Up, and to the right 6 Jun 2022 6:22 AM (2 years ago)
Happy 10th World IPv6 Launchiversary! Today marks the tenth anniversary of World IPv6 Launch and I’d like to take a moment to reflect on some of the progress in IPv6 deployment we’ve seen in that time.
Our measurements have tracked deployment of IPv6 at network operators around the globe based on measurement data from Akamai, APNIC, Facebook, Google, LinkedIn and Yahoo!. Many of our graphs detailing major IPv6 network deployments to Internet end users around the world tell the same story – up, and to the right.
IPv6 deployment has progressed sometimes quickly, sometimes slowly but fairly constantly throughout the period.
T-Mobile USA is perhaps the poster child for this phenomenon having delivered almost 100% of traffic from their subscribers to major content providers over IPv6 since 2018. We’ve also seen remarkably rapid deployments like Sky which went from less than 20% to more than 80% IPv6 deployment in the space of twelve months.
Celebrate the 10-year World IPv6 Launchiversary by watching 10 years of IPv6 deployment history unfold in the space of 5 minutes!
We will be archiving this site shortly but you should still be able to keep up with IPv6 network operator measurements over at Internet Society Pulse.
New Year, New #IPv6 Deployments 15 Jan 2020 2:40 AM (5 years ago)
We just published this month’s IPv6 network operator measurements and as usual they include exciting developments in IPv6 deployment from all around the globe.
Sunrise Communications AG (AS5426, AS6730, AS9214), is a Swiss telecommunications provider based in Zurich. According to Wikipedia It has 2.99 million customers making it the second largest telecommunications company in Switzerland after Swisscom. This month’s IPv6 network operator measurements show Sunrise Communications AG ranked 74th with a very rapidly growing IPv6 deployment percentage of 27.76%.
Another interesting development is occurring at Verizon. Verizon Wireless (AS6167, AS22394) has been a stalwart of World IPv6 Launch since 2012 and has had an IPv6 deployment percentage in excess of 80% for several years. More recently Verizon’s fixed line network (AS701, AS702) has started showing evidence of growing IPv6 deployment. We look forward to the continued growth of this significant network as part of the IPv6 Internet.
Finally, the new year seems to have brought a renewed impetus to deploy IPv6 in Armenia.
You can view the full listing of newly updated IPv6 network operator measurements for this month.
If you’re a network operator deploying IPv6 and would like to join Sunrise Communications AG, Verizon and the other networks that make up the ranks of World IPv6 Launch participants, please register your network for measurement.
Latest #IPv6 Measurements – Orange Moldova flicks the switch 21 Aug 2019 4:33 AM (5 years ago)
We just published this month’s IPv6 network operator measurements and as usual they include exciting developments in IPv6 deployment from all around the globe.
Orange Moldova (AS25454) is a subsidiary of Orange S.A. operating in Moldova since April 1998. The company is also an internet service provider and fixed voice services provider for business. At this time, Orange has GSM coverage of 99.4% of the population, and 98.9% of the country’s territory, plus 88.5% of 3G services. This month’s IPv6 network operator measurements show Orange Moldova ranked 115th with a very rapidly growing IPv6 deployment percentage of 8.91%.
You can view the full listing of newly updated IPv6 network operator measurements for this month.
If you’re a network operator deploying IPv6 and would like to join Orange Moldova and the other networks that make up the ranks of World IPv6 Launch participants, please register your network for measurement.
Celebrating the 7th Launchiversary – what can you do today to promote IPv6? 6 Jun 2019 6:47 AM (5 years ago)
Seven years ago, on 6 June 2012, thousands of network operators / Internet Service Providers, content providers, website operators, businesses and organizations came together to permanently enable IPv6 on their networks and sites. It’s been amazing to see the the growth since that time! Google’s IPv6 statistics show excellent growth from 2012 with their global IPv6 stats now around 25%.
Our own IPv6 measurements also show that continued growth, with some network operators showing now over 60%, 70% and even 90% IPv6 deployment.
This is great to see, and we look forward to seeing the growth continue over the years ahead.
To that end, what can you do today to help promote further growth of IPv6?
