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IPv6

Google's leading, but where do other Web giants stand on IPv6? 05/02/2010 08:01:00
Website providers are under increasing pressure to sort out their IPv6 strategy, analyst claims
The most popular Web sites are under increasing pressure to add support for IPv6, a long-anticipated upgrade to IPv4, the Internet's main communications protocol.
YouTube support of IPv6 seen in dramatic traffic spike 02/02/2010 07:53:00
Industry observers say YouTube appeared to be supporting IPv6 in production mode, as opposed to running a test of the next-generation Internet protocol
Google has quietly turned on IPv6 support for its YouTube video streaming Web site, sending a spike of IPv6 traffic across the Internet that has continued from last Thursday until Monday.
Web sites must support IPv6 by 2012, expert warns 22/01/2010 10:04:00
Less than 10 percent left in IPv4 space
Corporations and government agencies must IPv6-enable their public-facing Web sites in the next 24 months or risk upsetting a growing number of visitors with lower-grade connectivity.
Available IPv4 addresses dwindle below 10 per cent 20/01/2010 09:48:00
The Number Resource Organization (NRO), the official representative of the five Regional Internet Registries, made the announcement
The long-awaited depletion of the Internet's primary address space came one step closer to reality on Tuesday with the announcement that fewer than 10% of IPv4 addresses remain unallocated.
Will 2010 be the year of IPv6? 17/12/2009 09:13:00
IPv6 is needed because the Internet is running out of IPv4 addresses
Will IPv6 finally arrive stateside in 2010? That's the question U.S. ISPs and network equipment vendors are asking themselves after seeing a rise in IPv6 activity during the last six months of 2009.
Google adding IPv6 to YouTube 21/11/2009 02:43:00
Popular video site gets upgrade to IPv6
Google plans to upgrade its YouTube video streaming Web site to provide support for IPv6, a long-anticipated upgrade to the Internet's main communications protocol.
Europe moving slow on IPv6 deployment 30/10/2009 09:29:00
A European Commission study finds about 92 percent of ISPs don't use IPv6 yet or see little IPv6 traffic
Few organizations across Europe have upgraded to IPv6, the new version of the Internet's addressing protocol, according to a survey commissioned by the European Commission.
Cisco bolsters routers to spur IPv6 migration 14/10/2009 05:47:00
Cisco routers upgraded to help IPv4 to IPv6 migration
Cisco this week enhanced its IPv6 offerings for its carrier core and edge routers in an effort to ease the eventual migration from IPv4.
iPhone app predicts IPv4 doomsday 23/07/2009 09:31:00
The tool counts down the days until all IPv4 addresses have been assigned
If you're the kind of person who walks down the street worrying about the depletion of IPv4 addresses, the iPhone can now tell you how long you have until that happens.
Invisible IPv6 traffic poses serious network threat 13/07/2009 16:53:00
Experts say that most companies have hidden IPv6 traffic running across their networks
IPv6 -- the next-generation Internet protocol -- isn't keeping too many U.S. CIOs and network managers up worrying at night. But perhaps it should.
What's driving this university to IPv6? Going green 10/07/2009 07:07:00
IPv6 is a long-anticipated upgrade to the Internet's main communications protocol, which is known as IPv4
Ave Maria University, a liberal arts college near Naples, Fla., is looking to adopt IPv6 across its two data centers and all of its facilities management systems, which are used for monitoring building access, temperature control and power management. The goal: improved energy conservation across its campus.
Largest US IPv6 network welcomes rivals 08/07/2009 06:56:00
IPv6 is the long-anticipated upgrade to the Internet's main communications protocol
Little-known Hurricane Electric, the nation's leading provider of IPv6 services, is bracing for new and bigger competitors entering the fray.
Africa hopes to leapfrog other regions in IPv6 adoption 08/07/2009 05:13:00
African nations do not have the same sorts of headaches as more technologically advanced regions
Africa's lag behind other regions in technology may actually serve to ensure a faster Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) adoption.
European agency stresses IPv6 co-operation 09/05/2009 22:30:00
No letters from us, says RIPE NCC.
European companies are not being pressed to accelerate IPv6 deployment according to the European Internet registry.
The Internet sky really is falling 07/05/2009 08:30:00
YouTube recently announced it's discontinuing video delivery to certain geographies due to lack of access capacity
Many folks are familiar with the modeling we've done over the past few years highlighting the fact that Internet demand is outstripping capacity, specifically access capacity. The findings were, to put it mildly, controversial: We've been called everything from carrier shills to nut-jobs. (No, the research wasn't sponsored. And we never claimed your fillings were receiving extraterrestrial radio signals).