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• 8 min read
Sixty-one RIPE Meetings on, RIPE 92 brings us back to Edinburgh - city of festivals, gothic skylines, and uphill walking. As always, there's the slides, there's the videos, but to get a real feel for what's happening through the week, tune into the daily meeting blog.
I am a research engineer in the R&D department at RIPE NCC. I am interested in internet measurements, internet outages, data analysis, and cybersecurity. Prior to joining RIPE NCC, I defended my Ph.D. in cyber-security at Delft University of Technology (TU Delft), The Netherlands. More
• 19 min read
Last time, we looked at legacy address space in terms of contract coverage, ROA coverage, and proportion of announced prefixes. Now it’s time to take a closer look at those blocks still to be brought under contract and get a clearer picture of what kind of behaviour we see coming from them.
Based in Dubai, UAE
Hisham Ibrahim is the Chief Community Officer at the RIPE NCC. He leads the RIPE NCC's engagement efforts to foster a dynamic, inclusive RIPE community. He is responsible for engagement with RIPE NCC members, the RIPE community, Internet governance and training services. Hisham is active on several committees in various … More
• 6 min read
A 2026 operational review of Public ENUM under e164.arpa found that half of the current delegations show some form of DNS problem. The findings are expected to be discussed at RIPE 92, including the operational status and future support of Public ENUM under e164.arpa.
I studied Computer Science at the TU Berlin, Germany, and have been a member of the RIPE community for over twenty years. Currently I am serving as the Chair of the RIPE Community. More
• 4 min read
The RIPE Chair Team reports on what to expect at RIPE 92, including the main programme and parallel events, WG chair selections and support for newcomers, as well as highlights from recent industry events.
Based in Los Angeles, CA, USA
Leo Vegoda is PeeringDB’s Product Manager. He was previously responsible for organizational planning and improvement in ICANN’s Office of the COO, and Internet Number Resources in the IANA department, as well as running Registration Services at the RIPE NCC. More
• 4 min read
PeeringDB is a widely used resource for interconnection data, and in these regular updates, we help users keep track of how the platform evolves. This report summarises significant PeeringDB changes over the last six months.
• 8 min read
The IPv8 proposal brings together routing, identity, and network management into a single design, but does it leave too many operational questions unanswered?
Based in Amsterdam, Netherlands
Marco Schmidt is the Manager of Registration Services at the RIPE NCC. He is responsible for overseeing the registration and maintenance of Internet number resources in the RIPE NCC's service region. He also manages the implementation of accepted policies in RIPE NCC procedures and operations. Marco first joined the RIPE … More
• 5 min read
Proposed at RIPE 91 in the Address Policy Working Group and then further discussed in the Database Working Group, the reg-nr: attribute (NWI-21) has already been implemented ahead of RIPE 92, showing how quickly community input can lead to practical results. It adds official company registration nu…
Based in Tokyo
I am the deputy director of IIJ Research Laboratory. The focus of my work is on Internet measurements, data analysis, and routing. More
• 5 min read
The IHR BGP monitoring tool is a simple web-based application that leverages the RIS Live and BGPlay APIs to monitor your prefixes and their RPKI status.
Based in Tbilisi, Georgia
I lead SkyTel, a telecommunications operator based in Tbilisi, Georgia. My focus is on telecom infrastructure, IP networks, cloud connectivity, and the strategic development of regional digital infrastructure in the South Caucasus and other emerging markets. More
• 11 min read
Content and cloud platforms are no longer just the largest customers of global connectivity. They are increasingly financing and building the infrastructure itself, from submarine systems to edge and data center footprints.
Based in Grenoble, France
I am a cybersecurity researcher at KOR Labs, where I work at the intersection of DNS operations, large-scale Internet measurements, and network security. I divide my time between academic research and outreach to the operational community, providing analysis and data on real-world deployments. I earned a Ph.D. in Computer Science … More
• 11 min read
Encryption between DNS resolvers and users is growing - but what about the next hop? We measure the real-world deployment of encrypted resolver-to-authoritative DNS (ADoX), finding limited, highly concentrated adoption and little support among resolvers.
