ARIN recently posted a
few messages online saying that the IPv4 depletion is real and it has less than
/10 to be available for allocation to the customers, urging people to get IPv6
now.
It is not only high time to get IPv6, but to deploy IPv6 now!
It is a big joke for those companies still keep saying that there is no demand for IPv6 (Internet Protocol Version 6) from the consumers or their customers have not yet asked for IPv6, because most of their customers and the consumers will never ask for IPv6 from their service providers and/or product manufacturers! This is because the majority of the consumers do not know which version of IP is currently running in their electronic devices, let alone to be expected to ask for a different version of IP. Why should they care!!!???
Moreover, despite the U.S. federal government having already stipulated in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) in 2009 that all companies doing business with the federal government must ensure their IT related services and products to be in compliance with the IPv6 requirements, many companies, big and small, still currently do not and cannot deliver all of the IPv6 feature sets required for their products and/or services.
The real question is not whether or not there is a consumer demand for the IPv6; the correct question should be asked is whether or not the leadership of the company has the vision to ensure that its company will have the competitive edge now and in the future for its products and services, and most importantly, to ensure that it will be able to compete with the rest of the world in order to survive in the new era of rapid technological innovations and evolutions, such as Internet of Things (IoT), based on the new version of the Internet Protocol (IPv6) as its foundation for the next generation of the Internet.
It will be very interesting to begin to track and study now the relationship between the adoption rate of IPv6 and the survival rate of the companies in 10, 20, or 30 years from now, with special attention to the impact of the timing of their IPv6 adoption.
Disclaimer: The views presented are only personal opinions and they do not necessarily represent those of the U.S. Government.
It is not only high time to get IPv6, but to deploy IPv6 now!
It is a big joke for those companies still keep saying that there is no demand for IPv6 (Internet Protocol Version 6) from the consumers or their customers have not yet asked for IPv6, because most of their customers and the consumers will never ask for IPv6 from their service providers and/or product manufacturers! This is because the majority of the consumers do not know which version of IP is currently running in their electronic devices, let alone to be expected to ask for a different version of IP. Why should they care!!!???
Moreover, despite the U.S. federal government having already stipulated in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) in 2009 that all companies doing business with the federal government must ensure their IT related services and products to be in compliance with the IPv6 requirements, many companies, big and small, still currently do not and cannot deliver all of the IPv6 feature sets required for their products and/or services.
The real question is not whether or not there is a consumer demand for the IPv6; the correct question should be asked is whether or not the leadership of the company has the vision to ensure that its company will have the competitive edge now and in the future for its products and services, and most importantly, to ensure that it will be able to compete with the rest of the world in order to survive in the new era of rapid technological innovations and evolutions, such as Internet of Things (IoT), based on the new version of the Internet Protocol (IPv6) as its foundation for the next generation of the Internet.
It will be very interesting to begin to track and study now the relationship between the adoption rate of IPv6 and the survival rate of the companies in 10, 20, or 30 years from now, with special attention to the impact of the timing of their IPv6 adoption.
Disclaimer: The views presented are only personal opinions and they do not necessarily represent those of the U.S. Government.
