North American IP registry ARIN will transfer a block of addresses to the Asian region.

In July of this year, the North American IP registry ARIN (American Registry for Internet Numbers) will transfer the remaining IP addresses under its management to the Asia-Pacific region.

This step is aimed at reducing the shortage of IPv4 addresses. This is due to the fact that the number of available IPv4 addresses worldwide continues to decline.

According to ARIN representatives, addresses will be available to telecom operators, universities, and other enterprises. The addresses will be distributed according to the standards adopted by the Asian IP registry APNIC (Asia-Pacific Network Information Center).

Recognizing the challenges associated with the lack of available IP addresses, the Asian registry APNIC modified its policy last year to allow users to request IP address blocks from other regions.

According to the procedure, ARIN will not permanently transfer IP addresses to the Asian region, but will transfer them to end users with the right to subsequently revoke them.