2 ms·

IPv4 prices peaked during the Covid pandemic, presumably because of sudden high demand. Amazon took this as an opportunity to increase prices. Now IPv4 prices

by kijin 2y ago

IPv4 prices peaked during the Covid pandemic, presumably because of sudden high demand. Amazon took this as an opportunity to increase prices. Now IPv4 prices are returning to pre-Covid long-term trends. But of course Amazon won't reflect that in their pricing table.

throw0101c 2y ago
> Amazon took this as an opportunity to increase prices. IPv4 prices peaked in early 2022; AWS started charging for public IPv4 in 2024 (announced in 2023): * https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/new-aws-public-ipv4-address-charge-public-ip-insights/ https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/new-aws-public-ipv4-address... If they had increased prices in 2022 (or at least announced in 2022), then I could see some kind of correlation, but give it was 1.5-2 years after, I doubt there is a connection.
- bluGill 2y ago
  i would expect aws needs a year or two from when they decide to charge for something new just to work out the details
  - throw0101c 2y ago
    > i would expect aws needs a year or two from when they decide to charge for something new just to work out the details The price had already dropped, and was continuing to fall, when they announced the change, so if rising acquisition cost was the primary reason for adding the IPv4 charge, it had already went away. I think AWS has looked at a utilization graph and sees a time their current pool is get used up at current rates and doesn't want to go through the hassle of acquiring more IPv4 addresses, regardless of cost (even if it is "cheap"). I also think that they have statistic for their www.Amazon.com storefront, and maybe are seeing a good proportion from IPv6 and so figure that there's a 'critical mass' (especially mobile).
    - bluGill 2y ago
      There is a lot of lag in decisions like this so price falling isn't enough to say anything.
  - ta1243 2y ago
    AWS is seeing growth rates reduce and needs to pump up their revenue. They're moving onto the "squeeze" part of the cycle.

by kijin 2y ago

throw0101c 2y ago

> Amazon took this as an opportunity to increase prices. IPv4 prices peaked in early 2022; AWS started charging for public IPv4 in 2024 (announced in 2023): * https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/new-aws-public-ipv4-address-charge-public-ip-insights/ https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/new-aws-public-ipv4-address... If they had increased prices in 2022 (or at least announced in 2022), then I could see some kind of correlation, but give it was 1.5-2 years after, I doubt there is a connection.

bluGill 2y ago
i would expect aws needs a year or two from when they decide to charge for something new just to work out the details
- throw0101c 2y ago
  > i would expect aws needs a year or two from when they decide to charge for something new just to work out the details The price had already dropped, and was continuing to fall, when they announced the change, so if rising acquisition cost was the primary reason for adding the IPv4 charge, it had already went away. I think AWS has looked at a utilization graph and sees a time their current pool is get used up at current rates and doesn't want to go through the hassle of acquiring more IPv4 addresses, regardless of cost (even if it is "cheap"). I also think that they have statistic for their www.Amazon.com storefront, and maybe are seeing a good proportion from IPv6 and so figure that there's a 'critical mass' (especially mobile).
  - bluGill 2y ago
    There is a lot of lag in decisions like this so price falling isn't enough to say anything.
- ta1243 2y ago
  AWS is seeing growth rates reduce and needs to pump up their revenue. They're moving onto the "squeeze" part of the cycle.