http://www.v6atwork.com Real World Applications of IPv6 from NTT Communications Thu, 17 Dec 2009 18:36:01 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en NTT Communications owns and operates the world’s largest Tier 1 backbone, which spans Asia, Europe, North America, and Australia, and which has been fully upgraded to run dual stack, supporting both IPv4 and IPv6. The company has been involved with the development and implementation of IPv6 since 1996. Click here ... http://www.v6atwork.com/2009/12/is-your-business-ready-for-ipv6-part-2-of-3/ This book is targeted at a variety of readers, including end users, SOHO, enterprise, education and research networks, and ISPs. It also includes a section on how to deploy several IPv6 services. The first edition is available in Spanish and can be downloaded here. Soon a new edition will be released ... http://www.v6atwork.com/2009/12/new-ipv6-book-%e2%80%9cipv6-for-all%e2%80%9d/ After the Australian IPv6 Summit 2009, APNIC’s director general Paul Wilson noticed a shift in the promotion of IPv6. While recent IPv6 summits and conferences have focused on raising awareness, now case study examples and lessons learned from real world applications are leading the conversation. Wilson believes this marks progress ... http://www.v6atwork.com/2009/12/2010-tipped-as-ipv6-watershed-year/ There are 4 billion connections to the Internet. But they are almost all used up. With fewer addresses available, network slowdowns are more likely to occur. Networks and businesses that do not upgrade to IPv6 will likely be left behind as commerce and web business moves past them. Click here ... http://www.v6atwork.com/2009/12/will-the-internet-be-full-next-year/ IPv6 offers a variety of benefits, such as almost infinite and more flexible address space, scalability, better security, lower capital and operational expenses, enhancements for multicast and QoS support, broader support for mobile devices, and many, many more. The need for more IP addresses is on the rise. The time ... http://www.v6atwork.com/2009/12/ipv6-understanding-the-challenge-to-ensure-business-continuity/ In a European Commission survey conducted with Ripe NCC, the RIR that supports the infrastructure of the Internet in Europe, Middle East and parts of central Asia, 92 percent of ISPs reported insignificant IPv6 traffic or no use of IPv6. Given how close we are to running out of IPv4 ... http://www.v6atwork.com/2009/12/company-boards-must-stop-dawdling-over-ipv6/ Internet address expansion is a pressing issue. More and more devices will connect to the Internet in the future, each requiring its own address to communicate with the rest of the world. Internet traffic has increased 75 percent in each of the last seven years, and that expansion has not ... http://www.v6atwork.com/2009/12/honolulu-conference-examines-rapid-internet-growth/ In part one of this three part series, TMCnet examines IPv6, its transition, its advantages over IPv4, why companies should care about it, and what experts from NTT America have to say about how IPv6 is being approached around the world. Click here to read the full article, written by ... http://www.v6atwork.com/2009/12/is-your-business-ready-for-ipv6-part-1-of-3/ The Hawaii IPv6 Task Force is dedicated to the local promotion and support of IPv6. Though much of the U.S. has been slow to deploy IPv6, the UH began to implement the technology in 2001. The UH currently utilizes IPv6 in parallel with IPv4 on its statewide network, as well ... http://www.v6atwork.com/2009/12/university-of-hawaii-announces-hawaii-ipv6-task-force/ Themed "Riding the Wave to Global Connectivity," Globecom 2009 will take place from Nov. 30-Dec. 4, 2009, in Honolulu, Hawaii. The agenda will feature industry leaders from across the globe including NTT America’s COO, Kazuhiro Gomi, as well as the company’s director of product engineering, Cody Christman. Click here for more ... http://www.v6atwork.com/2009/11/ieee-global-communications-conference/