[ncc-announce] IANA IPv4 Address Pool Dips Below 10%

[Apologies for duplicates]

Dear Colleagues,

With the distribution of two /8 blocks to APNIC, the Number Resource  
Organization (NRO) today announced that less than ten percent of  
available IPv4 addresses remain unallocated.

“This is a key milestone in the growth and development of the global  
Internet,” noted Axel Pawlik, Chairman of the NRO. “With less than ten  
percent of the entire IPv4 address range still available for  
allocation to RIRs, it is vital that the Internet community take  
considered and determined action to ensure the global adoption of  
IPv6. The limited IPv4 addresses will not allow us enough resources to  
achieve the ambitions we all hold for global Internet access. The  
deployment of IPv6 is a key infrastructure development that will  
enable the network to support the billions of people and devices that  
will connect in the coming years.”

You can view the NRO press release in its entirety at:
http://www.nro.net/media/less-than-10-percent-ipv4-addresses-remain-unallocated.html

Please contact <ncc at ripe.net> if you have any questions or comments.

Regards,

Paul Rendek
Head of External Relations and Communications
RIPE NCC