ICANN once again warns of address space shrinkage

The number of available web addresses is dwindling. In the coming years, there will be no more free IP addresses on the internet to host new servers, ICANN experts warn. According to ICANN, no more than 8-9% of IP addresses are currently available.

The problem can be solved by a rapid transition to the IPv6 protocol, which supports addressing a virtually unlimited number of addresses. Meanwhile, the older IPv4 protocol only supports addressing 32 billion hosts.

ICANN believes the transition to IPv6 needs to begin now, so as not to have to do it urgently in the next year and a half.

According to the latest data from the NRO (Number Re.) report, ICANN believes that the transition to the new Internet Protocol should be facilitated by governments around the world. This will ensure a global transition and uniform web addressing standards.

"We'll still have to switch to IPv6, but if we start now, the transition will be painless. However, in just six months, the changes will be rushed and problematic."