Internet Runs Out Of Addresses As Devices Grow

“The top-level authority that governs such addresses will distribute the last batches on Thursday… Engineers have known for years that the pool of these IP addresses would one day run out. Websites and service providers have been experimenting with a new technology that allows for many more addresses – an infinite number, for all practical purposes…. The new system is called Internet Protocol version 6, or IPv6. Curran said only about 2 percent of websites support it. However, many of those are the most-visited sites on the Internet, including Google and Facebook. He expects smaller sites to scramble for IPv6 addresses now.”