John Curran, the CEO of ARIN (the Regional Internet Registry for North America and the Caribbean) has published a statement on AFRINIC’s situation as a result of the ongoing litigation by Cloud Innovation.
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AFRINIC Update 2021-08-20
Ignore my writings and read Milton Mueller’s analysis of where we are on this.
AFRINIC Update 2021-08-18
An interesting turn of events. AF-IX has established a fundraiser to keep AFRINIC going. It’s not clear from the announcement whether this has the backing of AFRINIC, what level of transparency it will operate under, or what legal ground it will operate on. Instead it says it says TESPOK (Technology Service Providers of Kenya) will… Continue reading AFRINIC Update 2021-08-18
Buzzwords
Buzzword: Cloud Image: Light, fluffy, ethereal grouping of water vapour. Reality: Secure building filled with steel, silicon and fibre-optics that consumes megawatts of power.
DNS
Last week at the IETF I wrote a short item on a lunchtime panel discussion on the future of DNS.
¡Viva España!
Like many people, I grew up with an image of the Costa del Sol. TV programmes showing 1980s package holidays in Torremolinos and countless programmes on late night ITV since then (not that I watch late night ITV of course). The tales of streets populated by bars and Fish and Chip shops to serve the… Continue reading ¡Viva España!