Survey shows NZ Internet users starved of data

While most Australians now enjoy fixed line Internet access plans with several hundred gigabytes of data, in New Zealand over two thirds have less than 20GB per month, and less than 30,000 of almost 1.5m broadband users have data caps in excess of 50GB.
Complete info at ITWire.

2011-10-23 23:03:24, Source: http://www.ipv6tf.org/news/newsroom.php?id=8108

Threat to open Internet as 32-bit addresses run out

A senior Internet Society (ISOC) contributor has warned of dire consequences including gradual degradation of the free and open internet that we enjoy today if the world does not start deploying and transitioning to IPv6 as a priority.

Richard Jimmerson is visiting Australia from the US-based international HQ of ISOC to present a keynote address at the Australian IPv6 Summit which was held in Melbourne this week. He said there needs to be “increased urgency” in advancing network compatibility to the new IPv6 internet standards that will extend IP addresses from the 32 bit protocols currently used under IPv4 to an almost inexhaustible protocol based on 128 bits.

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2011-10-20 12:41:18, Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ipv6ActNow/~3/X_MgBHf_srU/

The Transition From IPv4 To IPv6 – Will It Be Smooth?

When we are talking about the transition from one version to another version, we have to understand the need or requirement which is the main reason of the launch of the newer version of anything. IPv4 and IPv6 are Internet Protocol Version 4 and 6 respectively. When we access the internet, we are unaware about the technologies and processes which make it possible for us to access our data and communicate with any other device using internet. The internet is nothing but a web of systems for transmission and transfer of data from one place to another though virtually. Internet protocol is the system which provides you with a specific and unique IP address. The IPv4 has the capacity to provide up to 4.3 billion IP addresses. The need of upgrading from IPv4 to IPv6 was felt when it was understood that the IPv4 is not going to be able to provide the necessary IP addresses in future.

The number that is 4.3 billion seems big, but if we consider the rate of growth and development of internet across the world, then it is evident that this number I not sufficient.

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2011-10-20 12:40:01, Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ipv6ActNow/~3/jpfeutZEY6k/

XU hosts IPv6 regional training

At least 46 participants coming from 18 organizations, regionwide, joined the 2-day Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6) Beginners Training, held here, Oct. 12-13.
Complete info at PIA.

2011-10-17 00:56:14, Source: http://www.ipv6tf.org/news/newsroom.php?id=8107

All-in: VA sets date to shut down IPv4

Agencies must enable the use of IPv6, the next generation of Internet Protocols, on internal and external networks by the end of fiscal 2014, but the Veterans Affairs Department plans to take the process a step further by turning off IPv4 on Oct. 1, 2014.
Complete info at GCN.

2011-10-17 00:54:50, Source: http://www.ipv6tf.org/news/newsroom.php?id=8106

IPv6 to the Rescue!

It's hard to talk standards without covering a standard that touches every piece of IP-based traffic on the planet: Internet Protocol, or IP.
Complete info at Pipeline.

2011-10-17 00:53:46, Source: http://www.ipv6tf.org/news/newsroom.php?id=8105

Cloudmark tackles IPv6

Messaging vendor leads in addressing security, anti-spamming problems caused by next-gen Internet protocol.
Complete info at NetworkWorld, IDG and IT World.

2011-10-17 00:52:13, Source: http://www.ipv6tf.org/news/newsroom.php?id=8104

Revamp the network to cope with explosion in mobile kit

Three experts; three different views; that's what you get when the three look at the impact of the substantial rise in the number of mobile devices accessing the network.
Complete info at TheRegister.

2011-10-17 00:48:49, Source: http://www.ipv6tf.org/news/newsroom.php?id=8103

IPSO Alliance Hosts Third Successful Interop of IP Embedded Systems Over Multiple Different Communications Media

The IPSO Alliance announced today the successful completion of a multi-vendor IP Smart Object interoperability event. Ten different organizations came together to test their implementations of 6LoWPAN, IPv6, and COAP, the new protocol being developed by the IETF for embedded devices. At the interoperability event, members of the Alliance demonstrated device and protocol interoperability showing the path to building the Internet of Things.
Complete info at Virtual-Strategy, MarketWatch and ITNewsOnline.

2011-10-17 00:46:02, Source: http://www.ipv6tf.org/news/newsroom.php?id=8102

Cisco?s All-IP Smart Meter Domination Plan

Can Cisco?s end-to-end IP smart meter architecture?and the platform that comes with it?break out in a crowded market?
Complete info at GreenTechMedia.

2011-10-17 00:41:45, Source: http://www.ipv6tf.org/news/newsroom.php?id=8101