APNIC Secretariat Q1 2026 update

Following the APNIC Executive Council (EC) meeting in May 2026, I'm pleased to share this quarterly update with Members. It covers APNIC's activities and performance during the first quarter of the year, drawing from the Secretariat Report presented to the EC, and reflects our ongoing commitment to transparency.

Registry services and infrastructure

APNIC's registry services maintained a consistently high standard throughout the quarter, with positive Member satisfaction recorded across all delegation and transfer activities. APNIC processed 113 IPv6, 136 IPv4, and 154 Autonomous System Number (ASN) delegations directly, with National Internet Registries (NIRs) processing 125 IPv6, 150 IPv4 and 126 ASN delegations.

All core registry services (Whois, RDAP, RDNS, RPKI, IRR) met or exceeded their availability targets (99.99%).

Member services

The average APNIC Helpdesk response time was 7.47 business hours (target: 12 business hours or less), and a Helpdesk satisfaction of 95.5% 'excellent' or 'above average' ratings was achieved (target: 93%+).

Twenty Member meetings were arranged across India, Indonesia, New Zealand, and Australia to help understand and assist with Members' registry needs.

Platforms and product improvements

MyAPNIC achieved a user satisfaction rating of 89%, supported by ongoing improvements to usability and service workflows.

Product and service improvements completed during the quarter included:

• APNIC website live chat improvements
• Automation of account closure workflows in the registry management system
• Addition of Community Honeynet statistics to APNIC Resource Explorer (REx), along with enhanced information on individual Internet Number Resources
• Discord support was added to APNIC's Network Health Dashboard (DASH) and the notification platform
• Migration of all Linux servers from an end-of-life operating system to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 (RHEL 9).

Developing infrastructure and capability

APNIC delivered instructor-led training to 776 participants during Q1, with an additional 863 APNIC Academy self-paced courses completed. This included six IPv6 training sessions. Participant satisfaction with training was 98.8% (target: 90%), while satisfaction with the quality of the training content was 97.6%.

New training content developed included IPv6 Deployment Planning and IPv6-Mostly Deployment. Updates were also made to the Introduction to Routing course and IXP Overview materials. The migration of the training lab infrastructure, begun in 2025, was completed in March with 14 labs redesigned and moved to the new Training lab platform.

Five Technical Assistance cases were also completed.

Engagement

APNIC Labs published 11 research articles, complemented by five new PING podcast episodes, while the APNIC Blog maintained a steady output of 25 to 28 posts per month. A 'Strengthening your network with APNIC products and tools ' webinar held in March attracted 211 participants.

A major highlight was APRICOT 2026 / APNIC 61, which welcomed 1,104 participants from 54 economies, including 424 APNIC Member organizations. Two policy proposals were discussed at the Open Policy Meeting, with a 'Policy 101' session held for the first time to help newcomers participate in the Policy Development Process. APRICOT 2026 achieved a Net Promoter Score of 70, overall satisfaction of 95%, and participant networking satisfaction of 89%, reinforcing the value of in-person forums for community collaboration.

APNIC sponsored and participated in IETF 125, with staff reviewing and contributing to several IETF Drafts, including RDAP referrals, RPKI Trust Anchor tiebreakers, RDAP extensions, rpki-rtr, and the Erik synchronization protocol.

Government relations and Internet governance activities included participation in the second and third Asia Pacific Telecommunity (APT) preparatory meetings for ITU Plenipotentiary 26 (PP-26); meeting with government representatives at the ICANN 85 APAC Government Advisory Committee (GAC) gathering; and supporting the APrIGF 2026 Program Committee and Multistakeholder Steering Group.

Governance

The 2025 Annual Report was delivered in February, with a successful independent audit of APNIC's annual financial accounts achieved.

The quarterly review of the Strategic Risk Register was completed with the APNIC EC, and all workplace health and safety compliance requirements were met with no non-conformances.

Looking ahead

This update is the first in a series of quarterly reports that will be shared after each EC meeting. The aim is to provide Members with a consistent and transparent view of APNIC's activities over time.

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