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Monday, September 24, 2012

How the U.S. is winning the race to next-gen Internet

  6 signs that the U.S. is overtaking the world at IPv6 | IPv6 traffic rises in U.S., but remains sliver of overall Internet
 
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How the U.S. is winning the race to next-gen Internet
With the worldwide supply of IPv4 addresses rapidly dwindling, the United States is pulling ahead of its global rivals in the deployment of next-generation Internet services based on the emerging IPv6 standard. Read More


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6 signs that the U.S. is overtaking the world at IPv6
Having invented the Internet 40-odd years ago, the United States has had the first-mover advantage when it comes to selling products and services that run on this ubiquitous communications platform. Now the United States is pulling ahead of its global rivals on next-gen Internet services built around the emerging IPv6 standard. Read More

IPv6 traffic rises in U.S., but remains sliver of overall Internet
U.S. ISPs are reporting a significant rise in IPv6 traffic during the last three months, even though the overall numbers remain tiny -- less than 1% of Internet traffic. Read More

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