Dear RIPE NCC members,
The January 2025 Member Update is now available on our website at:
https://www.ripe.net/about-us/news/member-update-january-2025/
You can also read the update below.
1. Registry
-- LIR Stats
-- Invoice 2025 and Payment Extensions
-- RIPE NCC Quarterly Sanctions Transparency Report (Q1 2025) Published
2. Information Services
-- ns.ripe.net Sunsetting Complete
-- RIPE Atlas Anchors - Operating System Refresh
-- A Deep Dive Into the Baltic Sea Cable Cuts
-- Navigating Network Measurements - A Review of Results and Services
-- RPKI’s 2024 Year in Review
3. Community and Engagement
-- RIPE NCC Upcoming Courses and Webinars
-- Call for Presentations for SEE 13
-- RIPE 90 Essential Information
-- Concluding the ICP-2 Principles Consultation
-- Celebrating Green Tech Hackathon Results
-- MENOG 24 Meeting Report
-- MENOG 25 Call for Host
-- IGF 2024 Report
-- RIPE NomCom 2025 Confirmed Members
-- The RIPE Chair Team Reports - December 2024
-- RIPE Labs Podcast: Detecting Cyber Threats to Critical Systems
4. Organisational Update
-- Call for Volunteers for Executive Board Election Code of Conduct Team
-- RIPE NCC General Meeting May 2025
-- Activity Plan and Budget 2025 Published
-- Charging Scheme Task Force Update
-- Minutes of the 179th Executive Board Meeting Published
1. Registry
-- LIR Stats
Number of LIRs: 20,991 (-206)
Number of members: 19,993 (-115)
LIRs with IPv6: 15,722 (-45)
IPv4 addresses transferred in December: 4,422,732 (+3,516,364)
LIRs on IPv4 Waiting List: 899
Days that first LIR in queue has been waiting: 491
% of IPv4 address space covered by ROAs: 71%
% of IPv6 address space covered by ROAs: 40%
ARCs completed in December: 171
-- Invoice 2025 and Payment Extensions
The RIPE NCC invoice for 2025 was issued in early January. Invoices
are available in the LIR Portal and were sent to all billing contacts.
We ask all members to please follow the process as laid out in the
RIPE NCC Billing Procedure 2025:
https://www.ripe.net/membership/payment/ripe-ncc-billing-procedure-2025/
For the 2025 invoicing period, we will apply the normal invoicing
approach to all of our members. We are conscious that some members
might need payment extensions and we will provide these on a
per-request basis to members in areas in distress in our service
region that are experiencing war or natural disaster. To request an
extension, we ask that members fill out the payment extension form:
https://www.ripe.net/participate/forms/apply/payment-extension-form/
-- RIPE NCC Quarterly Sanctions Transparency Report (Q1 2025) Published
Our latest Quarterly Sanctions Transparency Report (Q1 2025) is now
available. These reports provide data on how RIPE NCC members, End
Users and legacy resource holders are affected by sanctions, while
respecting their confidentiality and privacy:
https://www.ripe.net/publications/docs/ripe-837/
2. Information Services
-- ns.ripe.net Sunsetting Complete
We have completed the sunsetting of our ns.ripe.net secondary service.
Following the RIPE Labs article we published in May 2024, we contacted
users of the service to ask them to move away. On 15 January, we
removed the “nserver: ns.ripe.net” attribute from all domain objects
in the RIPE Database still using it.
