Part of the ‘Three of the best’ series, highlighting the most popular posts from the past 12 months.
In 2018, IPv6 adoption passed 25% as more networks continued to deploy IPv6. In the Asia Pacific region, we’ve seen steady and rapid adoption rates in Australia, India, Taiwan, Viet Nam and New Zealand following large-scale deployments by major providers. Learn more about successful IPv6 deployments in the region.
Here are the top three posts on IPv6 in 2018:
- Why I killed our IPv6 project — Although IPv6 did not offer a certain gaming company any current benefits or advantages over its competitors, the act of deploying it did allow them to take stock of and clean up their network architecture.
- How bad is IPv4 address exhaustion? — Ok, so not necessarily an IPv6 post. But a relevant reminder from APNIC’s Director General as to the cause and need for IPv6.
- Reducing the complexity of 5G networks using Segment Routing IPv6 — The era of 5G is fast approaching and offers a great opportunity to take advantage of IPv6 technology, writes Satoru Matsushima.
What’s your organization’s plan for deploying IPv6 in 2019?
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