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Buying IPv4: Guide for First-Time Buyers and Current Pricing
First-time IPv4 buyer guide: current pricing, due diligence, and RIR transfer. Full process in our main how to buy IPv4 guide.
Lukas Brandt
June 12, 2025
2 min read
Private Equity Enters IPv4: Investment Funds Buying Large IPv4 Portfolios
Private equity ipv4 and ipv4 investment. How investment funds are treating IPv4 as an asset class and what it means for the market.
Lukas Brandt
May 22, 2025
2 min read
RPKI and IPv4 Transfers: Where RIPE Policy Is Heading
How RPKI is becoming essential for IPv4 transfers in the RIPE region and what buyers and sellers should do now.
Philippe Girard
April 14, 2025
3 min read
The Real Cost of NOT Having IPv4: What Enterprises Learn Too Late
What enterprises learn too late about ipv4 exhaustion and the cost of not having IPv4. Buy or rent before you need it.
Lukas Brandt
March 24, 2025
2 min read
Google Cloud Expands BYOIP to All Regions: What This Means for IPv4 Holders
Google Cloud BYOIP 2025 and GCP BYOIP update. What expanded BYOIP means for IPv4 holders and cloud cost management.
Marek Dvořák
March 5, 2025
2 min read
How AI Is Transforming IPv4 Address Management and Network Operations
AI ipam and ip address management automation. How AI is changing IPv4 address management and network operations.
Jonas Nielsen
February 17, 2025
2 min read
IPv4 Market Outlook: Prices, Supply, and What to Expect
IPv4 market outlook: current prices, supply trends, and what buyers and lessees should expect.
Lukas Brandt
January 9, 2025
3 min read
Meta's IPv6-Only Data Centers: Impact on IPv4 Supply and Demand
Meta's IPv6-only data center strategy and its impact on IPv4 supply and demand—when selling makes sense for holders.
Marek Dvořák
November 11, 2024
3 min read
Meta Reports 70% IPv6 Traffic: What's Still IPv4-Only and Why
Meta's 70% IPv6 traffic milestone: what traffic remains on IPv4 and when selling makes sense for holders.
Marek Dvořák
October 8, 2024
2 min read
IoT and IPv4: Addressing 75 Billion Devices When Addresses Are Scarce
How IoT deployments handle IP addressing when IPv4 is scarce—and what this means for address holders considering leasing.
Giulia Marchetti
September 12, 2024
3 min read
The ROI of IPv4 Investment: Buy, Lease, or Rent — Which Makes Financial Sense?
IPv4 ROI: which makes financial sense—buy, lease, or rent? Compare by timeline and budget to decide.
Lukas Brandt
July 15, 2024
3 min read
Azure Follows AWS with IPv4 Surcharge: Multi-Cloud IPv4 Costs Compared
Azure IPv4 surcharge 2024: how public IPv4 pricing compares across AWS, Azure, and GCP and when buy or BYOIP makes sense.
Marek Dvořák
June 18, 2024
3 min read
IPv4 Leasing Guide: Pricing and When to Choose Lease vs Buy
IPv4 lease pricing and process guide. When leasing fits, how it works, and what to expect. Full process in our main how to lease IPv4 guide.
Giulia Marchetti
May 9, 2024
2 min read
T-Mobile Deploys Largest IPv6-Only Mobile Network in the US
How T-Mobile's 464XLAT deployment changed mobile IPv6 and what carrier IPv6 deployment means for IPv4 demand.
Marek Dvořák
February 15, 2024
3 min read
5G and IPv4: Why Mobile Operators Still Need Addresses
Why mobile operators still need IPv4 as 5G rolls out, where demand is met, and what holders can do.
Marek Dvořák
January 9, 2024
3 min read
IP Address Management (IPAM) Tools Compared: Open-Source vs Enterprise
Compare open-source and enterprise IPAM solutions for managing IPv4 allocations—from NetBox to Infoblox.
Marek Dvořák
September 18, 2023
4 min read
Lumen Technologies Sells IPv4 Blocks Worth Hundreds of Millions
Lumen sold a large IPv4 portfolio in 2023. What the deal involved and what it means for the market and for large holders.
Lukas Brandt
August 9, 2023
3 min read
AWS Public IPv4 Fee Announced: $3.6B Revenue Signal Shakes the Market
July 2023: AWS public IPv4 fee announcement and the $3.6B revenue signal—what it means for the market and for leaseholders and buyers.
Marek Dvořák
July 28, 2023
3 min read
RPKI and ROA: Securing Your IPv4 Address Space After Purchase
Learn how to protect your IPv4 addresses from BGP hijacks using RPKI and ROA—essential steps for every address block owner.
Philippe Girard
July 13, 2023
3 min read
Renting IPv4: Short-Term Options and What to Look For
Guide to short-term IPv4 rental: when it makes sense, how the process works, and what to look for. Full process in our main how to rent IPv4 guide.
Giulia Marchetti
May 11, 2023
3 min read