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• [28 January 2010]
  What happens when Internet runs out of IPv4 addresses
  Every device linked to the Internet needs an IP address to enable it to connect with the rest of the network. IP addresses are therefore critical to the infrastructure of the Internet. Yet, the biggest threat that the Internet faces today is that we're running out of the current form of IP addresses, IPv4. more
   
• [19 January 2010]
  'Grave Consequences' If Web Community Doesn't Switch to New Address Protocol
  The internet is running out of web addresses, with less than 10 per cent of current-generation IPv4 web addresses still available, warns the Number Resource Organization. more
   
• [19 January 2010]
  IPv4 addresses to be exhausted by 2012
  Number Resource Organization urges firms to switch to IPv6 now. more
   
• [19 January 2010]
  IPv4 addresses: Less than 10% Still Available
  The shortage of IPv4 addresses has reached a critical stage, according to the registries that allocate internet numbers around the world. more
   
• [8 October 2009]
  Securing the Future of the Internet
  Recognising that a new protocol was required to meet future demand for IP addresses, the Internet technical community developed IPv6, the next-generation of IP addresses, in the mid-1990s... - more
   
• [1 July 2009]
  Universal broadband access to strain internet infrastructure
  According to the RIPE NCC, higher levels of broadband penetration in the UK could place a strain on the number of available internet protocol (IP) addresses. Already, as many as 90 per cent of IP version 4 (IPv4) addresses have already been allocated globally... - more
   
• [18 June 2009]
  German and Swedish Governments Prioritise IPv6 Deployment
  Two videos outlining deployment of IPv6 by the German and Swedish governments have been added to IPv6 Act Now, the website run by the RIPE NCC to raise awareness of the need to adopt the new Internet protocol, IPv6. - more
   
• [26 May 2009]
  New Site to Explain IPv6
  European Internet registry agency RIPE NCC has launched a new website aimed at dispelling some of the myths surrounding IPv6 and providing information on the current state of play on the new technology. - more
   
• [21 May 2009]
  New Site Launched to Encourage IPv6 Adoption
  IPv6 Act Now hopes to guide firms through migration to the new protocol. The RIPE NCC, a not-for-profit internet infrastructure organisation, has launched a new web site designed to help companies find out more about migrating to the new IPv6 protocol. - more
   
• [8 May 2009]
  European Agency Stresses IPv6 Co-operation
  European companies are not being pressed to accelerate IPv6 deployment according to the European Internet registry. - more
   
• [10 March 2009]
  Twin Hurdles that Could Trip Internet Upgrade Plans
  Two major shortages could hobble the Internet's continued expansion, says Internet infrastructure expert Daniel Karrenberg (RIPE NCC). - more
   
• [02 March 2009]
  Internet Development: Governments Progressing the Internet Protocol Address Challenge
  Axel Pawlik (RIPE NCC) summarises the outcome of the most recent government roundtable and the progress being made in the EC as governments flesh out their IPv6 roadmaps. - more
   
• [02 March 2009]
  The Internet 10 years on
  Accelerated IPv6 uptake is a must if we are to avoid stifling Internet growth and innovation, says Axel Pawlik (RIPE NCC). - more
   
• [20 February 2009]
  Time for IPv6: Governments Urged to Plan to hit EU Targets
  Detlef Eckert, senior advisor in the Directorate General Information Society and Media of the European Commission (EC), is today emphasising the crucial role of EU governments in leading the way to IPv6 migration, at a roundtable meeting for governments and regulators, hosted by the RIPE NCC. - more
   
• [17 February 2009]
  Time to Deploy IPv6 - Governments Urged To Lead Progression Towards European Targets
  Advisor to the European Commission, Detlef Eckert, to stress the need to deploy the new Internet protocol now and highlights importance of public sector leadership at RIPE NCC Roundtable meeting for governments and regulators. - more