World IPv6 launch day set for June 6th, 2012; Google, Facebook, and AT&T among supporters
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Author: Major Workman
Author: Major Workman
In case you weren’t aware, the internet is quickly running out of IP addresses — the last addresses in Internet Protocol version 4 were officially distributed early in 2011. To keep up with the internet’s explosive growth, the Internet Society announced that the switch will be flipped on IPv6 on June 6th, 2012. This comes about one year after a 24-hour IPv6 test, but this time it’s staying on permanently. To go along with this announcement, a number of major ISPs, networking hardware manufacturers, and web companies pledged support from day one. For starters, four of the biggest web properties will all enable IPv6 permanantly: Google, Facebook, Microsoft Bing, and Yahoo. From a hardware perspective, Cisco and D-Link both committed to…
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