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   Michiel van der Vlist to Richard Menedetter   
   Be prepaired ;-)   
   12 Jun 20 00:03:29   
   
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   Hello Ricsi,   
      
   On Thursday June 11 2020 16:04, you wrote to Terry Roati:   
      
    MVDV>>> IPv6 adaption is going tantalizingly slow.   
      
    TR>> I beleive it is due to hardware upgrade delays, ISP's like making   
    TR>> money no spending it until they have to.   
      
    RM> Nope ... the hardware in the field supports it for years. (at least   
    RM> all the IP equipment and the vast majority of the CPEs) It is the cost   
    RM> of the configuration. It is more complex to support dual stack, and   
    RM> the average customer is not willing to pay an extra. So there is no   
    RM> business case. Why should they spend money on configuring something   
    RM> that the vast majority of their customer base does not care about.   
      
   I think is is not the available equipment, but it is also not the ISPs any   
   more. The ISPs /are/ finally moving. Now it is the companies that are the   
   laggerds. Here is another contribution from Iljitch:   
      
   http://www.iljitsch.com/2020/05-25-ipv6-covid19-christmas-everyday.html   
      
   What we see is that more people have IPv6 at home than they have at work...   
      
      
   Cheers, Michiel   
      
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