[address-policy-wg] [policy-announce] 2012-04 New Draft Document Published (PI Assignments from the last /8)

On Mon, Sep 17, 2012 at 8:40 AM, Garry Glendown <garry at nethinks.com> wrote:

>
> Anyway, I've been wondering for a while - how many new ISPs (or LIRs, for
> that matter) have been founded over the last - say - 2 years? Given the
> technical requirements as far as performance and bandwidths go, and the low
> end user prices for Internet connectivity, I don't see how there are any
> feasible business models to start an ISP business nowadays... this poses
> the question whether saving v4 addresses for new ISPs/LIRs is even relevant
> ...


I assume you mean Internet access providers when you write ISP, and not
those who provide e.g. hosting services etc.

Hosting service companies crop up all the time. I don't have the numbers,
but I'm working for a medium-sized outfit in that business, and we've seen
new competitors cropping up more often in 2011 and 2012 than was typical
for the previous 5-10 years.

Fortunately, hosting providers can often make do with a small number of IP
addresses, comparatively speaking.

Unfortunately, due to Facebook, a LOT of end users want SSL connectivity
for their websites (blogs and whatnot).
-- 
Jan
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