very difficult to use anything smaller than a /24 on the internet. That doesn’t explain the rationale for why this is true. The explanation is interesting. Read more

Finance and IT Teams Can Collaborate on Investment Opportunities

Effective collaboration between finance and IT teams can help unlock the untapped potential of intangible tech assets, especially IPv4 addresses. Read more

Corporate Finance Strategies for Surplus IPv4 Address Monetization

In the modern financial landscape, IPv4 addresses represent valuable intangible assets that can help drive business growth and financial stability. Read more

Bring Your Own IP
(AWS-BYOIP)

On Friday, July 28, 2023, AWS announced they would begin charging for every IPv4 address an account is allocated or using on the platform, starting February 1, 2024. Read more

IPv4 Address Transfers
& The Chain of Title

RIRs are deeply concerned with illicit use of IP addresses. To stop such use they require different kinds of proof of ownership when approving an official transfer. Read more

2023: The First Half

In the first six months of 2023 larger block prices hovered between $50-55 per address and smaller blocks continued to fall in price. The difference in recent months has grown to 30-35%. Read more