Subj : NANOG 73
To   : Markus Reschke
From : Michiel van der Vlist
Date : Sun Aug 05 2018 16:10:35

Hello Markus,

On Thursday August 02 2018 15:22, you wrote to me:

 MR> Back to IPv6. Rolling out IPv6 would require an investment (man power,
 MR> software, hardware), something the big telcos want to avoid.

Not just the big ones I'd say. And it is not limited to IPv6. Not a new thing either. What we see is that the managers - the ons who decide how the money is spend - don't stay in the seat for the rest of their lives. They move on after a couple of years. As a consequence they are not interested in what happens over five years. They want e return on investment before the end of next year...

 MR> Their customer service sucks already and a sudden increase of service
 MR> calls by customers about an IPv6 migration would become a nightmare.
 MR> As long as it works and makes money there's no reason to spend money
 MR> for IPv6.

Indeed. The fact that the longer they wait, the more expensive it will get, does not bother those that make the decisions. Apres nous le deluge...

 MR> And this not just true for the large US telcos but also for tons of
 MR> other companies.

With a few exceptions. Such as T-Mobile US... :-)


Cheers, Michiel

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