RIPE states urgency for IPv6 deployment

Bigon writes: After the RIPE-55 meeting last week, RIPE makes a statement that says that the pool of unallocated IPv4 address would be completely allocated within two years in the worst case

The remaining pool of unallocated IPv4 address space is likely to be fully allocated within two to four years.

and encourages everyone to push IPv6 adoption.

We recommend that service providers make their services available over IPv6. We urge those who will need significant new address resources to deploy IPv6. We encourage governments to play their part in the deployment of IPv6 and in particular to ensure that all citizens will be able to participate in the future information society. We urge that the widespread deployment of IPv6 be made a high priority by all stakeholders.