Press Releases

12 March 2012	APNIC 33 Press release Press release for Indian media
12 March 2012	India and APNIC reach agreement on National Internet registry at APNIC 33
15 April 2011 Chinese version	Key Turning Point in Asia Pacific IPv4 Exhaustion Today the Asia Pacific Network Information Centre (APNIC) reached the last block of Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) addresses in its available pool, activating a major change in regional delegation policy.
14 April 2011	New I-Root: Bhutan
21 February 2011	APNIC 31 On the back of the recent announcement made by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) that the global pool of IPv4 address space has been exhausted, the Asia Pacific Internet community will gather in Hong Kong at the region’s largest Internet networking and technical conference of the year. Press release Press release (Simplified Chinese) Press release (Traditional Chinese)
03 February 2011	APNIC triggers last IANA IPv4 allocations
08 November 2010	APNIC Supports IETF Meeting in Beijing The Asia Pacific Network Information Centre (APNIC) is supporting the 79th meeting of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) as the Welcome Reception Sponsor at the Shangri-La Hotel, Beijing, China.
04 November 2010	APEC TEL reiterates importance of IPv6 deployment in the Asia Pacific The Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Telecommunications and Information Working Group (TEL) held the Eighth APEC Ministerial Meeting on the Telecommunications and Information Industry (TELMIN 8) in Okinawa, Japan, from 30 to 31 October 2010.
02 November 2010	IPv6 activity increases as IPv4 drops below 5%
22 September 2010	Cambodian root server to speed Internet access APNIC and MekongNet launch first Root Server in Cambodia
13 September 2010	NRO to highlight the importance of global adoption of IPv6 at the Internet Governance Forum The Number Resource Organization to discuss IPv6 adoption at the fifth IGF in Vilnius, Lithuania.
24 August 2010	Addressing conference in Australia IP addressing conference comes to the Gold Coast, Australia.
23 June 2010	Openness makes for success in Internet Governance APNIC acted as Grand Sponsor and co-host at the first Asia Pacific regional IGF in Hong Kong, June 2010.
15 June 2010	Latest ICT innovations depend on IPv6 APNIC hosts "Asia Pacific Internet Community" stand at CommunicAsia in Singapore 15-18 June 2010.
17 May 2010	Resource Quality Good for Most of IPv4 Network 1 APNIC begins allocating from 1 /8 as normal
27 January 2010	IPv6 indicator to business leaders APNIC calls on Asia Pacific business leaders to avoid risk by deploying IPv6.
21 January 2010	APNIC stats in 2009 2009 was a dynamic time for Internet number resources despite the global economic downturn, according to a new report by APNIC's Chief Scientist, Geoff Huston.
15 January 2010	IANA IPv4 pool less than 10% Less than 10% of IPv4 Addresses Remain Unallocated, says Number Resources Organization.
09 October 2009	NIXI NIR Application The National Internet Exchange of India (NIXI) has lodged an application for recognition as a National Internet Registry (NIR).
17 September 2009	Resource certification: Addressing network security APNIC, in conjunction with other RIRs, is at the forefront of establishing an essential common infrastructure for the Internet. The system is based on digital certificates with an extended format that incorporates Internet resources, such as, IPv4 and IPv6 address blocks and AS numbers.
21 August 2009	First APNIC Meeting in Mainland China The biannual meeting of APNIC will take place for the first time in Mainland China when industry leaders meet to discuss numeric Internet resource issues in Beijing
17 August 2009	Transfers: Addressing new Internet needs Members of the Asia Pacific Internet Community will debate a proposal to deregulate the transfer of IP address resources
22 April 2009	Accurate information key to understanding IPv6 deployment As the deployment of IPv6 gains momentum, an increasing number of stakeholders are becoming aware they need to gain a better understanding of the current Internet environment and how to support IPv6 adoption.
03 March 2009	Community calls on APNIC for IPv6 support A survey of the Asia Pacific Internet community has revealed that nearly two thirds are not adequately prepared for the transition to IPv6. The survey was designed to provide an indication of IPv6 readiness in the Asia Pacific, focusing on key indicators such as planning, budgeting, education, and training.
03 December 2008	IP address not holding India back
12 September 2008	APNIC at ITU
31 August 2008	Record-breaking APNIC meeting concludes
29 August 2008	APNIC address the challenge of a growing region
24 July 2008	Manufacturers urged to upgrade routers to support four-byte ASNs
21 July 2008	Platinum sponsorship for APNIC 26 in New Zealand Wholesale Voice and Internet start-up, Vocus Group, has announced its Platinum Sponsorship of the next APNIC meeting to be held in Christchurch in August 2008. James Spenceley, Vocus CEO, said, "As a wholesale provider, we feel it is important to support the industry that supports us. APNIC events are vital for the development of community policy, and we are pleased to be involved with a meeting so close to home."
03 July 2008	New i-root nameserver in Sri Lanka improves Internet in South Asia APNIC and Netnod/Autonomica AB are pleased to announce that a mirror of the Internet root server i.root-servers.net, will go live in Colombo. This will be the first root server to be deployed in Sri Lanka and will bring significant improvements in speed and reliability to Internet users
08 May 2008	IPv4 in 2015: black markets, regulated transfers or totally redundant? The unallocated pool of IPv4 Internet addresses is predicted to run out before the industry has properly deployed the technology designed to replace it - IPv6. What could happen next? This was the question put to a panel of Internet industry experts who played out a disturbing scenario in a ʻHypotheticalʼ staged at APNIC 26 in Christchurch, New Zealand.