Brander Group Inc.

Brander Group Inc. is an IPv4 address broker and IT, connectivity and cloud brokerage firm. The home page describes the company as "Provider-Neutral Cloud, Network and IPv4 Advisors" and states that the firm has "20+ years of experience" and has been "Since 2007 ... rooted in connectivity and network infrastructure." The services and solutions the site lists include buying IPv4, selling IPv4, IPv4 leasing, IPAM, ARIN, RIPE and APNIC transfers, IP blacklist checks and blacklist removals, IPv4 readdressing, ARIN chain of custody, RIPE LIR sponsorship, cloud strategy, global connectivity, artificial intelligence, Starlink managed internet, data center, network security, collaboration and voice, mobility and wireless, IT procurement, SD-WAN, enterprise consulting, electric co-op assessment and global network strategy.

The site states that Brander Group's client base spans 60 countries, counts 2500 global clients, and that "Each month, we facilitate 50-70 IPv4 transfers in ARIN, RIPE, and APNIC, helping organizations secure address blocks ranging from small /24s to /12 allocations." Clients are described as regional ISPs, global network operators and enterprises. In 2018 the company launched IPv4 Connect, described on the site as a marketplace to transfer IP addresses. The home page also carries the line "Featured in Fortune Magazine | Financial Times | Inc. Magazine."

Brander Group also leases IPv4 addresses. The leasing page states that clients can "get access to a large number of clean IPv4 addresses available for lease and get an LOA to use the IP's within 24 hours." It says the firm has access to pools of unused IP addresses that can be leased "at competitive rates" and offers month-to-month options as well as five-year long-term leases, with monthly, quarterly and yearly payment options.

The page publishes a table of monthly lease prices organised by block size, covering /24, /23, /22, /21, /20 and a /19s-/16s row that is marked "Contact Sales." Because lease rates and what is available change, a caller should be given the current price and cost directly by the company rather than a figure quoted from memory. The page also links an IPv4 lease-versus-buy cost and ROI calculator that a visitor can use to compare total cash outlay and break-even points.

Brander Group's buying page states that organizations rely on the firm to buy global IP addresses in ARIN, RIPE and APNIC, and describes support "every step of the way from pre-approval, contracts and fully managing the entire IPv4 transfer process." The page says the company has "over 1500 clients in 60+ countries" and completes 50-80 IPv4 transfers every month, with block sizes described as "IPv4 addresses ranging from a /24 up to /12s."

Listed elements of the buying service: IPv4 address research to uncover unadvertised blocks; a global sales inventory described as covering ARIN, RIPE, APNIC and LACNIC; qualification of each seller "to ensure they own the IPv4 free and clear"; support with a "24/7 approach via phone and email"; payment by wire or escrow.com; and blacklist reporting. The page states each address is run "against over 100 global IP blacklists in less than 1 day", producing a report listing each address, the blacklists it appears on, and links to help with removal.

Brander Group lists three locations on its contact page. The corporate and mailing location is Las Vegas, NV 89107. Corporate sales is located in Scottsdale, AZ 85258. A satellite location is listed in Los Angeles, CA 90036. The site footer repeats the same areas served as "Scottsdale, AZ - Las Vegas, NV - Los Angeles, CA." No street address is published for the Las Vegas or Los Angeles locations on this page.

The phone number published across the site is +1 (702) 560-5616, and the email address is given as info (at) brandergroup.net. No business hours or opening hours are published anywhere on the site, so a caller should not be told when the office is open; the IPv4 pages describe support as a 24/7 approach by phone and email, which is a support commitment rather than posted hours. There is no online appointment or booking calendar on the site; the way to schedule a conversation is the contact form or a phone call.

Brander Group publishes two payment options for buying and selling IP addresses.

Option 1 is the firm's own client holdings account. The page states that "Brander Group maintains a secure client holdings account specifically for IPv4 transactions. Buyer's wire funds to our secure account where they are held until the transfer is verified in whois, at which case we release the sellers proceeds (less our commission)." The page says this option reduces time and complexity and saves escrow fees, and that the firm has "safely collected and wired over $600 Million using our client funds to over 60 countries without issue."

The selling page states that companies that no longer need their IP addresses use Brander Group to sell IPv4 in the ARIN, RIPE and APNIC regions, with support "from ownership verification, blacklist cleanup, contracts and fully managing the entire IPv4 transfer and sales process."

The reasons the page gives for selling through the firm are: a data-driven approach that uses "market data and analytics to determine IPv4 prices and maximize IPv4 value"; assistance working with the RIRs to allow the sale; a streamlined process using wire or escrow.com; a network of pre-qualified buyers; tailored purchase agreements "specific to legally sell IPv4 blocks globally"; and detailed reporting with each address tested against 100 global blacklists. The page says the firm matches a seller with a fully qualified buyer "within 30 days."

These are things people ask Brander Group Inc. that its published information does not yet cover.

• prices
• availability
• per-IP market rates or valuations
• RIR transfer approval or eligibility
• transfer or delivery timelines
• contract or commission terms
• escrow or third-party fee amounts
• current inventory of IPv4 blocks