Dear members,
On behalf of our Executive Board, I invite volunteers to join the Arbiters
Panel in accordance with the requirements of the RIPE NCC Conflict
Arbitration Procedure and the RIPE NCC Articles of Association.
This follows the expiration of the term of Keith Mitchell in 2026. The
Board extends its appreciation to Keith for the work they have carried out
on the panel.
The Executive Board will nominate arbiters, depending on the number of
volunteers. These nominees will be presented to the RIPE NCC General
Meeting on 20 May 2026 for approval by the General Meeting.
See below for information on the Conflict Arbitration Procedure, including
the requirements to be an arbiter:
https://www.ripe.net/publications/docs/ripe-844/
How to Volunteer
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To volunteer to be an arbiter, please send an email to agm(a)ripe.net to
register your interest and we will respond with the application form.
Please fill it out and return it to us by Friday, 6 March 2026.
The RIPE NCC Executive Board will decide on the eligibility of the
applicant at the Executive Board meeting that follows submission of the
application. Once the Executive Board has decided on the eligibility, the
applicant is nominated for the function of arbiter.
Best regards,
Hans Petter Holen
Managing Director and CEO
RIPE NCC
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– The IRR Landscape: Data Quality - the Good, the Bad, and the Outdated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-qualit…
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-imp…
– 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-train…
– 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/cha…
– 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-assu…
– 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-…
– 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-multistakeh…
We’ll be back next month with more news!
Best regards,
Boris Duval
Communications Officer
RIPE NCC
Dear RIPE NCC members,
Thank you for your feedback on Phase 1 of the charging scheme model.
During the six week consultation period, members shared feedback via the
members-discuss mailing list and we also heard from members directly.
Thank you to everyone who took part and helped inform the next stage of
this work. We are now analysing the feedback to identify where the
models can be refined.
*Phase 2: Separate Charges*
We are now launching Phase 2 of the consultation, which focuses on
separate charges. In this phase, we are asking for feedback on two
groups of additional charges:
Group 1: Charges based on task force recommendations
Group 2: Possible other charges, discounts and incentives
You can find charges and detailed explanations of each charge at:
https://www.ripe.net/s/charging-scheme-model-consultation-phase-2/
Important: Please note that this is the consultation phase, and we are
looking for your opinion on which charges make sense and would be
acceptable for members. No charges or figures are set in stone - we need
your input before we make a final draft charging scheme that we can
bring to the Executive Board for its consideration in March. In
parallel, we are carrying out impact analyses to determine what changes
would need to be made to our systems in order to accommodate new types
of charges, and whether they would be possible to implement for 2027 or
need to be phased in over multiple years. We plan to publish the impact
analysis when proposing the draft charging scheme for members to vote on
in April.
Phase 2 will run until the week of 16 February 2026. Your input is
essential for shaping the Charging Scheme proposal which will be
presented to the membership for a vote at the May 2026 General Meeting.
Please share your comments, questions, and suggestions on the Members
Discuss mailing list.
*Next Steps: Phase 3*
Following Phase 2, we will use feedback from both phases to revise the
proposal before publishing a combined draft covering the annual
membership fee and separate charges.
We are also developing an online calculator to accompany Phase 3, using
the final draft model figures and the additional charges proposed during
Phase 2.
We expect to publish both a complete charging scheme draft, an impact
analysis and the calculator at the beginning of April 2026.
Kind regards,
Simon-Jan Haytink
Chief Financial Officer
RIPE NCC
