Agencies and industries are working together to transition from IPv4 to IPv6 networks making room for more IoT and additional connected devices.

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission published a mandate that all new networked federal information systems must be Internet Protocol version 6-enabled, so that the overall IPv6-only requirement is met by the end of FY 2023. This shift to IPv6 is largely driven by the explosion of IoT and connected devices, and a need for more available IP addresses.