Tenant
Enterprise IT & Data
A dedicated /24, a month-to-month lease, and coordinated authorization and routing, without purchasing address space.
South Korea
The customer asked to remain anonymous for commercial reasons. The information was supplied by the company and approved for publication.
leased month-to-month, no purchase
financial-sector network integration
for lease, authorization docs and routing
At a glance
Customer type
Tenant
Industry
Enterprise IT & Data
Location
South Korea
Service
Lease IPv4
RIR
RIPE NCC
IPv4 space
One /24 (256 addresses)
Term
Month-to-month
TL;DR
A small South Korean data technology company needed a dedicated /24 that met specific routing and registration requirements for a network integration with a major financial institution. Public IPs from a cloud provider did not qualify, and buying a block meant tying up capital on a tight timeline. The company leased a /24 on IPbnb month-to-month. IPbnb handled company verification, routing and IP configuration questions, and the authorization documents needed for customer-side registration, and the integration stayed on schedule.
The customer
The customer is a specialized data technology company based in South Korea. It provides data processing, data enrichment and enterprise data solutions for financial institutions and large corporations.
Its team is small and highly technical, with expertise in data engineering, software development and enterprise project delivery.
The challenge: not just any public IPs would do
The company was preparing an enterprise network integration with a major financial institution in South Korea. The project required a dedicated /24 that met specific routing and network-registration requirements. Standard public IP addresses from a cloud provider were not sufficient for the use case.
Timing was the main constraint. The address space had to be ready for the customer's integration schedule, so uncertain lead times could put the project at risk. Buying a /24 would also mean committing capital and managing a more complex acquisition process for a project with an immediate need.
The team compared several IPv4 leasing providers on availability, pricing, IP reputation, authorization documentation and operational support. Some options were more expensive, less flexible or more complicated than the project required.
Why the company chose IPbnb
The company found IPbnb while researching IPv4 leasing providers online. A suitable /24 was available on the platform with clear pricing, and the leasing process was simple enough to fit the project schedule.
Five factors shaped the decision:
availability of a suitable /24
transparent pricing
IP reputation
access to the required authorization documentation
responsive technical support
Support proved especially important. The project involved questions about routing, authorization and IP configuration, and the customer needed quick answers to keep the integration moving.
From verification to routing
IPbnb supported the company through the main stages of the lease:
Block selection. The customer identified an available /24 that met its reputation and documentation requirements.
Company verification. The team completed the required verification process.
Technical coordination. IPbnb worked directly with the customer's engineers on routing and IP configuration questions.
Authorization. The company received the documentation needed for its customer-side registration process.
Allocation and routing. The IP allocation and routing setup went ahead without significant difficulty.
The /24 remains on a month-to-month lease, with support available throughout the term.
The result: the integration stayed on schedule
With the /24 secured, the company proceeded with the required network integration and customer-side registration on schedule.
The customer did not frame the outcome as a percentage of cost savings. The bigger benefit was flexibility and lower operational complexity. Before IPbnb, securing suitable address space meant uncertainty around availability, pricing and authorization. With IPbnb, the company managed the lease and related coordination through one platform, paid monthly, and avoided buying and transferring a block for a time-sensitive project.
Weighing a purchase against a lease for your own project? Compare the options in buy vs. lease IPv4 or see how IPv4 leasing on IPbnb works.
Chief Technology Officer
South Korean data technology company
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