Session 2

This presentation will explore how ISPs structure their business models in highly price sensitive markets balancing affordability with sustainability.

This topic will highlight funding and investment opportunities available to ISPs and how ISPs can leverage investment to expand infrastructure, improve connectivity and support digital growth.

Subsea cable technology is driving the expansion of data and telecommunications into remote and climate-challenged regions. As demand grows for connectivity - from basic services to AI/ML applications - new approaches are needed.

With the ability to span thousands of kilometers without regeneration and long distances without amplification, these systems may offer powerful solutions for extending resilient, high-performance connectivity into terrestrial networks.

William will open the workshop and address what the workshop hopes to achieve.

The overview of the regulatory framework for domains in South Africa session will highlight the opportunities for interested parties to engage with and participate in policy development processes.

The overview of the regulatory framework for domains in South Africa session will highlight the opportunities for interested parties to engage with and participate in policy development processes.

IPv6 and DNSSEC for Managers will focus on the business reasons for implementing IPv6 and DNSSEC, specifically why it is important for registrars to support both.

Route leaks and route hijacks continue to destabilise the global routing system, with significant consequences for network operators and their customers.

Certificate Transparency (CT), defined in RFC 6962, provides a mechanism for publicly logging TLS certificates in a way that allows anyone to audit Certificate Authority activity and detect the issuance of suspect or unauthorised certificates.

With IPv4 exhaustion long established, the global transition to IPv6 is well underway — but how do we actually measure progress, and where does South Africa stand? This presentation examines why continued migration to IPv6 remains critically important, the methodologies available for tracking adoption across networks and regions, and what the data reveals about the state of IPv6 uptake in South Africa and on the broader African continent.

This workshop is an opportunity for representatives for ISP associations in different countries to share their experiences and identify common threats and challenges. Proposed topics for discussion include:

• Internet blocking - how to educate and inform policy makers
• Strategies for dealing with dominant incumbent operators
• AFRINIC - what role should ISP associations be playing
• International satellite operators - threats or opportunities?
• Cybersecurity challenges and consumer education