IPv6

June 6, 2012 Begins IPv6 Rollout:

What if the Internet ran out of room?
In fact, it's already happening.

Vint Cerf, Chief Internet Evangelist at Google, and a founding father of the Internet, discusses the next version of the Internet, IPv6, and why we need it.

The problem is that the current Internet addressing system, IPv4, only has room for about 4 billion addresses -- not nearly enough for the world's people, let alone the devices that are online today and those that will be in the future: computers, phones, TVs, watches, fridges, cars, and so on. More than 4 billion devices already share addresses. As IPv4 runs out of free addresses, everyone will need to share.

You do not need to do anything to prepare, but if you're interested in learning more and supporting IPv6, check out few frequently asked questions.

http://www.google.com/intl/en/ipv6/