Press Release: Commission calls for rapid move towards new generation Internet Protocol to secure success of future wireless services

On 23 April 2001 the European Commission hosted the first meeting of a European industry-led Task Force established to develop a comprehensive action plan by the end of 2001 to ensure the timely availability of the next generation of the Internet protocol (Internet Protocol version 6 or IPv6) as called for by the Stockholm Summit. The Task Force is comprised of senior executives broadly representing all key industrial and research sectors affected by IPv6, including European Internet service providers, telecom operators, mobile operators, equipment supply industries, research networks, and key 'application' sectors. It is estimated that, at current growth rates, the current Internet protocol will run out of Internet addresses in 2005. It is, therefore, imperative that IPv6 be introduced before the launch of, for example, 3G mobile communications which rely on each device having its own internet address and the integration of these systems with Internet access.

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