Lee Howard: Influences on IPv6 Deployment
June 14, 2022
Lee Howard, an expert with more than 25 years of experience in networking and Internet development, spoke at LACNIC 37 about the influences on the deployment of the IPv6 protocol. Highlights of his presentation are summarized below.
Providers who want to grow need IPv6
For providers who want to provide services cheaply and who want to grow by being the best lowest cost carrier, it’s best to do so with IPv6.
Companies that wanted to get a higher percentage of users in their countries deployed IPv6 to reduce their costs. IPv6 networks are the ones that have grown fastest.
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IPv6 hosting turned on by default
For content, you have to be with a host that will turn IPv6 on by default. This does not only refer to large companies; instead, this can also be achieved through small hosting companies.
The speed of IPv6 is better for engagement and SEO