Asia-Pacific Network Information Centre

Asia-Pacific Network Information Centre

Coordinates: 27°28′21″S 153°00′51″E / 27.47241°S 153.014138°E / -27.47241; 153.014138

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Asia Pacific Network Information Centre
Founded 13 January 1993
Headquarters Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Focus Allocation and registration of IP address space
Members 2758
Website http://www.apnic.net

APNIC Pty. Ltd., doing business as the Asia Pacific Network Information Centre (APNIC), is the regional Internet registry for the Asia Pacific region.

APNIC provides number resource allocation and registration services that support the global operation of the Internet. It is a not-for-profit, membership-based organization whose members include Internet Service Providers, National Internet Registries, and similar organizations.

APNIC's main functions are:

  • allocating IPv4 and IPv6 address space, and Autonomous System Numbers,
  • maintaining the public Whois Database for the Asia Pacific region,
  • reversing DNS delegations,
  • representing the interests of the Asia Pacific Internet community on the global stage.

Read more about Asia-Pacific Network Information Centre:  Structure, Open Policy Meetings, IPv4 Exhaustion, APNIC Training, Whois Database, History, Policy Development Process, Economies

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