-- RIPE Atlas Anchors - Operating System Refresh
On RIPE Labs, the RIPE NCC’s Sean Mottles gives an update on a recent
upgrade carried out for RIPE Atlas anchors and the lessons learned
along the way:
https://labs.ripe.net/author/sean-mottles/ripe-atlas-anchors-operating-syst…
-- A Deep Dive Into the Baltic Sea Cable Cuts
On RIPE Labs, the RIPE NCC’s Emile Aben analyses the recent cuts in
major Baltic Sea Internet cables and delves deeper into the question
of how exactly the Internet has remained resilient:
https://labs.ripe.net/author/emileaben/a-deep-dive-into-the-baltic-sea-cabl…
-- Navigating Network Measurements - A Review of Results and Services
On RIPE Labs, Tobias Fiebig goes over the services that are available
in measurement.network and takes a look at the research done so far:
https://labs.ripe.net/author/tfiebig/navigating-network-measurements-a-revi…
-- RPKI’s 2024 Year in Review
On RIPE Labs, Job Snijders shares some RPKI statistics from 2024,
summarises highlights from the IETF Standards Development process, and
reflects on emerging trends:
https://labs.ripe.net/author/job_snijders/rpkis-2024-year-in-review/
3. Community and Engagement
-- RIPE NCC Upcoming Courses and Webinars
In February, we have planned:
Wed, 5 Feb 2025 - IPv6 Security Myths, Filtering and Tips Webinar
Thurs, 13 Feb 2025 - LIRs and the Internet Ecosystem Webinar
Tues, 18 Feb 2025 - RIPE Database Basics Webinar
Wed, 26 Feb 2025 - LIR Training Course (Hamburg)
Thurs, 27 Feb 2025 - IPv6 Fundamentals Training Course (Hamburg)
Fri, 28 Feb 2025 - RIPE Database Training Course (Hamburg)
You can register for these courses and webinars at:
https://learning.ripe.net/w/upcoming/
-- Call for Presentations for SEE 13
The call for presentations has been extended for SEE 13, taking place
in Sofia, Bulgaria from 7-8 April. Submit your proposal by 20
February:
https://www.ripe.net/meetings/regional-meetings/see/see-13/call-for-present…
-- RIPE 90 Essential Information
Ahead of RIPE 90, taking place in Lisbon, Portugal from 12-16 May,
read all of the important information you need to know about tickets,
accommodation, upcoming deadlines and more:
https://mailman.ripe.net/archives/list/ripe-list@ripe.net/thread/PRSDHF55YD…
-- Concluding the ICP-2 Principles Consultation
The feedback period for the proposed ICP-2 principles has officially
concluded. During this process, the NRO NC received nearly 300
responses from the different Internet communities associated with each
Regional Internet Registry. In the coming weeks, they will begin
working on a qualitative analysis of the responses received, which
will be shared with the Internet community:
https://www.ripe.net/about-us/news/concluding-the-icp-2-principles-consulta…
-- Celebrating Green Tech Hackathon Results
On RIPE Labs, the RIPE NCC’s Vesna Manojlovic shares a recap of the
projects that were completed during the Green Tech Hackathon in
mid-December:
https://labs.ripe.net/author/becha/celebrating-green-tech-hackathon-results/
-- MENOG 24 Meeting Report
MENOG 24 took place from 4-5 December in Muscat, Oman. Read all about
what happened in the meeting report:
https://labs.ripe.net/author/kjerstin-burdiek/menog-24-meeting-report/
-- MENOG 25 Call for Host
MENOG 25 will take place during the week of 23-27 November 2025. If
you are interested in hosting this event, please email
<regional(a)ripe.net> by 30 January 2025. More information about hosting
is available at:
https://www.menog.org/sponsors/host-requirements/
-- IGF 2024 Report
The RIPE NCC team was at the 19th Internet Governance Forum held in
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Ulka Athale shares some key takeaways from the
last Internet event of 2024 on RIPE Labs:
https://labs.ripe.net/author/ulka_athale_1/igf-2024-report/
-- RIPE NomCom 2025 Confirmed Members
The list of members for the RIPE NomCom 2025 is now final. You can see
the list at:
https://mailman.ripe.net/archives/list/ripe-list@ripe.net/thread/DETRNSJDVS…
-- The RIPE Chair Team Reports - December 2024
Read the RIPE Chair Team’s report from the month of December,
featuring a review of recent industry events such as the Green Tech
Hackathon and a GÉANT community session, as well as a look forward at
upcoming events like RIPE 90:
