RIPE Labs

On 3 January, the number of connected RIPE Atlas anchors hit 400. Here's a look at some of the recent developments that helped get us there.… Read more

We're switching to a new back-end solution for storing RIPE Atlas measurement metadata. Here's a detailed look at how those back-end changes have impacted front-end design.… Read more

Some time ago we introduced RIPE IPmap. Now it’s time to take a look under the hood and see how the geolocation of Infrastructure IP addresses is done.… Read more

The Internet may be a global network of networks, but for many stakeholders, understanding what is happening with the Internet in their own country is fundamental to helping them contribute to its development and continuous improvement.… Read more

In January 2016, the French Government called upon Arcep (the French telecommunications regulator) to produce an opinion on the state of IPv6 deployment in France, inviting them to draw up a precise situation report on the deployment of IPv6 in France, to identify the difficulties and obstacles associated with this transition, to suggest a series of measures and initiatives capable of encouraging and providing support to users and businesses and, lastly, to set up an annual observatory on the IPv6 transition in France making it possible to assess the transition’s progress. … Read more

As the countdown to the New Year begins, we have a countdown list of our own. Here's a look at the top five most popular RIPE Labs articles of 2018!… Read more

Here is the second part of common IPv6 misconceptions that are often used as reasons for not deploying IPv6.… Read more

In this article I talk about consolidation, the fact that more and more data traffic goes ‘dark’ and the importance of open measurement platforms and open data sets. We need public measurements that are impartial, accurate, comprehensive and of course unbiased as an essential precondition for the fair and effective operation of markets.… Read more

As I was preparing my keynote presentation for the recent UK IPv6 Council AGM held in London earlier this month, it occurred to me that I’ve spent a significant amount of time talking about how good IPv6 is at these and other meetings, often to those who are already championing and using the protocol. So, I’m writing it down and sharing it with a wider audience, notably those who are using common misconceptions as reasons for not deploying IPv6.… Read more

The RIPE NCC and Juniper Networks are co-hosting the first RPKI deployathon in March 2019 - a two-day event which will bring together network professionals to work on practical aspects of routing security.… Read more