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

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Cold start DNS

By Geoff Huston

There is an obvious tension between resilience and speed in the design of a resolver's query strategy. DNS cold starts bring that tension into focus.

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The 2026 APNIC Survey is now open — have your say!

By Dale Roberts

The 2026 APNIC Survey — your chance to directly inform APNIC’s strategic planning, priorities, and future direction — will be open from 1 to 28 June 2026. It takes about ten minutes to complete, and you could win a prize.

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The 2026 APNIC Survey is open until 28 June
This is your chance to directly inform APNIC’s strategic planning, priorities, and future direction. Take the survey today!
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Introducing the APNIC WhatsApp Community

By Dan Fidler

The APNIC WhatsApp Community offers a direct way to stay informed and connected, wherever you are, delivering timely updates, discussions, and event information directly to your phone.

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Persistent device identity in the era of MAC address randomization

By Premanand Seralathan

Guest Post: A RADIUS-based framework for stable device identification.

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Centrality in the Internet’s names

By Geoff Huston

The Internet's Domain Name System undertakes a vitally important role in today's Internet. The question here is — is the DNS centralized?

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[Podcast] About time

By George Michaelson

This episode of PING explores how today’s dependence on highly synchronized clocks is colliding with unstable Earth rotation, legacy system epochs, and the growing need to secure Internet time itself.

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Register now for APNIC 62 in Mumbai

By Timothy Hildred

Registration has opened for APNIC 62, being held from 4 to 10 September 2026 in Mumbai, India. Register before 31 July to receive an early bird discount for the workshops.

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RADIUS isn’t going away, so let’s fix it properly

By Alan DeKok

Guest Post: "RADIUS is the protocol that will never die". So given that RADIUS is staying, what do we need to do to make it secure for the next 30 years?