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<DIV><FONT color=#000080 face=Calibri>Dear colleagues,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=#000080 face=Calibri>APNIC, the IP address registry for the
region stretching from Pakistan to Japan and down to Australia/NZ,
announced yesterday it has reached the final /8 IPv4 address block, which
is practical IPv4 depletion for most ISPs.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000080 face=Calibri></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000080 face=Calibri>From now on APNIC will highly
restrict the amounts of IPv4 addresses it issues, with ONLY one block 1024
addresses per ISP, and this will be the <EM>last</EM> IPv4 address block given
to each ISP.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000080 face=Calibri></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000080 face=Calibri>Expect IPv6 only services to start come
up, <EM>so even if you have enough IPv4</EM> <EM>addresses</EM> or thinking
of implementing an IPv4 Carrier Grade NAT in your network, you will
still need to start IPv6 migration all the way to the
subscribers.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=#000080 face=Calibri>
<DIV><FONT color=#000080 face=Calibri>The Middle East's address registry, RIPE
NCC, is expected to reach a similar situation soon when RIPE reaches its final
/8.</FONT></DIV></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000080 face=Calibri></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000080 face=Calibri>Best Regards,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000080 face=Calibri>-Ahmed</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Calibri></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Calibri>Ahmed Abu-Abed, <FONT size=2>P.Eng.</FONT><BR>VP, IPv6
Forum Jordan</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Calibri>GSM +962 777 669 100</FONT></DIV>
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