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Exploring the Evolving Internet Landscape
Terry Sweetser, Training Delivery Manager, South Asia & Oceania at APNIC, presented insights on Internet development in the Pacific at the PITA AGM, Business Forum, and Expo held from 29 April to 2 May 2025 in Honiara, Solomon Islands.
Exploring the Evolving Internet Landscape
- 1. 1 Exploring the Evolving InternetLandscape Presenter: Terry Sweetser Training Delivery Manager, South Asia & Oceania APNIC
- 2. 2 Source: https://www.apnic.net/community/ecosystem/ APNIC Providing: • InternetAddressing (Registry) • Training and Assistance (Development) The internet needs globally unique addresses. This allows the internet to function as one network everywhere.
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- 4. 4 APNIC Pacific Strategy IMPACTFULTRAINING • Training to build capacity and capability in IPv6 and RPKI uptake, IXP builds • NOG IGF IXP Workshops • Online & Self-Paced Training TECHNICAL ENGAGEMENT • Internet Security – Build incident response capability • FELLOWSHIP Program • Regional Events VISION “A global, open, stable, and secure Internet.” https://www.apnic.net/about-apnic/organization/
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- 6. 6 APNIC Academy –Free to the Public academy.apnic.net
- 7. 7 APNIC Academy –Key features Online Courses Webinar courses Self-paced courses Virtual Labs Technical Assistance Book an Expert
- 8. 8 Now for somestatistics … IPv6, RPKI, Oh My! Image from https://theconversation.com/the-problem-with-official-statistics-and-three-ways-to-make-them-better-103448
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- 17. 17 Internet Exchange Points •Melanesia & Guam – Only places with active IXP deployments – Looking to do more in Samoa, Fiji and French Polynesia • Bora Bora IX ☺ • IXP Viability in Small Island nations is a very hard problem to address… – Is a regional IXP the answer?
- 18. 18 18 Regional Summary Region CountriesPopulation (2023) Avg GNI per Capita Total IXPs Total Submarine Bandwidth** Melanesia 5 11,154,000 $9,886 4 34.5 Tbps Polynesia 9 679,120 $10,847 0 8.6 Tbps Micronesia 7 544,800 $14,277 4* 21.4 Tbps 21 12,377,920 $11,670 7 64.5 Tbps * Guam has several exchanges listed in PDB, however some may not be active. ** An estimate only, based on “best guess” from press releases and ITU data. Data sources include ITU, CIA Fact Book, and Peering DB.
- 19. 19 19 Melanesia Country Population (2023) Internet Affordability Capacity Per User(ITU) GNI per Capita (USD) IXPs Submarine Bandwidth** Fiji 896,000 Moderate 10.5 Mbps $5,000 1 15 Tbps Papua New Guinea 9,000,000 Low 3.2 Mbps $2,570 1 8 Tbps Solomon Islands 686,000 Low 3.8 Mbps $2,230 0 3 Tbps Vanuatu 300,000 Low 4.5 Mbps $3,130 1 2.5 Tbps New Caledonia (French territory) 272,000 High 25.3 Mbps $36,500 1 6 Tbps
- 20. 20 20 Polynesia Country Population (2023) Internet Affordability CapacityPer User (ITU) GNI per Capita (USD) IXPs Submarine Bandwidth** Samoa 198,000 Moderate 8.7 Mbps $4,190 0 1.5 Tbps Tonga 105,000 Moderate 7.8 Mbps $4,890 0 1 Tbps Tuvalu 11,000 Low 5.2 Mbps $5,840 0 0.5 Tbps Cook Islands (NZ territory) 17,000 Moderate 10.3 Mbps $16,700 0 0.8 Tbps French Polynesia (French territory) 279,000 High 22.7 Mbps $20,500 0 3 Tbps Niue (NZ territory) 1,620 Moderate 8.2 Mbps $14,000 0 0.3 Tbps American Samoa (US territory) 55,000 High 18.5 Mbps $13,000 0 1.2 Tbps Wallis and Futuna (French territory) 11,000 Moderate 7.5 Mbps $12,000 0 0.2 Tbps Tokelau (NZ territory) 1,500 Moderate 6.8 Mbps $6,500 0 0.1 Tbps
- 21. 21 21 Micronesia Country Population (2023) Internet Affordability Capacity Per User(ITU) GNI per Capita (USD) IXPs Submarine Bandwidth** Federated States of Micronesia 113,000 Low 4.8 Mbps $3,400 0 1.2 Tbps Kiribati 119,000 Low 4.2 Mbps $3,010 0 0.8 Tbps Marshall Islands 59,000 Low 5.5 Mbps $4,300 0 0.6 Tbps Nauru 10,800 Moderate 7.5 Mbps $14,230 0 0.3 Tbps Palau 18,000 Moderate 9.2 Mbps $14,900 0 0.5 Tbps Guam (US territory) 168,000 High 27.5 Mbps $35,600 4* 15 Tbps Northern Mariana Islands (US territory) 57,000 High 22.3 Mbps $24,500 0 3 Tbps
- 22. 22 3 Tech Trendsto watch Segment Routing on IPv6 • Critical dependency on IPv6 • Solves a huge scale problem in ipv4/MPLS based networks 5G Networks • Critical dependency on IPv6 • Faster decentralised networks • Alternative to fixed line
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- 24. 24 24 Our Pacific TODO List • Uplift IPv6 Adoption • RPKI Validation • Build more Internet Exchange Points • Build capacity: – New Tech – Security – Community – Leadership
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