Anonymous ID: 26e207 Nov. 18, 2025, 7:03 a.m. No.23869477   ๐Ÿ—„๏ธ.is ๐Ÿ”—kun

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Amazon has actively and extensively purchased IPv4 address blocks for years

, acquiring over 100 million addresses through large acquisitions from various companies like MIT and General Electric. This massive purchase of IPv4 addresses serves to meet AWS's infrastructure needs and is reflected in its pricing for customers using their own IP addresses on AWS services, as noted in sources like IPXO and Brander Group.

 

https://www.techradar.com/news/amazon-has-hoarded-billions-of-dollars-worth-of-ipv4-but-why

Anonymous ID: 26e207 Nov. 18, 2025, 7:14 a.m. No.23869524   ๐Ÿ—„๏ธ.is ๐Ÿ”—kun   >>9530

>>23869502 Here's a better post for baker.

 

Amazon has hoarded billions of dollarsโ€™ worth of IPv4 - but why?

 

Amazon has collected a huge volume of IPv4 addresses, although quite why is unclear.

 

According to internet infrastructure enthusiast called Andree Toonk, the allocated addresses represent just the tip of the iceberg in terms of Amazonโ€™s total collection. Over the years, the internet firm has purchased many more that are still not in circulation. These include a 2017 purchase of 8 million IPv4 addresses from MIT, 16 million more from GE and a further 4 million from AMPRNet in 2019.

 

Toonk did some extra sleuthing to find additional IP registries and discovered that Amazon actually has in excess of 100 million unique IPv4 addresses.

 

https://www.techradar.com/news/amazon-has-hoarded-billions-of-dollars-worth-of-ipv4-but-why