Today, we received the final results from the second IPv6 questionnaire we sent out to our hosting partners.
While the results of the first poll, which was held back in 2007, revealed a total lack of interest in IPv6 at the time, the new results (two years later) show something different.
To summarize, almost 40% of our current partners offer native IPv6 already, or expect to be able to do so within the next six months. The table below shows a breakdown for different regions in the world:
| Region | # hosters | IPv6 penetration |
|---|---|---|
| North-America | 7 | 14% |
| Europe | 18 | 50% |
| Asia & Australia | 7 | 43% |
| Rest of world | 2 | 0% |
| Total | 34 | 38% |
Even though our statistics are coarse, the results seem to indicate a lack of interest in the North-American area. But they also show that in both Europe as well as in Asia and Australia, penetration is much better. Almost 50% of the parties in Europe can feed us with native IPv6 down the wire within six months. Go go go!
Are you a hosting provider offering quality IPv6-enabled hosting services in an area that is not currently covered by our network? Please do send us a note!
UPDATE: We’re very pleased to hear that WatchMouse were selected as one of the finalists for the Dutch IPv6 awards today!
Tags: IPv6, network infrastructure
Categories: Awards, IPv6, Network
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