Recent claims that IXPs 'aren’t showing significant growth,' that more interconnection is happening outside exchanges, and that peering can be more expensive than transit challenge long-standing assumptions about the role of IXPs. But do these claims hold up? A new paper from NAMEX explores the data.

The ARIN Advisory Council’s Policy Engagement Working Group is currently conducting a survey to better understand community participation.

Read Geoff Huston's annual roundup from the world of IP addresses to learn what has changed in the past 12 months in addressing the Internet and how IP address allocation information can inform us of the changing nature of the network itself.