Subj : Be prepaired  ;-)
To   : Richard Menedetter
From : Michiel van der Vlist
Date : Fri Jun 12 2020 00:03:29

Hello Ricsi,

On Thursday June 11 2020 16:04, you wrote to Terry Roati:

 MVDV>>> IPv6 adaption is going tantalizingly slow.

 TR>> I beleive it is due to hardware upgrade delays, ISP's like making
 TR>> money no spending it until they have to.

 RM> Nope ... the hardware in the field supports it for years. (at least
 RM> all the IP equipment and the vast majority of the CPEs) It is the cost
 RM> of the configuration. It is more complex to support dual stack, and
 RM> the average customer is not willing to pay an extra. So there is no
 RM> business case. Why should they spend money on configuring something
 RM> that the vast majority of their customer base does not care about.

I think is is not the available equipment, but it is also not the ISPs any more. The ISPs /are/ finally moving. Now it is the companies that are the laggerds. Here is another contribution from Iljitch:

http://www.iljitsch.com/2020/05-25-ipv6-covid19-christmas-everyday.html

What we see is that more people have IPv6 at home than they have at work...


Cheers, Michiel

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