Dear RIPE NCC members, The January 2026 Member Update is now available on our website at: https://www.ripe.net/about-us/news/ripe-ncc-member-update-january-2026/ You can also read the update below. 1. Registry – LIR Stats – The IRR Landscape: Data Quality - the Good, the Bad, and the Outdated 2. Information Services – Previous RIPEstat User Interface Removed – RIPE Atlas LIR Overview – RIPE NCC Certification Practice Statement (CPS) for the Resource Public Key Infrastructure (RPKI) Updated 3. Community and Engagement – Join us at SEE 14! – RIPE Labs Podcast: The Technical Impact of Rapid-Response Blocking – New on RIPE Labs – RIPE NCC Upcoming Courses and Webinars – Certified Professionals - Claim Your Vouchers 4. Organisational Update – Charging Scheme Model Consultation: Phase 2 – RPKI Service Receives SOC 2 Type II Assurance Report – 2026 Tax Residency Certificates – Activity Plan and Budget 2026 Published – 189th Executive Board Meeting Minutes - Summary Notes – WSIS+20 Adopted: Strengthening Multistakeholder Cooperation for a Scalable, Secure and Resilient Internet 1. Registry – LIR Stats Number of LIR accounts: 20,647 (-216) Number of members: 19,863 (-172) IPv4 addresses transferred in December: 2,956,544 (+1,737,984) LIRs with IPv6: 15,673 (=) LIRs on IPv4 Waiting List: 747 Days that first LIR in queue has been waiting: 452 % of IPv4 address space covered by ROAs: 76% % of IPv6 address space covered by ROAs: 42% ARCs completed in December: 315 – The IRR Landscape: Data Quality - the Good, the Bad, and the Outdated The second article in the IRR landscape series focuses on data quality, examining how accurate, current, and usable IRR routing data is. Using metrics such as freshness, DFZ alignment, and RPKI conflicts, it highlights where third-party IRRs diverge and why data cleanup matters. https://labs.ripe.net/author/tobias-striffler/the-irr-landscape-data-quality... 2. Information Services – Previous RIPEstat User Interface Removed After introducing a new RIPEstat UI last year, we retired the old RIPEstat UI on 2 February 2026. You can read more about the new UI on RIPE Labs: https://labs.ripe.net/author/ties/introducing-the-new-ripestat-ui/ – RIPE Atlas LIR Overview Introducing the RIPE Atlas LIR Overview: a new way to visualise anchors, probes and measurements using LIR and prefix organisation data. Explore the data at: https://atlas.ripe.net/statistics/lir-overview – RIPE NCC Certification Practice Statement (CPS) for the Resource Public Key Infrastructure (RPKI) Updated We updated the RIPE NCC Certification Practice Statement (CPS) for the Resource Public Key Infrastructure (RPKI). https://www.ripe.net/publications/docs/ripe-851/ 3. Community and Engagement – Join us at SEE 14! Join us in Belgrade for the next South East Europe Meeting on 21-22 April 2026. Register for SEE 14 and join us at the Crowne Plaza Belgrade in Serbia at an event that gathers network engineers, regulators, academics and technical staff to share knowledge and experiences. The meeting is open to everyone, and you can register free of charge. https://www.ripe.net/meetings/regional-meetings/see/see-14/ – RIPE Labs Podcast: The Technical Impact of Rapid-Response Blocking In our latest episode, Raffaele Sommese of the University of Twente shares insights from him and his colleagues on Italy’s Piracy Shield and how rapid-response blocking works in practice. https://labs.ripe.net/author/alun_davies/raffaele-sommese-the-technical-impa... – New on RIPE Labs Find out what’s new on Labs this month: https://labs.ripe.net/ – RIPE NCC Upcoming Courses and Webinars February 2026: Wed, 4 February 2026 - Introduction to IPv6 (Online) Wed, 4 February 2026 - Thu, 5 February 2026 - IPv6 Advanced Training Course (Lisbon) Fri, 6 February 2026 - IPv6 Security Training Course (Lisbon) Mon, 9 February 2026 - IPv6 Fundamentals Training Course (Amman) Tue, 10 February 2026 - Wed, 11 February 2026 - IPv6 Advanced Training Course (Amman) Tue, 17 February 2026 - IPv6 Associated Protocols Security (Online) Wed, 25 February 2026 - BGP Routing Security Training Course (Sarajevo) Thu, 26 February 2026 - Fri, 27 February 2026 - IPv6 Advanced Training Course (Sarajevo) March 2026: Mon, 2 March 2026 - BGP Routing Security Training Course (Copenhagen) Tue, 3 March 2026 - Wed, 4 March 2026 - IPv6 Advanced Training Course (Copenhagen) Thu, 12 March 2026 - IPv6 Security Myths, Filtering and Tips (Online) Tue, 24 March 2026 - Using RIPE Atlas (Online) Thu, 26 March 2026 - RIPE Database Training Course (Bern) Fri, 27 March 2026 - BGP Routing Security Training Course (Bern) Wed, 25 March 2026 - RIPE Database Training Course (Yerevan) Thu, 26 March 2026 - IPv6 Security Training Course (Yerevan) Fri, 27 March 2026 - BGP Routing Security Training Course (Yerevan) You can register for these courses and webinars at: https://learning.ripe.net/w/upcoming/ Interested in becoming a Local Host for RIPE NCC Training Courses? https://labs.ripe.net/author/olivia-ruimwijk/local-hosts-for-ripe-ncc-traini... – Certified Professionals - Claim Your Vouchers Members can now claim their three exam vouchers for this year via their dashboard at: https://academy.ripe.net/my/ 4. Organisational Update – Charging Scheme Model Consultation: Phase 2 We have opened Phase 2 of the Charging Scheme Model Consultation and invite your feedback on separate charges. Phase 2 focuses on two groups of charges: Group 1: Charges based on task force recommendations Group 2: Possible other charges, discounts and incentives https://www.ripe.net/membership/mail/member-and-community-consultations/char... – RPKI Service Receives SOC 2 Type II Assurance Report The RIPE NCC’s RPKI (Resource Public Key Infrastructure) service has successfully obtained its SOC 2 Type II assurance report. This certification underscores our commitment to the highest standards of data security, confidentiality, availability, and processing integrity. https://www.ripe.net/about-us/news/rpki-service-receives-soc-2-type-ii-assur... – 2026 Tax Residency Certificates We have requested the Tax Residency Certificates from the Dutch tax authorities. Once we receive them, they will be published and available for download on our website: https://www.ripe.net/membership/payment/tax/ – Activity Plan and Budget 2026 Published The RIPE NCC Activity Plan and Budget 2026 is now available. This document was approved by the Executive Board at its meeting on 11 December 2025, with input from our membership. It outlines the work we will undertake in the coming year and the associated costs for each activity. https://www.ripe.net/publications/docs/ripe-850/ – 189th Executive Board Meeting Minutes - Summary Notes The RIPE NCC Executive Board held its 189th meeting from 10-11 December 2025. The minutes are now available at: https://www.ripe.net/about-us/executive-board/minutes/2025/189th-executive-b... – WSIS+20 Adopted: Strengthening Multistakeholder Cooperation for a Scalable, Secure and Resilient Internet The RIPE NCC warmly welcomes the successful conclusion of the WSIS+20 and the adoption of the WSIS+20 Outcome Document by the United Nations General Assembly in New York, following months of intensive consultations and negotiations. https://www.ripe.net/about-us/news/wsis20-adopted-strengthening-multistakeho... We’ll be back next month with more news! Best regards, Boris Duval Communications Officer RIPE NCC