Will the Internet fail without IPv6 upgrade?

I suspect most would agree the Internet will not “stop working” if we fail to upgrade to Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6).
Complete info at IT World Canada, TorontoSun and Cnews.

2010-07-28 11:29:32, Source: http://www.ipv6tf.org/news/newsroom.php?id=6321

Internet addresses wil run out in 340 days

Scramble for IPs could produce a two-tier web.
Complete info at Thinq, GeekSystem and IT Pro Portal.

2010-07-28 11:22:16, Source: http://www.ipv6tf.org/news/newsroom.php?id=6320

Mobile devices, IPv4 and the death of the Internet

More dire warnings have been issued over the proliferation of mobile devices and the impending shortage of IP addresses. GoMo News has covered this story several times in the past, and today we present an overview of the problem, its implications and possible solution.
Complete info at GoMoNews.

2010-07-28 10:59:04, Source: http://www.ipv6tf.org/news/newsroom.php?id=6319

Internet addresses will run out in a year

The world will run out of internet IP addresses in less than a year because of the explosion in smartphones, experts have warned. Inaction by internet providers could lead to broken applications and more expensive net connections.

IP addresses do not refer to website domain names, but the unique sequence of numbers used to identify each computer, website or other internet-connected device. The protocol used by the majority of web users, known as IPv4, provides only about four billion IP addresses. Currently there are only about 232 million IP addresses left which is enough for about 340 days only, the Sydney Morning Herald reported.

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2010-07-28 08:02:15, Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ipv6ActNow/~3/CbHjCfF2Dtg/

RIPE NCC IPv6 for LIRs Training Course

RIPE NCC announced that they still have some seats for the IPv6 training course that LIR members can attend. The focus of the IPv6 training course is to raise awareness about IPv6 and the current best practices for deploying it. It also covers IPv6 Internet addressing policies and how to obtain IPv6 address space. If [...]

2010-07-27 14:47:13, Source: http://www.fix6.net/archives/2010/07/27/ripe-ncc-ipv6-for-lirs-training-course/

Internet address crunch fast approaching: experts

Its been called the next Y2K, and its fast approaching – the end of Internet addresses under the current Internet Protocol.

Australian experts warned Monday that the number of Internet addresses available under the current protocol, IPv4, will run out in about 340 days, the Sydney Morning Herald newspaper reported.

Under IPv4, there are only about 232 million IP addresses remaining. An IP address is the unique numerical code assigned to a computer or device by an Internet service provider (ISP).

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2010-07-27 09:17:13, Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ipv6ActNow/~3/UtlxNpvUgQU/

Less than a year until internet addresses run dry

In less than a year, the world will run out of internet addresses and inaction by internet providers could lead to broken applications and more expensive net connections, experts warn.
Complete info at BrisbaneTimes, The Age and The Canberra Times.

2010-07-26 11:10:05, Source: http://www.ipv6tf.org/news/newsroom.php?id=6318

What the ICT industry wants: The Internet Society of Australia (ISOC-AU)

ISOC-AU vice president, Narelle Clark, outlines the society's view on where the focus should lie on technology election promises.
Complete info at ComputerWorld.

2010-07-26 11:07:14, Source: http://www.ipv6tf.org/news/newsroom.php?id=6317

IPv6 Enabled Web Browsers

Know where you are going and with which IP version before you get there.
Complete info at NetworkWorld.

2010-07-26 10:57:07, Source: http://www.ipv6tf.org/news/newsroom.php?id=6316

IPv4 not enough

With more and more internet users popping in everyday the Internet Engineering Task Force(IETF) estimates that the soon the IPv4 will run out of IP addresses for new rule.
Complete info at ABH News.

2010-07-26 10:51:09, Source: http://www.ipv6tf.org/news/newsroom.php?id=6315