APNIC's External Relations Manager, Klée Aiken, presented an update of IPv6 end user readiness among APEC economies at APEC TEL 52, in Auckland, New Zealand.

1. IPv6 readiness among
APEC TEL member
economies
APEC TEL52, Auckland, New Zealand
Klée Aiken
klee@apnic.net

2. Agenda
• Update on IPv6 end user readiness among APEC
economies
– Review of statistics as examples
• Trend on new organizations with IPv6
– Source: IPv6 ready end users measurement:
http://labs.apnic.net/ipv6-measurement/
– Conclusion
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3. IPv6 measurement
End user readiness: World
http://stats.labs.apnic.net/ipv6/XA as of 30/09/2015
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30/09/2015: IPv6 capable = 4.87
100% increase in the last 12 months

4. The IPv6 economy league table
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http://stats.labs.apnic.net/ipv6/ as of 30/09/2015
CC Country IPv6 capable (%)
BE Belgium 43.39
CH Switzerland 26.30
US United States of America 23.37
DE Germany 23.37
PT Portugal 16.61
LU Luxembourg 14.95
PE Peru 14.56
GR Greece 13.26
EE Estonia 12.77
JP Japan 12.39
NO Norway 10.21
SG Singapore 9.90
MY Malaysia 9.72

5. USA
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http://stats.labs.apnic.net/ipv6/US 01/10/2015
168% increase in the last 12 months
30/09/2015: IPv6 capable = 25.94

6. USA IPv6 leaderboard
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ASN Organization IPv6 capable (%)
22394 Verizon Wireless 90.09
16591 Google Fiber Inc. 84.42
22140 T-Mobile USA Inc. 70.10
7018 ATT Services Inc. 69.92
6621 Hughes Network Systems 67.00
7922 Comcast Cable Communications Inc. 52.34
7922 Comcast Cable Communications Inc. 51.86
29854 WestHost Inc. (hosting and cloud services) 47.47
46690 SNET 47.40
4436 GTT (cloud services) 44.73
12271 Time Warner Cable Internet LLC 41.30
http://stats.labs.apnic.net/ipv6/US 6/10/2015

7. Peru
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03/10/2015: IPv6 capable = 18.09
170% increase in the last 12 months
http://stats.labs.apnic.net/ipv6/PE 06/10/2015

8. Peru IPv6 leaderboard
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ASN Organization IPv6 capable (%)
6147 Telefonica del Peru 18.53
27843 Optical Technologies 0.14
19180 Americatel Peru 0.14
262210 Viettel Peru 0.14
262253 Econocable Media 0.11
http://stats.labs.apnic.net/ipv6/PE 06/10/2015

9. Japan
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05/10/2015: IPv6 capable = 16.74
135% increase in the last 12 months
http://stats.labs.apnic.net/ipv6/JP 06/10//2015

10. Japan IPv6 leaderboard
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ASN Organization IPv6 capable (%)
18126 CTC Chube Telecommunications 61.61
2516 KDDI 46.50
7522 STCN STNet 49.47
2527 So-net Entertainment Corporation 36.19
10010 Tokai Communications Corporation 28.99
18144 Energia Communications Inc 21.00
9365 ITSCOM 15.86
9370 Sakura Internet 14.71
17676 Softbank BB Corp 13.97
http://stats.labs.apnic.net/ipv6/US 07/05/2015

11. Singapore
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05/10/2015: IPv6 capable = 10.08
140% increase in the last 12 months
http://stats.labs.apnic.net/ipv6/SG 06/10//2015

12. Singapore IPv6 leaderboard
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http://stats.labs.apnic.net/ipv6/SG 06/10//2015
ASN Organization IPv6 capable (%)
10091 StarHub Cable Vision 52.00
133165 Digital Ocean Inc (cloud services) 34.00
63949 Linode LLC (cloud services) 17.34
55430 StarHub Internet (NGNBN) 8.66
4773 MobileOne Ltd. 6.04

13. Malaysia
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05/10/2015: IPv6 capable = 9.96
120% increase in the last 12 months
http://stats.labs.apnic.net/ipv6/MY 06/10/2015

14. Malaysia IPv6 leaderboard
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ASN Organization IPv6 capable (%)
4788 TMTNET 14.52
38044 GITN Network 3.31
http://stats.labs.apnic.net/ipv6/MY 07/05/2015)

15. Korea
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05/10/2015: IPv6 capable = 0.68
What is behind of this increase?
http://stats.labs.apnic.net/ipv6/KR 06/10/2015

16. Korea IPv6 leaderboard
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ASN Organization IPv6 capable (%)
9644 SKTelecom 15.77
http://stats.labs.apnic.net/ipv6/MY 07/05/2015)

17. SK Telecom
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05/10/2015: IPv6 capable = 17.5
Officially launched IPv6 in their mobile networks in Sept 2014
http://stats.labs.apnic.net/ipv6/AS9644 06/10/2015

18. Case study: Korea SK Telecom
• Deployed IPv6 transition technology (464XLAT) in July
2014
– Providing IPv4 services over an IPv6-only network
• Stable operation
• Why did SKT adopt IPv6 in their mobile networks?
– To lower CAPEX for Network Address Translator (NAT)
– To reduce pressure on CGN/NAT address translation devices
– To reduce operational complexity on managing duplicated networks
– Korean government’s encouragement
• Presentation at APNIC40, Sep 2015
– https://conference.apnic.net/40/program#sessions/ipv6session
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19. Mobile networks
• The business competency of mobile network operators:
– Shifting from being a traditional voice and messaging provider to a
mobile broadband service provider
– Services on voice, messaging and data are converging on IP based
services
– Rapidly increasing LTE deployment in the region
• Decision makers’ (mobile network operators) view
– Ready to move to Voice over LTE?
– Mobile cloud computing on top of the LTE network?
– What are key building blocks for all-IP strategy?
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20. Observations
• IPv6 deployment is increasing steadily
– But varies among regions, economies, and individual ASNs
– Not happening simultaneously
– Some economies and ASNs have been very active in terms of IPv6
deployment
• Particularly mobile network, cloud services and cable TV operators
• Regional smaller size operators shows higher level of IPv6 readiness
• Once they enable IPv6 in their network and handsets, their end user
readiness grows VERY rapidly
• It strongly impacts respective economy’s IPv6 readiness level
• IPv6 in mobile networks
– Difference between android devices and iOS devices?
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21. Conclusion

22. APEC TEL
Strategic Action Plan 2016 - 2020
• Item 3 Promote Regional Economic Integration
– Objective 3. 4 Enhance online connectivity
a) Promote open data in APEC region
b) Promote development of cross-border e-commerce
c) Promote the Internet of Things (IoT) and application-to-application connectivity
d) Promotion of digital content within the APEC region
e) Promote greater adoption of IPv6
http://www.apec.org/~/media/Files/Groups/TEL/20150331_APEC%20TEL%20Strategic%20Action%20Plan%202016-2020.pdf
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23. APEC TEL IPv6 Guidelines 2010
• Scope of the document
– Lead the industry by example in adopting IPv6
• Ensuring governments’ online presence via IPv4+IPv6
• New procurement requirements with IPv6
– Be ready with transition – do not buy legacy equipment!
– Partnership between governments and industry
• Periodic information exchange and collaboration
– Human capacity development
• Enhance IPv6 skills of technical staff
• IPv6 training programs to be shared
– International and cross-agency cooperation
• Sharing information on IPv6 Best Current Practice
• Avoid duplicating efforts IPv6 implementation
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24. www.apnic.net/ipv6
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25. www.apnic.net/ipv6
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