If you are seeking ideas, we have several suggestions:
- Start deploying IPv6 now if you haven’t already.
- Add into your Requests for Proposals (RFPs) requirements such as RIPE-554: Requirements for IPv6 in ICT Equipment.
- Take advantage of existing IPv6 deployment information including the Internet Society’s Deploy360 Programme.
- Share last year’s State of IPv6 Deployment 2018 with management or others who may not understand where IPv6 deployment is.
- Register your network with the World IPv6 Launch statistics so that it can be added into our stats.
- Write an article about IPv6 and share it on social media with the hashtag #IPv6.
- Listen to a podcast about IPv6 and share that episode or show with other people.
Or… whatever else you can do to help IPv6 grow! Thank you for your help – and let’s see how we get to even higher deployment numbers.
Happy 7th Launchiversary!
IPv6 Deployment at Free SAS Rockets Up 14 May 2019 3:43 AM (5 years ago)
We just published this month’s IPv6 network operator measurements and I’d like to highlight one particularly exciting development in IPv6 deployment from French ISP Free.
Free SAS – (AS12322), part of the Illiad group, is a French telecommunications company that provides voice, video, data, and Internet telecommunications to consumers in France. Free were an early adopter of IPv6 and deployed their original IPv6 infrastructure in only 5 weeks at the end of 2007 thanks to an innovative 6rd (IPv6 rapid deployment) proposal by Rémi Després. This month’s IPv6 network operator measurements show Free SAS ranked 17th (up from 28th last month) with an IPv6 deployment percentage of 72.73% (up from 45.61% last month). This represents a huge monthly increase and is further proof that Free can deploy IPv6 at scale in very short order.
You can view the full listing of newly updated IPv6 network operator measurements for this month.
If you’re a network operator deploying IPv6 and would like to join Free and the other networks that make up the ranks of World IPv6 Launch participants, please register your network for measurement.
Latest #IPv6 Measurements – Vodafone Portugal on the up 23 Apr 2019 8:01 AM (5 years ago)
We just published this month’s IPv6 network operator measurements and as usual they include exciting developments in IPv6 deployment from all around the globe.
Vodafone Portugal – Comunicações Pessoais, S.A. (AS12353), a full subsidiary of the Vodafone Group, is the second mobile operator in Portugal, both chronologically and in market share. This month’s IPv6 network operator measurements show Vodafone Portugal ranked 92nd with a rapidly growing IPv6 deployment percentage of 4.17%.
You can view the full listing of newly updated IPv6 network operator measurements for this month.
If you’re a network operator deploying IPv6 and would like to join Vodafone Portugal and the other networks that make up the ranks of World IPv6 Launch participants, please register your network for measurement.
IPv6 Measurements Update – EE & Telmex deploy 21 Nov 2018 5:21 AM (6 years ago)
We just published this month’s IPv6 network operator measurements and they include evidence of some major new IPv6 deployments that I’d like to highlight here.
Telmex (AS8151), is a Mexican telecommunications company headquartered in Mexico City that provides telecommunications products and services in Mexico, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela and other countries in Latin America. Telmex is the dominant fixed-line phone carrier in Mexico. This month’s IPv6 network operator measurements show Telmex ranked 14th globally with a rapidly growing IPv6 deployment percentage of 29.28%.
EE (AS12576), is a British mobile network operator, Internet service provider and a division of BT Group. It was established in 2010 as a 50:50 joint venture between Deutsche Telekom and France Télécom through the merger of their respective T-Mobile and Orange businesses in the UK. This month’s IPv6 network operator measurements show EE ranked 52nd globally with an IPv6 deployment percentage of 34.34%.
There also seems to be deployment taking place in China as evidenced by measurements of China Telecom and we may have more to say about that next month. Until then, you can view the full listing of newly updated IPv6 network operator measurements for this month.
If you’re a network operator deploying IPv6 and would like to join Telmex, EE and the other networks that make up the ranks of World IPv6 Launch participants, please register your network for measurement.