https://labs.ripe.net/author/mirjam_kuhne/the-ripe-chair-team-reports-decem…
-- RIPE Labs Podcast: Detecting Cyber Threats to Critical Systems
In the latest episode of the RIPE Labs Podcast, Daniel Kapellmann,
Security Engineering Manager at Google Threat Intelligence, talks
about how convergence of Operational Technology systems with IT
systems amplifies risk and what’s involved in detecting threats:
https://labs.ripe.net/author/anastasiya-pak/daniel-kapellmann-detecting-cyb…
4. Organisational Sustainability
-- Call for Volunteers for Executive Board Election Code of Conduct Team
This is a call for volunteers from the membership to join the
Executive Board Election Code of Conduct Team for the May 2025 General
Meeting election. If you are willing to participate in this role,
please send an email to <agm(a)ripe.net> by Wednesday, 12 February 2025:
https://www.ripe.net/about-us/news/call-for-volunteers-for-eb-election-coc-…
-- RIPE NCC General Meeting May 2025
We have published more information about the RIPE NCC General Meeting
in May 2025, including details about how to nominate or become a
candidate for the Executive Board election that will take place at
this General Meeting:
https://www.ripe.net/membership/gm/meetings/may-2025/
-- Activity Plan and Budget 2025 Published
The final version of the Activity Plan and Budget 2025 has been
published following input from the membership and with approval from
our Board on 11 December 2025. The document outlines the work we will
undertake in the coming year along with the associated costs for each
activity, and the executive summary provides an overview of activities
for 2025. Read the key points and access the document at:
https://www.ripe.net/about-us/news/activity-plan-and-budget-2025-published/
-- Charging Scheme Task Force Update
The RIPE NCC Charging Scheme Task Force continues its work - it will
be meeting every two weeks from February. So please check the minutes
that are posted to the members-discuss mailing list and provide your
feedback on the discussions. The task force discusses your feedback at
every meeting:
https://www.ripe.net/membership/mail/member-and-community-consultations/cha…
-- Minutes of the 179th Executive Board Meeting Published
The RIPE NCC Executive Board held its 179th meeting from 11-12
December 2024. You can read a summary of the main items from the
meeting and access the minutes at:
https://www.ripe.net/about-us/news/minutes-of-the-179th-executive-board-mee…
We’ll be back next month with more news!
Best regards,
Kjerstin Burdiek
Communications Officer
RIPE NCC
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*Dear RIPE NCC members,*
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The RIPE NCC invoice for 2025 will be issued in the coming days.
Invoices will be available in the LIR Portal and sent to all billing
contacts (please ensure that your billing contact details are up to
date). We ask all members to please follow the process as laid out in
the RIPE NCC Billing Procedure 2025:
https://www.ripe.net/membership/payment/ripe-ncc-billing-procedure-2025/
<https://www.ripe.net/membership/payment/ripe-ncc-billing-procedure-2025/>
Payment Extensions
For the 2025 invoicing period, we will apply the normal invoicing
approach to all of our members.
We are conscious that some members might need payment extensions and we
will provide these on a per-request basis to members in areas in
distress in our service region that are experiencing war or natural
disaster.
This approach will help to ensure that members are not accumulating
debts that might be difficult for them to pay in subsequent years. And
it will allow the RIPE NCC to have a more sustainable income stream
while accommodating those members who need an extension.
To request an extension, we ask that members fill out the form at:
https://www.ripe.net/participate/forms/apply/payment-extension-form/
<https://www.ripe.net/participate/forms/apply/payment-extension-form/>
Please note that because our billing reminders are automated, we will
continue to send billing reminders even when an extension has been
granted. If a payment extension has been granted, you should ignore
these reminders.
Kind regards,
Simon Jan Haytink
Chief Financial Officer
RIPE NCC
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