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IPv4 Broker Due Diligence

Published on September 9th, 2014

Doing due diligence before you buy IPv4 addresses is a critical activity. Here are some tips on things to consider: When an IPv4 broker responds to your IPv4 RFQ, you want to ensure the broker has IPv4 addresses to actually fulfill the bid. Otherwise you may be in for a long delay while the broker...

Inter-RIR IPv4 Transfers at RIPE68

Published on May 23rd, 2014

RIPE68 held in Warsaw, Poland marked the 25th anniversary of the Réseaux Internet Protocol Européens, the Regional Internet Registry for Europe and the Middle East. It was a well executed meeting with a large crowd of well over 500 attendees and many newcomers. I attended RIPE68 on behalf of IPv4 Market Group and presented the IPv4 Inter-RIR policy...

IPv4 Market Group on ARIN33

Published on April 29th, 2014

I recently attended ARIN 33 in Chicago, my first in-person ARIN meeting, as Jeff Mehlenbacher, Executive VP of IPv4 Market Group, usually goes. The meeting spent the better part of two days on several policy proposals targeted at large global companies and small issues. There was a review of the statistics which say that there...

IPv4 Market Group’s view is that IPv4 auctions do not work in regulated markets

Published on March 27th, 2014

Today, the ARIN and APNIC marketplaces are highly regulated, so how can IPv4 auctions work? Even in RIPE region, there are legal issues that make auctions dangerous for participants. The problems that could be encountered are: The winner of an auction may not get approval from the RIR to purchase the IPs. Then the seller...

2013 IPv4 Trading in Review

Published on January 28th, 2014

Would you believe that I have now been in the IP transfer business for four years? In January of 2010, I was working at Nortel as the Director of Network Engineering, leading the team looking into the monetization of Nortel’s IPv4 assets. This culminated in the sale of nine /16s to Microsoft in the spring...

Needs Justification on IPv4 Transfers

Published on July 9th, 2013

IPv4 Market Group believes there is no requirement for RIR needs justification of IPv4 transfers. Since IPv4 Market Group’s inception in May of 2011, we have advocated for removal of needs justification for IPv4 transfers between LIR’s or ISPs. Our rationale for this is simple: we believe that when funds are exchanged at a fair...

The True Value of IPv4 Addresses

Published on May 17th, 2013

What will IPv4 addresses be worth a year from now? Our team here at IPv4 Market Group does not have a crystal ball that can predict the future, but we have done our due diligence with IP address research, and there are some key indicators pointing to the value of IPv4 addresses. As a leading...

Don’t Sign an RSA During Your 8.2 IPv4 Transfer

Published on May 3rd, 2013

As an IPv4 broker, we are often asked by IPv4 owners if they should undertake an 8.2 Merger and Acquisition IPV4 transfer. I fundamentally agree with the need for an accurate registry. However, ARIN attempts to have the IPv4 owner sign a Registration Services Agreement (RSA) when a registry entry is brought up to date. Never sign an RSA as...

New “Lease to Own” Opportunity for IPv4 Sellers

Published on March 22nd, 2013

Lewiston, NY – IPv4 Market Group has just announced a “lease to own” product offering for IPv4 address owners seeking to sell their holdings in 2013. This is timely means to convert IPv4 holdings to cash. ARIN will continue to dole out the last of its 2.5 /8’s (42 million addresses) to its members into...