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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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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. billion by 2021. . billion by 2021. .

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

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That’s where he learned he could make more money getting people connected to the internet via AOL discs than in working for minimum wage at the box office at Juilliard. Zac tells Avi that his interest in tech grew out of a practical approach to pay for college: by doing PC repairs for wealthy people on 5th Avenue in New York.

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