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Anastasiya Pak is a Senior Marketing and Communications Officer at the RIPE NCC. Before joining the RIPE NCC, Anastasiya led the Communications Department at an international education NGO. She began her career as a TV journalist in Uzbekistan, covering international politics and diplomacy, the UN discussions, and other topics related to international political and economic affairs. Anastasiya holds a Bachelor's Degree in International Relations from the University of World Economy and Diplomacy and a Joint Master's in Journalism, Media, and Globalisation from the University of Amsterdam and Aarhus University.
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What is “the Internet”? And why is it not just our access to a search engine or our favourite social media platform? In this episode, Hisham Ibrahim, RIPE NCC’s Chief Community Officer, breaks down the layers of the Internet ecosystem, explains what a stable and resilient Internet means, and clarif…
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The second in our series of IP reports explores the evolving role of IPv4 transfers as a necessary mechanism for managing address space in a post-exhaustion environment, alongside broader trends in availability, pricing, and usage. The report also highlights the operational and policy context in wh…
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In this episode, we dive into the evolving world of cyberspace and international cybersecurity law with Francesca Bosco from the CyberPeace Institute. Unpacking the evolving definition of cyberspace, the latest in international cybersecurity legislation, and its potential impact on civil society, F…
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It is no longer unusual for Operational Technology systems to be connected to IT systems and the Internet, but this leaves them increasingly open to cyber threats. Daniel Kapellmann, Security Engineering Manager at Google Threat Intelligence, talks about how convergence of OT with IT systems amplif…
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Our new report provides network operators and businesses with an overview of the various options available for acquiring IP addresses today.
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The Central Asian Internet community met on 24-25 September at CAPIF 3 in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, to discuss peering, interconnectivity, Internet traffic exchange, IPv6 adoption, and challenges for digital transformation. The event brought together over 200 people from 18 countries - proving the need …
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The third Central Asia Peering and Interconnection Forum (CAPIF 3) takes place next week in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. Experts from Central Asia and neighbouring regions will come together to strengthen regional Internet connectivity and promote digital growth. Ahead of the event, we examine the adoption…
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Being at the core of the Internet places the DNS under a lot of pressure. New forms of DNS abuse emerge each year, disputes over domain names persist, and all the while, the Internet just keeps getting bigger. Mikhail Anisimov from ICANN talks about the coordinated effort involved in meeting these …
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In this episode of the RIPE Labs podcast, three Internet pioneers talk about how they helped grow the Internet out of its early infancy, back when its purpose - and much of the excitement around its development - lay in the promise of connecting researchers from around the world.
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Starlink's megaconstellations deliver broadband Internet to customers around the globe. But while the tech promises to democratise Internet access, it's not always clear how existing protocols and regulations apply beyond the clouds. In this episode, Geoff Huston talks about the future of low-orbit…
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Our latest RIPE NCC Days event took place in Chișinău, Moldova from 18-19 June 2025. At the meeting, we heard from local community leaders and examined the landscape of the Internet in Moldova and its neighbours.
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Following up on our series of regional reports, we present developments in routing security and IPv6 uptake in South East Europe (SEE). We look into the changes in RPKI deployment and IPv6 capability for networks in the region ahead of the upcoming SEE 13 meeting that will take place in Sofia, Bulg…
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The Middle East’s Internet landscape is diverse and complex, with big variations between the GCC countries and areas such as the Levant and North Africa. Ahead of MENOG 24, we look at the development of Internet technologies in the Arabic-speaking countries of the region that have the potential to …
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On 22-23 April, the South East Europe Internet community will come together in Athens, Greece, to explore trends in the adoption of Internet technologies across the region. In preparation for the discussions to take place, we’ve been examining changes in key Internet tech, such as IPv6 and RPKI.
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What does Internet routing data tell us about how the Internet in Palestine has fared since the outbreak of war in October.
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RIPE NCC Days Tashkent brought together participants from the technical community, academia, law enforcement agencies, and public policy bodies to discuss the state of the Internet in the country and explore prospects for future growth.
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“Thank you for the report. But, in the year 2025, figures from 2022 should not be used anymore. The Cloudflare data (page 17, figure 8) are outdated. Instead using the old data from https://radar.cloudflare.com/reports/ipv6 it would have been nice to see the current data provided here: https://radar.cloudflare.com/adoption-and-usage France 46.3% Germany 41.0% Belgium 36.2% Saudi Arabia 39.6% Greece 35.1%”
Thank you for pointing that out, Thomas. You're quite right - we shall look into adjusting the data!
“It was really helpful; thanks for sharing this information. While Iran and Turkey were mentioned in the Routing Incidents statistics, it would have been even better to see insights and data on these countries in other areas, such as ROA, ROV, and IPv6 adoption. Considering that Iran and Turkey are significant parts of the Middle East, including these details would provide a more comprehensive view of the region’s Internet landscape...”
Hi Milad, thank you for the comment. As we had already focused on Iran as part of our earlier analysis ahead of CAPIF 3 (you'll find the link in the 'related articles' section above), this time we decided to focus our attention on the Arabic-speaking countries of the region. We apologise for not making this clearer in the article. The good news is that we'll be producing more of these reports and we'll definitely take your feedback into consideration!
“In the diagram, why are the IPv6-related options rendered in orange, suggesting danger, while the IPv4-related options are all rendered in green, despite their generally higher cost and/or longer lead times?”
Hi Simon - thanks for the comment. The choice of colours wasn't intended to indicate a difference in the properties of the options listed. The colours were picked because they were a clear contrasting pair from our branding palette. We take your point though and we'll take this feedback on board for future reports.
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