World Transitions Steadily from IPv4 to IPv6-Only Internet
Internet Protocol (IP) addresses have been transitioning to a new-and-improved version steadily and quietly without notice from most end users. Networks have been migrating their IP address technology — those unique “numbers” assigned to every computer and device connected to the internet — away from the legacy IPv4 version to IPv6.
Worldwide, according to Google statistics, 30.6 percent of traffic was utilizing IPv6 as of MaInternet Protocol (IP) addresses have been transitioning to a new-and-improved version steadily and quietly without notice from most end users. Networks have been migrating their IP address technology — those unique “numbers” assigned to every computer and device connected to the internet — away from the legacy IPv4 version to IPv6.
Worldwide, according to Google statistics, 30.6 percent of traffic was utilizing IPv6 as of March 3, 2021, including 44.4 percent of traffic in the United States. Those that are not already working on migration, risk missing out as IPv4 will one day be phased out.
“IPv6 adoption is like the proverb about planting a tree,” said Ben Bittfield, IPv6 network architect for Sprint. “The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second-best time is now.”
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