<div dir="ltr"><div><div><div><div>Hi All,<br><br></div>As for the academic/REN community, an action has been initiated to support RENs and higher ed/research institutions for applying for resources (including IPv6) and deploying them in their networks.<br></div>This was after the AIS in Djibouti and it has triggered actions in some countries.<br><br>For those interested, the volunteers of the support team are still reachable at <a href="mailto:irpm@wacren.net" target="_blank">iprm@wacren.net</a> and happy to give necessary advice and support.<br><br></div>Best,<br><br></div>Boubakar<br><br><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Oct 28, 2014 at 6:18 AM, Mark Tinka <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:mark.tinka@seacom.mu" target="_blank">mark.tinka@seacom.mu</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">On Tuesday, October 28, 2014 07:05:33 AM Andrew Alston<br>
wrote:<br>
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> That challenge also prevents a<br>
> lot of providers from actually putting in the effort<br>
> (and sometimes expense) of rolling IPv6 all the way to<br>
> the edge with a lack of demand. Its kinda a chicken and<br>
> egg situation for many, no IPv6 at the edge decreases<br>
> the number of people running IPv6, we decreases the<br>
> demand for IPv6, which decreases the motivation to roll<br>
> IPv6 to the edge.<br>
<br>
</span>I'm still reasonably disappointed in the lack of drive from<br>
retail providers to offer IPv6 to their customers, i.e., the<br>
broadband/consumer space.<br>
<br>
Granted, it is a lot more challenging to deliver IPv6 to<br>
large scale consumers (more so in Africa, where a lot of<br>
consumers are running data off the mobile networks).<br>
<br>
But I think that deployment of IPv6 toward end customers in<br>
a manner where they do not have to directly participate in<br>
the process is where we shall see the most gains.<br>
<br>
The old mantra still holds true - users don't care, as long<br>
as it works.<br>
<span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><br>
Mark.<br>
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