IPv6 Query is one of the very first iPhone applications that can resolve IPv6 Addresses. Because the high level iPhone SDK classes provided by Apple do not support IP version 6, they can not resolve host names.
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A new software offering launched today aims to address backward compatibility problems that have kept IPv6 from being more widely adopted. The offering, ZebOS Rapid Deployment from IP Infusion, is based on IPv6rd specifications that allow IPv6 traffic to transit traditional IP networks that use IPv4 by encapsulating IPv6 packets into IPv4 packets. (The “rd” suffix stands for “rapid deployment.”)
Some industry experts have been predicting the exhaustion of IPv4 addresses. Yet an August 2009 study from Arbor Networks showed that only about 1% of Internet traffic used IPv6. Backward incompatibility problems are believed to be the main reason more network operators have not made the move to IPv6.
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Sahara Net will host the sixth meeting of the Middle East Network Operators Group (MENOG 6) from 10-14 April 2010 in the Riyadh Sheraton Hotel, Saudi Arabia. MENOG 6 is supported by the RIPE NCC, the Regional Internet Registry for Europe, the Middle East and parts of Central Asia.
MENOG is a forum that brings together businesses, network operators and the technical community to discuss critical Internet issues affecting the Middle East region. The five-day event is an opportunity to exchange ideas, share best practices and identify opportunities for regional cooperation.
One of the central topics to be discussed at MENOG 6 is the depletion of IPv4 addresses. There is now less than 10 percent of global pool of IPv4 addresses available, highlighting the need for network operators and other organisations to accelerate the adoption of the next generation of IP addressing, IPv6.
Kais Alessa, engineer and Operations Manager at Sahara Net and a member of the Executive Committee of MENOG, says: “Attending a MENOG meeting helps you keep up-to-date with the latest technological advancements in this fast-moving sector. MENOG and its counterparts in North America (NANOG) and Southern Asia (SANOG) play an important role in supporting the growth and development of regional networks.”
Axel Pawlik, Managing Director of the RIPE NCC, comments: “Ensuring a sustainable growth of networks in the Middle East helps protect economic growth in the region. Close collaboration in the Internet community and regional initiatives such as MENOG 6 help raise awareness of the importance of IPv6 adoption and its role in safeguarding the global Internet economy.”
The agenda for MENOG 6 includes presentations, tutorials and workshops on IPv6, routing and the Domain Name System (DNS), which will be presented by international experts. The meeting is open to anyone with an interest in the Internet and networking. Attendance costs $50.
For further information, go to:
http://www.menog.net/meetings/menog6/
Tata Communications’ Genius Wong, Senior Vice President, Global IP and VPN Services said that Asia is leading the way in IPv6 adoption and both governments and businesses in the region are poised to lead the way in the rollout as the transition from IPv4 is made.
“Asia is in better position as the region was lagging behind the West in technology adoption,” she said, “This meant that as vendors rolled out IPv6 ready hardware, Asia and the businesses here were ready to install them.”
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Korenix is proud to announce that its JetOS95 Embedded Linux Based operating system has been approved for IPv6 Ready Silver Mark – a certification led by China Telecom Group. This indicates that Korenix JetBox 9500 / 9400 and 5400 series Embedded Networking and Computing Platforms, which are running on JetOS95 software, include the IPv6 mandatory core protocols and can interoperate with other IPv6 equipments.
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A few hours ago Opera released the final of Opera 10.50. With this release Opera has fixed a big IPv6 problem.
In previous releases the Opera web browser unconditionally preferred IPv6 over IPv4, even if the IPv6 connection was for example a Terredo connection. With this new release Opera complies with RFC3484 and only prefers IPv6 if that connection is native.
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Popular Canadian independent ISP Teksavvy has posted an announcement to our forums that the ISP is starting IPv6 trials, and is looking for customers willing to test the new technology.
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ICANN’s Security and Stability Advisory Committee (SSAC) is conducting a survey of the commercial firewall market to obtain information relating to IPv6 security service availability. The purpose of this survey is to update and compare the results against a similar survey SSAC conducted in October 2007, see Survey of IPv6 Support Among Commercial Firewalls.
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The POPClock tells us that there are 6,807,230,170 of us on this planet when I looked it up at 22:26 UTC (EST+5) Feb 26, 2010. In the meantime we are about to connect the five billionth cell phone user this year according to ITU Secretary-General Dr. Hamadoun Toure. At the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona he also mentioned that the current recession hardly put a dent in the subscriber growth. Gartner Research shows 1.2 billion cell phones sold in 2009, down 0.9 from the previous year but a strong growth in smart phones which saw sales of 172.4 million units growing by 23.8 per cent for the year, 58 per cent in the fourth quarter only! On the network side a February 26th press release from the GSA association announced that 59 operators in 28 countries are now committed to LTE compared to 39 operators in 19 countries six months ago. A further 16 operators are running technology trials. By the end of 2010, 22 LTE networks will have entered commercial service. The first two commercial LTE networks were launched last December in Sweden and Norway. And let us not forget Mobile Wimax which is also gaining some momentum.
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Many of us would still remember the trepidation that resulted from anticipated problems related with the Y2K (Year 2000) bug and the major adjustments and preparations that were made globally to avoid it.
As with Y2K, the Internet is now facing a situation that requires global adjustment.
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