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• Web sites must support IPv6 by 2012, expert warns

  By Carolyn Duffy Marsan | 22 January, 2010 10:04

  Corporations and government agencies must IPv6-enable their public-facing Web sites in the next 24 months or risk upsetting a growing number of visitors with lower-grade connectivity.

• Available IPv4 addresses dwindle below 10 per cent

  By Carolyn Duffy Marsan | 20 January, 2010 09:48

  The long-awaited depletion of the Internet's primary address space came one step closer to reality on Tuesday with the announcement that fewer than 10% of IPv4 addresses remain unallocated.

• Google adding IPv6 to YouTube

  By Carolyn Duffy Marsan | 21 November, 2009 02:43

  Google plans to upgrade its YouTube video streaming Web site to provide support for IPv6, a long-anticipated upgrade to the Internet's main communications protocol.

• Europe moving slow on IPv6 deployment

  By Jeremy Kirk | 30 October, 2009 09:29

  Few organizations across Europe have upgraded to IPv6, the new version of the Internet's addressing protocol, according to a survey commissioned by the European Commission.

• Cisco bolsters routers to spur IPv6 migration

  By Jim Duffy | 14 October, 2009 05:47

  Cisco this week enhanced its IPv6 offerings for its carrier core and edge routers in an effort to ease the eventual migration from IPv4.

• Internet pioneer Cerf urges IPv6 migrations

  By Paul Krill | 18 September, 2009 00:38

  Internet pioneer Vinton Cerf has repeated a call for migrations to IPv6 (Internet Protocol version 6) to stave off an anticipated lack of available addresses on IPv4.

• iPhone app predicts IPv4 doomsday

  By Stephen Lawson | 23 July, 2009 09:31

  If you're the kind of person who walks down the street worrying about the depletion of IPv4 addresses, the iPhone can now tell you how long you have until that happens.

• Largest US IPv6 network welcomes rivals

  By Carolyn Duffy Marsan | 08 July, 2009 06:56

  Little-known Hurricane Electric, the nation's leading provider of IPv6 services, is bracing for new and bigger competitors entering the fray.

• Africa hopes to leapfrog other regions in IPv6 adoption

  By Rebecca Wanjiku | 08 July, 2009 05:13

  Africa's lag behind other regions in technology may actually serve to ensure a faster Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) adoption.

• Comcast lengthens IPv6 lead

  By Carolyn Duffy Marsan | 23 June, 2009 08:08

  Comcast continues to outpace rival U.S. cable companies in the development of next-generation Internet connectivity and content.

• LTE devices must support IPv6, says Verizon

  By Brad Reed | 11 June, 2009 05:01

  Any manufacturers who want their devices to work on Verizon's upcoming Long Term Evolution network will have to give them the ability to support IPv6.

• European agency stresses IPv6 co-operation

  By Maxwell Cooter | 09 May, 2009 22:30

  European companies are not being pressed to accelerate IPv6 deployment according to the European Internet registry.

• No business case for IPv6, survey finds

  By Carolyn Duffy Marsan | 23 March, 2009 09:50

  Business incentives are completely lacking today for upgrading to IPv6, the next generation Internet protocol, according to a survey of network operators conducted by the Internet Society (ISOC).

• IPv6 fails to reach 5 percent of Internet

  By Maxwell Cooter | 10 March, 2009 08:37

  Only a small percentage of the Internet supports the emerging protocol IPv6 despite the technology being mandated by the US government.

• Google ramps up IPv6 mission, google.com a year away

  By Rodney Gedda | 20 January, 2009 15:49

  Google has begun preaching the wonders of IPv6 in the hope more awareness will help expedite the transition from the legacy IPv4 networks most people use today.