LACNIC

What LACNIC does

LACNIC (legal name: Registro de Direcciones de Internet para América Latina y el Caribe) is a Uruguayan non-profit civil association founded in 2002 and headquartered in Montevideo. It operates as the sole Regional Internet Registry (RIR) for Latin America and the Caribbean, holding IANA-delegated authority to allocate and administer IPv4, IPv6, and Autonomous System Numbers (ASNs) across the entire region under a multi-stakeholder, bottom-up policy development model.

Its core technical platform comprises the MiLACNIC member portal, the Whois and RDAP registration data services, the RPKI resource certification infrastructure for cryptographic routing security, the Internet Routing Registry (IRR) using RPSL, reverse DNS delegation, IP geolocation including Geofeeds, and the SARA automated resource management system. Supporting products include LACNIC Tools (integrated RPKI/RDAP/WHOIS/DNS diagnostics), LACNIC CSIRT (regional cybersecurity incident response), the LACNIC Campus online learning platform, the FRIDA regional innovation fund, the Fellowship Program supporting ~50 participants annually, and semi-annual LACNIC events that host policy and technical forums.

LACNIC generates revenue through annual membership fees structured by category and resource holdings from a distributed base of ISPs, network operators, government and public sector entities, academic and research institutions, and enterprises. The organization distributes services directly through the MiLACNIC self-service portal and extends its reach through ecosystem partnerships housed at the Casa de Internet de Latinoamérica y el Caribe, which co-locates ISOC, Red CLARA, ICANN, LACTLD, LAC-IX, LACNOG, and other regional Internet entities. Operations are certified under ISO 9001 (LSQA) and the organization holds Great Place to Work accreditation.

Name

LACNIC

Legal name

Registro de Direcciones de Internet para América Latina y el Caribe

Website

https://lacnic.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

LACNIC is the sole Regional Internet Registry for Latin America and the Caribbean, allocating IPv4, IPv6, and ASNs while operating RPKI, RDAP, and training services for ISPs, governments, and academia across the region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Internet Registry Services

NAICS

Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (518), Computer Facilities Management Services (541513)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYHDABANAA

Data Center Operations & Managed Services (Remote Hands, NOC/SOC)

Hardware, Technology & Telecom/Cloud & Data Center Infrastructure/Data Center Operations & Management

SECONDARYBPAEADAB

Security Operations Center (SOC) as a Service

Business & Public Services/IT & Digital Services (Managed Services, Systems Integration)/Cybersecurity Services (MSSP)

Keywords

• IP address allocation
• Internet registry services
• RPKI certification
• Network routing security
• ASN management

Headquarters

HQ city

Montevideo

HQ country

Uruguay

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: LACNIC operates as a non-profit membership organization. Members pay annual fees based on membership categories and resource holdings to support the organization's operations and regional Internet development activities.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

LACNIC operates the Regional Internet Registry (RIR) for Latin America and the Caribbean, allocating and administering IPv4, IPv6, and Autonomous System Number (ASN) resources to network operators, ISPs, governments, and research institutions. The organization delivers a registry platform with member self-service (MiLACNIC), Whois/RDAP lookups, RPKI cryptographic certification, Internet Routing Registry (IRR), reverse DNS, IP geolocation, automated resource management (SARA), and a Registration API, complemented by the LACNIC CSIRT cybersecurity response team and capacity-building programs such as LACNIC Campus, FRIDA grants, and the Fellowship Program.

Product overview

LACNIC operates as a unified platform providing IP address registry services for Latin America and the Caribbean, managing IPv4, IPv6, and ASN allocations. The core portfolio centers on registration and routing security services including MiLACNIC (member portal), Whois/RDAP lookup services, RPKI certification, IRR routing registry, reverse DNS, and IP geolocation. Supporting services include LACNIC Tools for configuration analysis, SARA for automated resource management, and the IPv4 waitlist system. LACNIC extends its reach through capacity-building initiatives: LACNIC Campus (training), Fellowship Program (event scholarships), FRIDA (project funding), and support for Internet Governance initiatives. Additional offerings include LACNIC CSIRT (security incident response), LACNIC Podcast (technical education), and semi-annual LACNIC Events featuring policy development forums. The organization maintains strict quality standards under ISO 9001 certification.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• FRIDA: Fondo Regional para la Innovación Digital en América Latina y el Caribe - Regional program supporting projects, initiatives, and solutions that contribute to a global, open, stable, and secure Internet in Latin America and the Caribbean. Focus areas include Internet Stability and Security, and Artificial Intelligence applied to Internet and Networks.
• Casa de Internet
• LACNIC CSIRT

Products and services

• MiLACNIC Member Portal
• Whois Service
• RDAP (Registration Data Access Protocol)
• RPKI (Resource Certification)
• Internet Routing Registry (IRR)
• IP Geolocation Service
• LACNIC Tools
• SARA (Automated Internet Resource Management System)
• LACNIC CSIRT
• LACNIC Campus
• FRIDA Program
• Fellowship Program
• LACNIC Events

