IPv6 Act Now

When it comes to broadband subscriptions, the current global recession is merely a short-term phenomenon according to new research released by TeleGeography. The research group reports that “by the end of 2013 the number of broadband subscribers across the world will have grown by 72% to over 700 million, while wireless subscriptions will have grown by well over two billion, an increase of 60%.”

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Interesting parallels can be drawn between the drive to Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) and efforts to confront the global warming crisis. Hopefully, the updated Internet addressing plan, which the technical community has pushed with mixed results for a decade, will gain traction in the same way that the green movement has during the past couple of years.

IPv6 is the next-generation addressing system that experts see as a necessary step as the number of available addresses in the current standard, IPv4, dwindles. Experts predict dire consequences if action is not taken — just as scientists fear for our future if carbon emissions are not cut.

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ENISA says key technologies are suffering from lack of technical experience and operational best practice in EU.

The EU’s information security agency has warned of failings in the development of key technologies that are considered vital to the resilience of government and industry networks across Europe.

Three technologies – domain name services security extensions (DNSSEC), Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) and multi-protocol label switching (MPLS) – were assessed by network experts at the European Network and Information Security Agency (ENISA), on their ability to improve European e-government and e-commerce network infrastructures.

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Chennai, May 28, 2009 : Sify’s entire suite of IP connectivity services, including Internet access to enterprise customers and MPLS-based IP-VPN services are IPv6 enabled

Sify Technologies Limited (Nasdaq National Markets: SIFY), a leader in Enterprise and Consumer Internet Services in India with global delivery capabilities, announced today that http://sify.com is the first commercial content portal in India to be IPv6 enabled. This makes Sify a first mover in testing and deployment of IPv6 technologies and its associated services in India.

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Andy Davidson, of NetSumo ISP Consultancy, discusses some of the practical aspects of IPv6 deployment.

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On behalf of the Federal CIO Council, US Office of Management and Budget (OMB) announced today the release of the “Planning Guide/Roadmap toward IPv6 Adoption within the US Government”. This document defines the Federal Government’s Internet Protocol version (IPv6) direction, building upon requirements set forth in OMB Memorandum 05-22.

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The Amsterdam Internet Exchange has seen a growth of almost 1000% in IPv6 traffic this year.  That is amazing of course, but they expect to see a smaller amount this year.

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The American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN) has launched a comic book series to further help raise awareness for the adoption of IPv6 and other matters dealt by the organization. The comic books, called “Team ARIN”, are fictionalized views of the organization, its processes, and the whole concept of Internet governance. “Though our heroes are fictional, the issues they face are very real,” says ARIN.

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We’ve heard on this site and many other trade journals that the IPv4 address space is running out (and a unique proposal about simulating outages) and that dire consequences occur if we do not act.

Last week in Las Vegas, the Interop show took place. An unofficial count of 14,000 technology buyers and enthusiasts attended. While much lower than its record (over 100,000 strong), the show is still the biggest technology show which features a major presence by virtually every networking vendor. While exhibiting at Interop, we decided to walk the Interop Expo and ask the IPv6 support question to see if the mainstream corporate and enterprise space agrees with the need to think beyond IPv4.

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The Internet industry has been warning for years that IPv4 addresses are running out and, generally, bemoaning the slow uptake of IPv6. Now action is being taken to accelerate IPv6 adoption with two separate IPv6 promotional initiatives launched in the past week.

IPv6 will have several orders of magnitude more addresses available than IPv4, sufficient to give every conceivable device it own unique address. But despite these and other benefits, implementation has been slow.

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