To what degree are network operators engaging with IPv6? How ready are they to deploy IPv6? Those were the questions RIPE Labs’ Antony Gollan took on in his post today on the RIPE Labs blog in celebration of the 1 year anniversary of World IPv6 Launch. The RIPE NCC, the regional Internet registry (RIR) for Read more…
We’ve been thrilled to see all the articles, stories, blog posts, news releases and other media appearing about the anniversary of World IPv6 Launch. The stories are still streaming in and we’re tracking them through mechanisms like the #v6launch and #IPv6 hashtags on Twitter and on Google+. Here are just a few of the many articles we found interesting today: IPv6 Read more…
Interested to learn more about how IPv6 usage has grown since last year’s World IPv6 Launch? And specifically within the African region? If so, you can join in a free webinar happening tomorrow, June 6, 2013, at 1:00 pm UTC (9:00 am US Eastern) where I will be joining representatives of Liquid Telecom and Orange Read more…
We were very pleased to learn via a blog post that a new set of network operator measurements are up on the World IPv6 Launch site at: http://www.worldipv6launch.org/measurements/ One of the most interesting statistics to me was that IPv6 traffic on Verizon Wireless’ network has now climbed to 26.25%. This reflects the fact that IPv6 Read more…
As World IPv6 Launch has been rolling out over the past hours, it’s been great to see Google placing a link right on their main search page: The link brings you over to Google’s excellent explanation of IPv6, complete with drawings of pipes. Kudos to Google for doing this and helping potentially educate people who Read more…
Want to register your website as an official participant in World IPv6 Launch on June 6, 2012? YOU HAVE ONLY 6 MORE DAYS TO REGISTER! While the launch is June 6, 2012, we are only taking registrations for official participants until the end of the day on Wednesday, May 30, 2012. Now, one important detail: Read more…
World IPv6 Launch is only 19 days away – can you help us promote the event and get more people aware of the impending change to the Internet? If you have a blog or website, and it would be appropriate for your audience or content, can you add one of our 3 different badges to Read more…
Over on Network World in their “Core Networking and Security” area, Scott Hogg recently published a great piece about IPv6 Week and World IPv6 week. He starts out talking about last year’s World IPv6 Day and then describes the IPv6 Week effort focused in Latin America. His conclusion? (my emphasis added) This event ends today Read more…