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<DIV><FONT face="Arial Unicode MS" color=#000080 size=2>Yes, awareness is quite
lacking for the public, but most of the internet users do not really know or
care about IPv4 or v6. As long as their internet and email works that's all they
need.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Arial Unicode MS" color=#000080 size=2>However on the ISP side
it is a different issue. Now we have one level of NAT, and as v4 depletion comes
closer we either move to v6, or stay on v4 with two (or higher) layers
of NAT with all the consequences of the latter. Smart ISPs who already started
offering v6 to end users include Internode (Australia), XS4ALL (Holland), Free
(France), while Comcast (USA) is close to launching this service to end
users including a permanent public v6 address to each user.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Arial Unicode MS" color=#000080 size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Arial Unicode MS" color=#000080 size=2>In the Middle East it's
been very slow in adopting v6 on the ISP side. My question is why ? Lack of
training ? Fear of disrupting the existing network ? No demand or business
case (isn't v4 depletion enough of a case) ? Core or access solution issues
?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Arial Unicode MS" color=#000080 size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Arial Unicode MS" color=#000080 size=2>The switch to v6 won't
happen over night, it has to be gradual and extend from core to edge to
subscribers ...</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Arial Unicode MS" color=#000080 size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Arial Unicode MS" color=#000080 size=2>-Ahmed</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Arial Unicode MS" color=#000080 size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Arial Unicode MS" color=#000080 size=2></FONT> </DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=SMANNAI@qtel.com.qa href="mailto:SMANNAI@qtel.com.qa">Salman
Al-Mannai</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=ahmed@tamkien.com
href="mailto:'ahmed@tamkien.com'">'ahmed@tamkien.com'</A> ; <A
title=menog@menog.net href="mailto:'menog@menog.net'">'menog@menog.net'</A>
</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, January 13, 2010 6:28
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [menog] ISPs and IPv6
access</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<P><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><BR>I've been away from the MENOG for
over a year now, only last week I was approached by someone from the 'top brd'
who made a very strong statement about IPv6 after asking me which IP version
we have in the company? :\ of course my answer was IPv4! Then he replied in a
steaming mode: See how lousy you are doing, I just heard that IPv6 is out and
you are not even at version 5! <BR><BR>This leads to one conclusion; we have
not build enough awareness about IPv6 in the region, hence, I would like to
see more participation from bright names such as Randy Bush and Dr. Latif
Ladid in future MENOG events.<BR><BR>Regards <BR><BR>Sent on the move from
BlackBerry Wireless Device by Qtel.</FONT></P>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From</B>: menog-bounces@menog.net
<MENOG-BOUNCES@MENOG.NET><BR><B>To</B>: menog@menog.net
<MENOG@MENOG.NET><BR><B>Sent</B>: Wed Jan 13 18:08:45 2010<BR><B>Subject</B>:
[menog] ISPs and IPv6 access <BR></FONT>
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<DIV><FONT face="Arial Unicode MS" color=#000080 size=2>Are their any ISPs (or
other network providers) on the MENOG list that wish to offer IPv6 access to
their subscribers ? I like to know what are the main issues that are
preventing offering this service.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Arial Unicode MS" color=#000080 size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Arial Unicode MS" color=#000080 size=2>Cheers,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Arial Unicode MS" color=#000080 size=2>-Ahmed</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Arial Unicode MS" color=#000080
size=2></FONT> </DIV><BR>
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