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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Analysing ccTLD anycast

By Anurag Bhatia

Guest Post: How ccTLDs handle global traffic and DDoS risks.

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‘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.

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Autocast: Automatic anycast site optimization

By Thijs van den Hout

Guest Post: Automatically selecting the optimal anycast locations for fast .nl response times worldwide.

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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?