10% of IPv4 addresses left
Some had feared that the IPv4 address system might run out this year, but Internet users can now breathe a sigh of relief. According to the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA), the organisation under ICANN that manages IPs, 10.2% of the IPv4 system is still left. That’s enough to last us about 625 days.
John Curran, president and CEO of ARIN, has said requests for IPs will be granted as usual, but is pushing ISPs to adopt the new technology. ARIN has also had success getting unused IPs back. Many of these addresses were given in enormous blocks to universities and companies a long time ago and never fully utilized.
Presently, Curran is at CES attempting to inform manufacturers about the need to move to IPv6. But with two years of addresses left and a slew of new products to develop, tech companies seem largely uninterested in making the switch. Oh well, maybe next year?
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Canary Islands might seek .ic ccTLD
The Canary Islands parliament will meet tomorrow to discuss whether or not to petition ICANN for the .ic ccTLD. Currently, the extension is an exceptionally reserved code element and unavailable for general use. The island will have to convince the IANA to permit its use.
The government claims .ic will help the country promote itself and benefits its large tourist industry. It currently uses Spain’s .es ccTLD.
As far as I’m concerned, if the extension isn’t being used, why not let the Canary Islands have it? With a population of more than 2 million, the country has more than enough people to justify its own ccTLD.
Source | Domain News