Lease IPv4 address to solve the IPv4 exhaustion

Your network has customers to connect and services to launch. An IPv4 shortage should not decide how far your business can grow. Leasing gives you access to existing address capacity without committing the capital of a block purchase. LARUS brings Unlimited IPv4 and Continuity to that expansion plan.

How IPv4 Leasing Helps You Keep Growing

IPv4 has a finite 32-bit address space. Exhaustion of new address pools does not mean existing addresses disappear; it means growing networks need another way to obtain capacity. Leasing lets you put existing IPv4 space to work for subscribers, servers and public services.

Start with the capacity your next deployment needs, then use the current IPv4 pricing calculator to plan the cost. Your investment can stay focused on the infrastructure and customer relationships that generate revenue.

The Business Benefits of Leasing IPv4

• Keep capital available. Pay for address capacity as a service and leave acquisition funds available for servers, transit and growth.
• Move the launch forward. Organise a lease and routing setup instead of starting with a block acquisition and transfer.
• Expand around demand. Plan capacity by customer, site and deployment phase with your supply partner.
• Keep serving IPv4 users. Add the capacity your customers need while developing your IPv6 network.

This approach works for ISPs, cloud platforms, hosting businesses and data centres adding IPv4 capacity. The guide to how IPv4 leasing works connects those benefits to the steps of a deployment.

Choose Direct Supply with LARUS

LARUS leases from its own address pool. Your team works with the operator behind the supply, so a question about capacity, routing or renewal has a direct destination. You can plan the next expansion with the same partner supporting today's addresses.

Keep Support Close to Your Network

When a customer needs help, fewer handoffs matter. LARUS brings supply and Continuity together, helping you coordinate the upstream work while your engineers concentrate on service delivery. Buying a block still leaves your business dependent on the registry; adding a broker does not automatically take that dependence away.

The basis for LARUS Continuity includes Cloud Innovation's court-recognised shareholder position in AFRINIC and its exclusive mandate appointing LARUS. That is the institutional strength behind the commercial offer.

Turn Available Addresses into Reachable Services

Plan your origin ASN and upstream connection with LARUS. Coordinate the LOA, IRR and RPKI/ROA records, then check customer applications, reverse DNS, reputation and location data before moving live traffic. These details help the addresses do the job your customers are paying for.

For the complete deployment journey, read how to lease IPv4 addresses. Bring renewal and expansion into the initial conversation so your supply plan looks beyond the first activation.

Protect the Network Identity Customers Recognise

An address can become part of a customer's API allowlist, VPN or firewall rules. Replacing it then means coordinating changes outside your own network. Choosing Continuity early supports the identity your customers build around your service.

When You Need Identity Across Providers

For an end customer who needs a stable public identity across changes of compatible delivery provider, explore LARUS One at larus.one. Operators who want to deliver that service can explore the Delivery Partner programme. Your network's IPv4 capacity and a customer's portable identity are distinct needs, each with a clear next step.

Use IPv4 and IPv6 in the Same Growth Plan

IPv6 gives networks a much larger address space. Your customers and the services they connect to may still need IPv4. A dual-stack approach lets you develop IPv6 while keeping IPv4 access for the applications that rely on it. Leasing helps you plan that capacity by service and location.

Make Room for Your Next Customer

Bring your deployment location, address count and growth plans to LARUS. Choose IPv4 Continuity and turn address scarcity into a supply decision your business can move forward with.

IPv4 Exhaustion and Leasing Questions

Can I still get IPv4 addresses after exhaustion?

Yes. Existing address space remains in use. Leasing gives your network access to capacity without beginning with a purchase.

How do I choose a block size?

Start with the services and customers you are connecting, then include room for growth. A /24 contains 256 addresses and a /22 contains 1,024. The block-size guide explains larger prefixes and deployment planning.

Should I buy because I expect to need IPv4 for years?

Long-term demand makes continuity important; it does not make acquisition the automatic answer. Compare the total cost and the partner supporting continued use. Why lease IPv4 space? covers that decision.

Does leasing replace my IPv6 rollout?

No. You can lease the IPv4 capacity your customers need while expanding IPv6. The two support different parts of your connectivity plan.