Latest IPv6 Measurements – Russia on the move with #IPv6 18 Sep 2018 3:47 AM (6 years ago)
We just published this month’s IPv6 network operator measurements and they include exciting developments in Russia that I’d like to highlight here.
Mobile Telesystems (MTS) (AS8359, AS29497, AS35473), is the largest mobile operator in Russia and CIS with over 102.4 million subscribers as of 31 December 2009. This month’s IPv6 network operator measurements show Mobile Telesystems (MTS) ranked 58th with a rapidly growing IPv6 deployment percentage of 20.67%.
You can view the full listing of newly updated IPv6 network operator measurements for this month.
If you’re a network operator deploying IPv6 and would like to join Mobile Telesystems and the other networks that make up the ranks of World IPv6 Launch participants, please register your network for measurement.
Now We Are Six 6 Jun 2018 2:07 AM (6 years ago)
Happy Launchiversary 2018!
Today marks the sixth anniversary of World IPv6 Launch and we would like to wish all our readers a Happy Launchiversary 2018!
To celebrate we are sharing our Global IPv6 Deployment Quiz 2018 and a brand new infographic on IPv6 Deployment.
Major operators all around the world are now delivering the majority of traffic from major content sources like Google, Akamai, Facebook and others over IPv6. Individual operators, like T-Mobile USA, have deployed IPv6-only networks for their subscribers.
You’ll find more detail about the State of IPv6 Deployment in 2018 in a newly published report from the Internet Society. While you download it, here are SIX highlights:
- Many of the major network operators in the U.S., Europe and Asia have massively deployed IPv6. For example, in the U.S. T-Mobile has 93 percent, in India Reliance Jio has 87 percent, in the U.K. British Sky Broadcasting has 86 percent and in Belgium VOO has 73 percent IPv6 deployment.
- Nearly half a billion people use IPv6 among just the top 15 ISPs combined. India’s Reliance Jio has the most IPv6 users with 237 million, the United States’ Comcast is number two with 36 million and the United States’ AT&T is third with 30 million. Reliance Jio activated over 200 million subscribers with IPv6 connectivity in just nine months, between September 2016 and June 2017.
- IPv6 deployment is global, and the top 10 countries using the new protocol are Belgium, Greece, Germany, the U.S., Uruguay, India, Switzerland, Japan, Malaysia and Brazil. Belgium was the first country in the world where the majority of connections to IPv6-capable content providers used IPv6.
- 80 percent of smartphones in the US on the major cellular network operators (AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon) use IPv6. Less than three years ago this was under 40 percent.
- In 2012, less than one in a hundred connections to Google services used IPv6. Today that number is nearly one in four.
- Many of the largest Internet content providers and content delivery networks provide IPv6 service by default. 28 percent of the Alexa Top 1000 websites are IPv6-enabled, including large streaming video services.
The Internet Society’s core recommendations are to: (a) start now if you haven’t already, (b) use established RFP requirements like RIPE-554: Requirements for IPv6 in ICT Equipment, and (c) take advantage of existing IPv6 deployment information including the Internet Society’s Deploy360 Programme.
We will continue to publish monthly measurements of IPv6 deployment as the Launch continues around the world. If you’re a network operator deploying IPv6 and would like to join the other networks that make up the ranks of World IPv6 Launch participants, please register your network for measurement.
#IPv6 in Taiwan – Chunghwa Telecom deploys 17 Apr 2018 2:22 AM (6 years ago)
We just published this month’s IPv6 network operator measurements and they include an exciting new entrant that I’d like to highlight here.
Chunghwa Telecom (Mobile), AS17421, is the largest telecommunications company in Taiwan and the incumbent mobile, PSTN and broadband carrier there. It has its headquarters in Zhongzheng District, Taipei on the remains of the old Taipei prison. This month’s IPv6 network operator measurements show Chunghwa Telecom (Mobile) ranked 26th with a rapidly growing IPv6 deployment percentage of 21%.
You can view the full listing of newly updated IPv6 network operator measurements for this month.
If you’re a network operator deploying IPv6 and would like to join Chunghwa Telecom and the other networks that make up the ranks of World IPv6 Launch participants, please register your network for measurement.