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

[JORDI PALET MARTINEZ]

I don’t think NAT444 reduces cost even initially … You need to buy the boxes, you have more radio bandwidth used for the keep-alives, etc., even more power consumption.

It may be a case by case, for example if you existing network doesn’t support IPv6, or the majority of your uses doen’t have smartphones with IPv6 support, etc.

Regards,
Jordi


-----Mensaje original-----
De: Loganaden Velvindron <loganaden at gmail.com>
Responder a: IPv6 in Africa Discussions <afripv6-discuss at afrinic.net>
Fecha: jueves, 2 de junio de 2016, 16:18
Para: IPv6 in Africa Discussions <afripv6-discuss at afrinic.net>
Asunto: Re: [AfrIPv6-Discuss] «Preparing for IPv6-only mobile networks : why and how»

>On Thu, Jun 2, 2016 at 11:27 AM, Mark Tinka <mark.tinka at seacom.mu> wrote:
>>
>>
>> On 2/Jun/16 09:13, Willy MANGA wrote:
>>
>>> Hi,
>>> I guess some of you have already read that article but let me give you
>>> the link:
>>>
>>> https://blogs.akamai.com/2016/06/preparing-for-ipv6-only-mobile-networks-why-and-how.html
>>>
>>>
>>> So, can we really move forward guys ? :)
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> 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.
>>
>
>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.
>
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