APNIC is the Regional Internet Registry administering IP addresses for the Asia Pacific
APNIC is the Regional Internet Registry administering IP addresses for the Asia Pacific

APRICOT 2026 registration is now open, with discounts for APNIC Members
By Kenny Huang
Register today to participate in APRICOT 2026 from 4 to 12 February 2026 in Jakarta, Indonesia. A Super Early Bird discount is available until 31 October, and from 1 November, APNIC Members receive a 30% discount.

Principles of flow control: Part 1 — Notes on flow control
By Diptanshu Singh
Guest Post: Flow control is a fundamental concept in the design of high-performance networks. In part one of this three-part deep dive series, we look at the principles of flow control.
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Share your feedback on the revised RIR Governance Document
You have until 7 November 2025 to share your feedback on the revised RIR Governance Document. To simplify community review, the NRO NC has provided supporting documents, including a redline version showing the differences between the two drafts and a summary rationale for the changes.

Summary of comments from the ICP-2 Review Consultation session at APNIC 60
By Melody Bendindang
The summary of comments and feedback from the APNIC 60 ICP-2 session is available. Join the webinar on 21 October (14:00-15:00 (UTC +10)) to continue the conversation.

Your elected leaders: Sumon Ahmed Sabir, APNIC EC member
By Dan Fidler
From an Internet-less Bangladesh to the APNIC Executive Council — Sumon’s journey of connecting with the Internet community.

Analysing ccTLD anycast
By Anurag Bhatia
Guest Post: How ccTLDs handle global traffic and DDoS risks.

‘Shine a light’ — ending the exile of being too far from Main Street
By George Michaelson
Free-air laser communications could overcome path problems confronting network infrastructure and help address the 'last mile' delivery problem.

Autocast: Automatic anycast site optimization
By Thijs van den Hout
Guest Post: Automatically selecting the optimal anycast locations for fast .nl response times worldwide.

Analysing the state of Happy Eyeballs implementations
By Patrick Sattler
Guest Post: The Happy Eyeballs algorithm supports IPv6 deployment by giving clients the ability to prefer IPv6, quickly fall back to IPv4 when necessary, and protect the user experience in either case. But how widely is it implemented?