IPv4.Global Joins Forces with Internet2 to Help Research and Higher Education Institutions Uncover Hidden IP Assets

NEW YORK, March 26, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- IPv4.Global, the world's largest, most trusted and transparent IPv4 marketplace, today announced it has joined Internet2, a non-profit, member-driven consortium delivering advanced technology initiatives among research and higher education institutions. This collaboration underscores IPv4.Global's ongoing commitment to help colleges and universities uncover hidden assets that can fund their future growth and innovation.

As an Internet2 industry member, IPv4.Global will support research and education institutions in managing their IP address space, with the potential to enhance routing security and help institutions reinvest in networking and services that further their missions. IPv4.Global works with customers regardless of size across a variety of industries worldwide and has built a specialty within the education space.

"Joining forces with the Internet2 community allows us to make a direct and meaningful impact on the higher education community," said Lee Howard, senior vice president of IPv4.Global. "We've assisted numerous universities and colleges in identifying underutilized IPv4 assets, unlocking critical funding that enables network expansion and upgrades. This can be a useful funding boost when needed."

Most higher education institutions have unused IPv4 address blocks that are potentially valuable, untapped resources that could generate significant capital. By bringing these dormant assets to light, IPv4.Global is helping colleges and universities unlock essential funds that can be reinvested into technology infrastructure, network upgrades, or other vital initiatives.

"The Internet2 community continues to collaborate on optimizing network resources and enhancing routing security," said George Loftus, associate vice president of Internet2 Network Services. "IPv4.Global joining as an Internet2 industry member brings expertise that can help the community manage IPv4 resources while preparing for an IPv6-enabled future for research and education networks."

IPv4.Global is the world's leading marketplace for IPv4 addresses and a trusted partner in IPv4 consultancy. The company is the only platform to disclose and publicly share pricing for every transaction conducted through its marketplace, ensuring unparalleled transparency and trust in a market often clouded by uncertainty.

About IPv4.Global
IPv4.Global, a division of Hilco Streambank, is the most trusted IPv4 marketplace in the world. We operate the only transparent, public marketplace to ensure our buyers and sellers get the most value for their transactions. Our multi-tiered platform, backed by the most experienced team of transfer analysts, facilitates transactions of varying IPv4 block sizes, ranging from small public to large private transactions. IPv4.Global provides credible, transparent services to our buyers and sellers, making it the most trusted marketplace worldwide. For more information, please visit https://ipv4.global/. 

About Internet2^®
Internet2^® is a non-profit, member-driven advanced technology community founded by the nation's leading higher education institutions in 1996. Internet2 serves 337 U.S. universities, 58 government agencies, 46 regional and state education networks and through them supports more than 80,000 community anchor institutions, over 1,000 InCommon participants, 60 leading corporations working with our community, and 70 national research and education network operators that represent more than 100 countries.

Internet2 delivers a diverse portfolio of technology solutions that leverages, integrates, and amplifies the strengths of its members and helps support their educational, research and community service missions. Internet2's core infrastructure components include the nation's largest and fastest research and education network that was built to deliver advanced, customized services that are accessed and secured by the community-developed trust and identity framework. For more information, visit https://internet2.edu.

SOURCE IPv4.Global