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature8 records

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• CTU (Caribbean Telecommunications Union)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 July 2025CTU partnered with LACNIC for the School of Digital Transformation and Innovation for the Caribbean, bringing together senior policymakers from 13 Caribbean countries.
• ECLAC (Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 July 2025ECLAC partnered with LACNIC for the School of Digital Transformation and Innovation for the Caribbean program focused on digital governance.
• The University of the West IndiescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 July 2025The University of the West Indies partnered with LACNIC as part of the School of Digital Transformation and Innovation for the Caribbean program.
• Internet Society (ISOC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternet Society is a key partner in the Casa de Internet de Latinoamérica y el Caribe. ISOC is a non-profit organization founded in 1992 to ensure the open development, evolution, and use of the Internet for the benefit of all people worldwide.
• Red CLARAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRed CLARA (Latin American Cooperation of Advanced Networks) develops and operates the only advanced telecommunications network for research, innovation, and education in Latin America. Partner in Casa de Internet.
• ICANNcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerICANN coordinates unique identifiers (names and numbers) worldwide to ensure a stable and interoperable Internet. Member of Casa de Internet.
• LACTLDcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLACTLD is a non-profit organization grouping country code top-level domain administrators of Latin America and the Caribbean, coordinating policies and strategies for domain name development regionally.
• LAC-IXcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLAC-IX is the Latin American and Caribbean Association of Internet Exchange Point Operators, created in 2011 to strengthen regional interconnection.
• LACNOGcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLACNOG (Latin America and Caribbean Network Operators Group) is an international civil association formed by network operators in the region for technical discussion and information exchange.
• LNetcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLNet enables the first public permisionary blockchain network, multipurpose, in production and enterprise-grade, created through the alliance between RedCLARA and LACNIC in collaboration with BID Lab under the LACChain global alliance.
• ASIETminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerASIET (Asociación Iberoamericana de Centros de Investigación y Empresas de Telecomunicaciones) is a private non-profit institution created in 1982 with more than 50 telecommunications operator companies in Latin America.
• ECOM-LACminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerECOM-LAC (Federación Latinoamericana y del Caribe de Internet y el Comercio Electrónico) is dedicated to promoting ICT development and e-commerce in the region.
• ALAIminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerALAI is a civil association dedicated to thinking about and developing the Internet in Latin America and the Caribbean, with values of freedom, education, innovation, and user empowerment.
• LAC-ISPminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLAC-ISP (Federación de Asociaciones y Cámaras de Proveedores de Internet de América Latina y el Caribe) promotes integration of Internet provider organizations and universal Internet access in the region.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• Internet Society (ISOC): Global non-profit advocating for the open Internet; a strategic co-located partner in Casa de Internet alongside LACNIC. Comparable in non-profit mission, training/community programs, and Internet-policy advocacy.
• LAC-IX: Latin American and Caribbean Association of Internet Exchange Point Operators. Ecosystem partner serving complementary interconnection functions in the same regional Internet infrastructure layer.
• LACNOG: Latin American and Caribbean Network Operators Group. Operator-community peer that LACNIC engages for technical discussion, capacity building, and co-organized forums across the LAC region.
• LACTLD: Association of country-code top-level domain administrators in LAC. Identifiers-focused ecosystem peer co-located in Casa de Internet, addressing the domain-name counterpart to LACNIC's number-allocation function.
• Red CLARA: Latin American advanced research and education network. Co-located in Casa de Internet with LACNIC and addresses overlapping research/education Internet-infrastructure needs across the region.

Direct peers

• APNIC: RIR for the Asia-Pacific region. Provides the same registry and routing-security core services as LACNIC, with parallel community/training models and similar non-profit structure.
• ARIN (American Registry for Internet Numbers): The Regional Internet Registry for the US, Canada, and parts of the Caribbean. Direct functional peer to LACNIC: allocates IPv4/IPv6, ASNs, operates WHOIS/RDAP/RPKI/IRR, and engages in policy development and capacity building.
• RIPE NCC: RIR serving Europe, the Middle East, and parts of Central Asia. Closest comparable RIR to LACNIC in terms of membership scale, community engagement model, RPKI/IRR infrastructure, and training programs.
• AfriNIC: RIR for Africa. Operates the same IP/ASN allocation, RPKI, WHOIS, and policy-development function as LACNIC, making it a structural peer despite different regional dynamics.

Broad incumbents

• ICANN: Coordinates unique identifiers globally and oversees the RIR system; LACNIC coordinates closely with ICANN in the Casa de Internet. Overlaps in Internet governance and identifier stewardship but at a coordinating rather than allocation level.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@LACNIC
• Xx.com/lacnic
• Facebookfacebook.com/timeline
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/lacnic

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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