Concern over lack of IPv6 uptake as IP address D-Day looms
13 May 2010
Time is running out for the IPv6 address protocol to be finalised, with reports that the current IPv4 system could release its last remaining batch of new addresses as soon as September next year.
According to the latest estimates, there are only around 300 million IPv4 addresses still available, and they’re being used up faster than ever thanks to the explosion of web-enabled mobile devices such as smartphones. At current rates, claims a report by the BBC, the last batch of addresses will have to be released by 9 September, 2011.
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