On Thu, 1 Apr 2010 00:16:03 +0000 Michael Dillon <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 1 April 2010 00:05, Nick Hilliard <[email protected]> wrote: > > On 01/04/2010 00:40, Michael Dillon wrote: > >> > >> In fact, consumer demand for IPv6 is close to 100%. > > > > Michael, I think you fat-fingered "0%". > > > > Just to be clear, I'm talking about the real world here. > > I did not fat finger anything. In the real world, nearly 100% of consumers > demand IPv6 from their ISP. Exactly. Running out of "Internet Phone Numbers" is an unacceptable excuse to both customers and ISP management. > But consumers are not techies so they don't > talk that way with acronyms and technical gobbledygook version numbers. > In plain English they tell us that they want the Internet access service to > just plain work. They want it to work all the time, including tomorrow and > if they move across town, or to another city, they want to order a move > from the ISP, and have it done in a few days. > > ISPs who don't have IPv6 will soon be unable to provide access to all > Internet sites, as content providers begin to bring IPv6 sites onstream. > And ISPs without IPv6 will not be able to continue growing their networks, > even for something as trivial as an existing customer who moves to a > different PoP. > > The approaching time is going to be a crisis for the ISP industry, and > the press will tar some ISPs in a very bad light if they can't smoothly > introduce IPv6. There will be bargain basement sellouts and happy > M&A departments at ISPs with foresight who got their IPv6 capability > ready early. > > It's now like the calm before the storm. We know that a battle is coming > and we know roughly where and when it will be fought. Reports from > the field indicate that all is quiet, but that is normal just before the > battle commences. The wise general will not be put off by these reports > of peace and quiet, but will prepare his forces and keep an eye on > the preparations of his adversaries. > > --Michael Dillon >
