103/8

For those who have visited APNIC after 15 April, they should have noticed a  flashing banner with big words of "103/8" which I have captured below:

103/8 is the final /8 block and when allocation of 103 prefix is started, APNIC has already activated the final /8 policy.   The final /8 policy only allows existing or new members to get /22 (1024) IPv4 addresses which can only be used to build v4<->v6 transition systems for supporting IPv6 networks to reach IPv4 networks.  This banner might stay in APNIC website for up to 5 years.  Its purpose is to remind ISPs and corporations that they should move to IPv6 by now. 

The consumption of v4 addresses in AP Region is alarming.  On Feb 2011, IANA allocated the 39/8 and 106/8 to APNIC.  These two blocks were depleted in early April 2011 prompting APNIC to activate the final /8 policy for the last block.