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Concerns Grow As AFRINIC’s Funds Are Frozen Over IPv4 Dispute

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An evolving legal dispute involving AFRINIC, Africa’s regional internet registry, has led to the freezing of the organization’s bank account and concerns about the stability of the continent’s internet operations. The global internet is administered by five regional internet registries (RIRs): APNIC, ARIN, RIPE NCC, LACNIC and AFRINIC.

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Network AF, Episode 7: From Juilliard to bare metal with Zac Smith

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In the latest episode of Network AF, your host Avi Freedman chats with Zac Smith. Zac is a 20-year networking veteran, the managing director of Equinix Metal, and a double bass player. Topics Avi and Zac cover include: Zac’s shift from Juilliard to networking. The shift from Juilliard to networking.

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News in Networking: Open Data Centers, Internet 911, and $138.5B for Data

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This week in networking news, GE, HPE and LinkedIn are just a few of the companies pushing for open data center designs via the launch of a new nonprofit. Meanwhile, researchers are pushing for a way for first responders to have faster internet access during emergency situations. This week’s top story picks from the Kentik team.