[186624] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: IPv4 shutdown in mobile
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Mark Tinka)
Sat Dec 26 02:14:55 2015
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To: Mikael Abrahamsson <swmike@swm.pp.se>
From: Mark Tinka <mark.tinka@seacom.mu>
Date: Sat, 26 Dec 2015 09:14:42 +0200
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On 25/Dec/15 09:56, Mikael Abrahamsson wrote:
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> I know of at least one mobile provider in Sweden, Finland and Germany
> that have IPv6 enabled for at least part of their device base.
>
> Some have chosen IPv4v6 (providing dual stack) which means they can do
> this with Apple devices today, some are IPv6 only which means they're
> like T-Mobile waiting for the Apple App universe to come around to
> being IPv6 only supporting.
This is encouraging to see.
None of the major mobile carriers in eastern, western, central and
southern Africa have done anything IPv6-related on their network that I
am aware about. The availability of IPv4 space in the AFRINIC region,
coupled with the ease of spending millions on CG-NAT's vs. rolling out
IPv6 means unless they start, someone's pants will be at their knees in
a non-picturesque way very soon.
The lack of interest, head-in-the-sand approach is quite alarming,
particularly as mobile networks are increasingly carrying the majority
of consumer data traffic in Africa, year-in, year-out.
Mark.
