Entanet – UK broadband ISPs that fail to adopt IPv6 could be negligent
23 Jul 2009
Network operator Entanet UK has warned that many broadband ISPs could be missing a “competitive opportunity” by adopting a risky “wait and see” approach to IPv6 adoption. The group, which supplies several ISPs and is itself an early adopter of IPv6, said that some providers could perhaps be deemed “technically negligent” and risk “compromising network performance” by delaying.
For those not in the know, an IPv4 address is assigned to your computer each time you go online (e.g. 123.23.56.98). It is a unique online identifier made up of four number groupings and allows you to communicate with other computers around the world; not unlike a phone number for voice calls.
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