Insights, guides, and news about the IPv4 market, RIR policies, and IP address management
Our team publishes in-depth articles on IPv4 pricing trends, RIR transfer policies, RPKI and BGP security, IP blacklist management, and practical guides for buying, selling, and leasing IPv4 address blocks. Whether you are an ISP expanding your network, a cloud provider optimizing costs, or a broker navigating compliance requirements, you will find actionable insights here.
Stop checking multiple websites before buying IPv4 addresses. IP Due Diligence combines blacklist scanning, BGP analysis, RPKI validation, and proxy/VPN/Tor detection into a single comprehensive report.
A comprehensive guide to the three types of IPv4 address status in the RIPE region: Legacy, Allocated PI, and Allocated PA. Learn about transfer restrictions, RIPE membership requirements, costs, RPKI support, and which type is right for your needs.
Complete step-by-step guide to listing your IPv4 address block for lease on IPv4.center. From account setup to going live with your first listing.
Learn how to create an RPKI management API key from LIR Portal (lirportal.ripe.net) to enable automatic ROA (Route Origin Authorization) management for your IPv4 leases.
Step-by-step guide to adding ipv4center-mnt as a maintainer to your RIPE DB inetnum object for automated IP lease management through IPv4.center.
Complete step-by-step guide to adding geofeed geolocation data to your AFRINIC inetnum objects. Fix IP geolocation for African IP blocks.
A comprehensive analysis of current IPv4 address pricing trends and what to expect for the remainder of 2026.
Complete step-by-step guide to adding geofeed geolocation data to your LACNIC inetnum objects. Fix IP geolocation for Latin American and Caribbean IP blocks.
A step-by-step guide to creating Route objects and RPKI ROAs in the RIPE Database so you can start using your newly transferred IPv4 addresses.