<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div class="">Dear colleagues,</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><div class="">We’ve published the latest in our series of country reports, this time looking at the Internet landscape in eight countries in the Gulf region.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">This is the sixth such country report that the RIPE NCC has produced as part of an ongoing effort to support Internet development throughout our service region by making our data and insights available to both local technical communities and decision makers. </div></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">The report looks at the state of the Internet in the Gulf region, including its market landscape and regulatory environment, Internet number resources and opportunities for growth, regional connectivity, routing and routing security, and the operators and paths providing international transit into the region. We also reach a number of conclusions about what is needed to further develop the Internet in the Gulf region. </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">You can learn more and download the report from RIPE Labs:</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><a href="https://labs.ripe.net/Members/suzanne_taylor_muzzin/ripe-ncc-internet-country-report-gulf-region" class="">https://labs.ripe.net/Members/suzanne_taylor_muzzin/ripe-ncc-internet-country-report-gulf-region</a></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Please let us know if you have any feedback on the report or are interested in learning more about RIPE NCC data. And please share it with any of your colleagues who might be interested. </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Best regards,</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Suzanne</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">_____________</div><div class="">Suzanne Taylor</div><div class="">RIPE NCC</div></body></html>