[AfrIPv6-Discuss] «Preparing for IPv6-only mobile networks : why and how»

[Loganaden Velvindron]

On Thu, Jun 2, 2016 at 11:27 AM, Mark Tinka <mark.tinka at seacom.mu> wrote:
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> On 2/Jun/16 09:13, Willy MANGA wrote:
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>> Hi,
>> I guess some of you have already read that article but let me give you
>> the link:
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>> https://blogs.akamai.com/2016/06/preparing-for-ipv6-only-mobile-networks-why-and-how.html
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>> So, can we really move forward guys ? :)
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> In my experience, the economic incentive to keep NAT444 in mobile
> networks vs. going any kind of IPv6 is balanced more in favour of the
> former.
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> I applaud folk like Apple using their market power to "force the issue".
> How mobile operators will react to that will be interesting, but it
> could make for a lot more impact of Android did the same.
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> This one will be hard to predict, especially when a good portion of the
> capex budget of the typical large scale mobile operator goes to NAT444.
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Taking my AFRINIC hat off,

Another horror story cooking up. I think that under the guise of
reducing costs, we are ready to spend a lot of money to build complex,
hard to maintain, hard to scale mobile networks, and later hire lots
of people that do 24/7 support.

NAT444 reduces the cost initially, but in the long term it has hidden costs.