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> IPv6 is in widespread use. IPv6 is not "the future". It's the present. I have services in production where >30% of users access the service over v6. Use is gr
by nucleardog 10y ago
> IPv6 is in widespread use. IPv6 is not "the future". It's the present. I have services in production where >30% of users access the service over v6. Use is growing. IPv6-only mobile operators are also now a thing.
That's... great, and I'm glad there's progress being made somewhere, but I don't think it's fair to say it's "the present". It's on its way.
My ISP has rolled out FttH across a wide area but still only offers IPv6 on business buildouts. Even if they offered IPv6 to general customers, they still have a ton of home gateway devices out there that don't support any IPv6 at all. The other ISPs don't offer it or have any external roadmap either. I don't think this situation is all that unusual or unique - it's just not something that the people paying the bills are clamouring for and it's a long road from where we are to significant penetration.
Oh, and EC2 still doesn't support IPv6 on anything but their load balancers. What portion of the market and traffic do you think they make up?