No IoT without IPv6

By Charles Sun 

Does your company foresee making big bucks from the Internet of Things? It won’t be happening without widespread adoption of IPv6 first.

Do you think the Internet of Things (IoT) will be the Next Big Thing? It can’t be. Not until we get past the real Next Big Thing: IPv6.

Without the extensive global adoption and successful deployment of IPv6 as the primary version of the Internet Protocol, the IoT won’t be possible. In fact, the future of the Internet itself is at stake.

For the complete text of the original article published by Computerworld and republished by CXO Media Inc., NetworkWorld, ITWorld, etc. on May 19, 2016, please refer to the following links:

1.      http://www.computerworld.com/article/3071625/internet-of-things/no-iot-without-ipv6.html

2.      https://www.computerworld.com.au/article/600153/no-iot-without-ipv6/

3.      http://www.cio.com/article/3072499/internet-of-things/no-iot-without-ipv6.html

4.      http://www.cio.com.au/article/600153/no-iot-without-ipv6/

5.      http://www.networkworld.com/article/3072855/internet-of-things/no-iot-without-ipv6.html

6.      http://www.itworld.com/article/3071625/internet-of-things/no-iot-without-ipv6.html

Reference for this article:

Sun, Charles. “No IoT without IPv6.” Computerworld. 19 May 2016.

Sun, Charles. “No IoT without IPv6.” CIO. 19 May 2016.

IPv6 is the Future of the Internet!

The future of the Internet depends on the continued growth of a solid and healthy underlying global network infrastructure supporting the demand for the next generation of the Internet using IPv6 (Internet Protocol version 6) as its communication protocol.

In the era of Internet of Things (IoT), without the extensive global adoption and successful deployment of IPv6 as the primary version of the Internet Protocol (IP), if not the only version of IP completely replacing IPv4, not only the future deployment and growth of IoT is impossible, but the future of the Internet itself is at stake. 

Here are the five (5) reasons why:

1. IoT needs more IP addresses than IPv4 can provide.
2. Cloud Computing also needs more IP addresses.
3. Adopting IPv6 only policy will dramatically reduce the cyber security threats and attacks.
4. IPv4 is only a beta version of the Internet.
5. It is a matter of leadership, vision, and competitive edge.

In summary, the future growth and successful deployment of IoT cannot be achieved without the successful global adoption and deployment of IPv6, without which, there is no future of the Internet of Things.

IPv6 is not only the future of IoT, but also the future of the Internet!

#IPv6, #IoT, #Internet, #IPv4, #SDN, #CloudComputing, #Cybersecurity

IPv6 Matters!

Earlier today, I made a comment on an article posted by one of my colleagues on LinkedIn regarding connections matters... My comment was:

IPv6 matters too!

Without the underlying networking infrastructure to support the Internet of Things, the IoT will never be capitalized as expected. Without the global adoption of IPv6, the required networking infrastructure to support the next generation of the Internet will never be possible.

In short, there will be no IoT without IPv6; and without IPv6, there is no future of the Internet!

Thus, IPv6 really matters, whether we like it or not!!

Disclaimer: The views presented are only personal opinions and they do not necessarily represent those of the U.S. Government.

In Good Company!

The following was posted earlier on LinkedIn as a thank-you note to all of my friends, colleagues and supporters for casting their vote for me for the FedScoop 2015 Digital Innovation Award. It was also intended as a consolation for my fellow nominees for this award:

Earlier today, I attended the FedScoop 2015 Digital Innovation Summit among many participants from both the public and private sectors in the overcrowded Knight Studio of the Newseum at the nation’s capital. It was a great event despite the oversold theater seats …  ;-)  

Congratulations to my fellow nominee Deborah Diaz, CTO from NASA, as the winner of this year’s Digital Innovation Award! Also, my kudos to all other fellow nominees for this year’s award! I am very proud to be in company with a great crowd of many of the most innovative men and women in the public and private sectors.

Naturally it was a great honor for me to be nominated for this year’s award.  I would like to take this opportunity to express my deepest gratitude and heartfelt appreciations to all of my colleagues, friends, and supporters at both sides of the Atlantic for your strong support and your time to cast your vote for me for this year’s digital innovation award! Your genuine kindness, friendship, and support for me and for a strong voice for IPv6 is invaluable beyond words!

Later this afternoon, a wise man at work (who is actually my boss' boss) told me half-jokingly, that I am actually in good company with many famous men and women as the nominees who have not yet won the award, such as Leonardo DiCaprio, Johnny Depp, Tom Cruise, Harrison Ford, Glenn Close… Obviously, he was talking about the Academy Award! For me, that would be another life to be in that category... LOL

Nonetheless, this kindly joke can be used as a consolation, which I would like to share with the rest of my fellow nominees who have not yet won the award:

Cheers, you are in good company!  LOL