This document summarizes updates from LACNIC presented at APNIC 45 in Nepal. It discusses three main topics: 1) excellence in internet number resource management including membership evolution and elections, 2) continued strengthening of a secure, stable, open internet through initiatives like IPv6 deployment and training, and 3) promoting participatory internet governance through community building and the policy development process. Key points include a new fee schedule, the soft landing policy entering its third phase, 15 approved resource transfers, election of two new board members, growing IPv6 deployment across the region especially in Uruguay and Brazil, training over 2,800 people through webinars and courses, and 312 applications received for the FRIDA digital innovation fund.

1. LACNIC Update
APNIC 45
Nepal, 19-28 February, 2018

2. Three Topics
1. Excellence in Internet Number
Resource Management.
• Membership evolution
• Soft landing policy phases status
• Elections Board of Directors
2. Continued strengthening of a
secure, stable, open, and
continuously growing Internet.
• Security, Stability, Resilience
• IPv6 Deployment
• Training
3. Promoting and enriching a
participatory, bottom-up
Internet governance model.
• PDP, news and proposals
• Community Building

3. Resource Management
Membership evolution
2017

4. New Membership Fee
Schedule
• Nano category (allocations smaller than /22)
• New categories above XL (2XL, 3XL… for
organizations holding more than /12)
• ASN Assignment fee was decreased for the
categories Nano and Micro

5. Resource Management
Soft Landing Policy – Phase III
• Started in Feb 15th, 2017
– “No IPv4 allocations or assignments will be made
to organizations that have already been assigned
or allocated IPv4 resources by LACNIC or by the
organizations that preceded LACNIC in the
region currently serviced by LACNIC.”
• Maximum allocation size /22 (one time)
• Pool size (5 million addresses)
• This phase is expected to last 3 years

6. Resource transfers
• After policy 2.3.2.18 was implemented other transfers are
allowed
• Only intra-RIR transfers are permitted (Policy to allow
inbound inter-RIR transfers is being discussed in the policy
list).
• 15 transfers approved
http://www.lacnic.net/en/web/lacnic/transferencia
+/16

7. LACNIC Board of Directors
(2017 elections)
• 13 candidates from 10 different countries
were nominated.
Results:
• Gabriel Adonaylo (Argentina) renewed.
• Rosalía Morales (Costa Rica) was elected
for first time.

8. Strengthening a Secure, Stable,
Open, and Continuously Growing
Internet

9. Security, Stability and
Resiliency Initiatives
• Security and stability for routing
– Resource Certification
• Trust Anchors Alignment (AKA “0/0”)
• RPKI outreach
– Promoting IXPs in the region
• DNS security and stability
– K-Root IPv6 enabled, global node @Montevideo,
UY
– I-Root instances being installed throughout the
region
• Paraguay just became active last week

10. Secure, Stable, Open and Resilient Internet.
Networks announcing IPv6 prefixes
(%ASN 20/Feb/2018)
• There are 6630
visible ASNs in the
region, 37% of which
are visible over IPv6
– They announce at
least one portion
of an IPv6 prefix
– Highest coverage
in the five regions

11. Secure, Stable, Open and Resilient Internet.
IPv6 Users per Country
• Several countries with growing
adoption rates
– UY ~29% (dominant operator deployed
IPv6 for all fixed broadband services)
– BR ~25% (continues growing steadily)
– TT, EC ~19%
– AR, BO, GT, MX ~ 5-7%
– DO ~ 1.5%

12. Training and Webinars
(People trained by topic in 2017)
CAMPUS LACNIC
1.039 students so far this
year, at the:
- IPv6 (basic) course
- IPv6 (advanced) course
- BGP+RPKI course
Number only for 2017.
Webinars & In-Person: 2.825

13. FRIDA
FRIDA is the regional fund for digital innovation.
In 2017, the fund received 312 applications for the three supports available →
Competitive selection process
Winning projects included: an IoT initiative for climate change and disaster
management in Dominica, an educational project that employs ICT in rural
Cuba and a Brazilian organization that works to create awareness about digital
rights of LGBTI communities in the LAC region.
In 2018, with support from LACNIC, IDRC and Internet Society, the program will
offer 3 grants and 3 awards for gender equality through ICT, Community
Networks and technical innovation for Internet Development.

14. Internet Governance Participative
Model and Community Building

15. Number of Policy Proposals at
LACNIC

16. Community Building
LACNIC on the Move 2017
• Guatemala (March 20 - 22)
Collaboration with ISOC Chapter Guatemala, Superintendencia de
Telecomunicaciones, Internet Society and the ICANN Roadshow –
150 participants, mainly from the local community.
• Guyana: Internet Week Guyana (October 9 -13)
activities organised by the Ministry of Public Telecommunications
(MOPT), CaribNOG, LACNIC, ISOC, ICANN, and CTU - 100
participants
• Medellín, Colombia (November 21-24)
Collaboration with MINTIC (Ministry of ICT) - 60 participants

17. LACNIC 29 – Panama
30th April- 4th May 2018

18. Thank you!
LACNIC Update
APNIC 45
Nepal, February 2018