Andrew Thank you so much for that informative response.
So let's paint a scenario. Say, v4 exhausts in say 3 years. What are the implications for the continent esp those who will not have migrated? Ali Hussein Principal Hussein & Associates +254 0713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim "Discovery consists in seeing what everyone else has seen and thinking what no one else has thought". ~ Albert Szent-Györgyi Sent from my iPad > On 10 Oct 2016, at 9:25 AM, Andrew Alston <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Hi Ali, > > If I may respond here. > > Firstly – I think we need to be careful about referring to blanket transition > – what Liquid has said is, we have to be ready with dual-stack networks. As > v4 runs out – that dual-stack becomes more and more critical because it will > enable the full transition when the time comes for it. How soon that will > come is hard to say – but it is coming. > > What are the major impediments? There are 2 or 3 major points here: > > a.) Lack of will to actually do it – it takes work, it takes time, it > takes effort – and the will power to actually move beyond talking the talk > into walking the walk doesn’t seem to be there > b.) Lack of understanding/skill – The fact is that implementing v6 vs > implementing v4 – it’s just another protocol, same routing, same everything. > But there is a fear factor walking into something that is misunderstood. > That lack of understanding that you can build this simultaneously in the same > way you build v4, creates the fear factor. The fear of handling addressing > plans in hexadecimal is also prohibiting growth. I run into that one a lot – > people having issues with the address planning. > c.) The last question is the million dollar one – because the reality is > – all it takes is will power and a willingness to actually take some action. > > The simple fact is – we had a relatively small team on this – we committed a > bunch of hours – we stuck our heads down and did it. We did not spend money > – other than the cost of the time (which is an OPEX cost admittedly). We > said ourselves deadlines and we DID it. > > There are those who propose that setting policies to try and force v6 is > workable – it’s not – unless the will is there it will achieve nothing. > People have to WANT this. It is a matter of desire and a matter of seeing > the benefits – the benefits are future proofing – they are not based on > revenue generation, but more revenue retention. > > And if anyone wants to see just how much impact you can have with a small > team that actually has the desire, please see the following stats out of > Zimbabwe (our largest consumer market) > > http://stats.labs.apnic.net/ipv6/ZW?b=20161001&d=10 > http://stats.labs.apnic.net/ipv6/AS30969?b=20161001&d=10 > http://stats.labs.apnic.net/ipv6/XB?b=20161001&d=10 > > (I see things have slightly dropped off today, these stats tend to fluctuate, > but fact is – it’s out there and it work’s. > > Andrew > > > > > From: Ali Hussein <[email protected]> > Date: Monday, 10 October 2016 at 09:01 > To: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <[email protected]>, General > Discussions of AFRINIC <[email protected]> > Subject: [Community-Discuss] Liquid Telecom warns of looming address shortage > - Daily Nation > > Dear listers > > Greetings and apologies for cross-posting. > > Internet service provider Liquid Telecom Kenya has warned that Africa is set > to run out of Internet Protocol (IP) addresses as early as next year, > potentially slowing down digital growth in the continent. > > Read on:- > > http://www.nation.co.ke/business/Liquid-Telecom-warns-of-looming-address-shortage/996-3410850-format-xhtml-aub5sm/index.html > > Couple of questions:- > > 1. How involved are we as a community in ensuring the smooth transition from > IPV4 to IPV6? > > 2. What have been the major impediments to the successful migration? > > 3. How can we move the needle faster? > > Ali Hussein > Tel: +254 713 601113
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