RIR Policy
IPv4 Transfers in 2026: YTD Data and Trends
January–August 2026 IPv4 transfers: volume fell 27.6%, but ARIN dropped while RIPE grew. See the biggest participants and M&A records, with data to download.
Marit Boelens
September 5, 2026
9 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
Complete Guide to IPv4 Transfer Processes: ARIN, RIPE, and APNIC
Evergreen guide: how IPv4 transfers work at ARIN, RIPE, and APNIC and what sellers need to complete a transfer.
Philippe Girard
August 10, 2022
4 min read
How ARIN, RIPE, APNIC, LACNIC, and AFRINIC Manage the Last IPv4 Addresses
Learn how the five RIRs—ARIN, RIPE, APNIC, LACNIC, AFRINIC—manage IPv4 allocation, transfers, and policy after exhaustion. What it means for buying IPv4.
Philippe Girard
May 20, 2020
4 min read
RIPE NCC IPv4 Exhaustion: What It Means and How to Get Addresses in Europe
RIPE NCC exhausted its IPv4 pool in November 2019. How the European IPv4 market works now and your options to buy, lease, or rent addresses.
Philippe Girard
March 18, 2020
4 min read
How APNIC Allocates IPv4: The Waiting List and Your Options
How APNIC allocates IPv4 addresses, what the waiting list means, and how to get IPv4 in the Asia-Pacific region through the secondary market.
Philippe Girard
February 19, 2020
3 min read