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> The more ISPs migrate to IPv6 and CG-NAT, the more free IPv4 addresses for everyone else. Uhhh, they're not returning their IPv4 addresses to any kind of fre
by oarsinsync 7y ago
> The more ISPs migrate to IPv6 and CG-NAT, the more free IPv4 addresses for everyone else.
Uhhh, they're not returning their IPv4 addresses to any kind of free pool. Those IPs that they have allocated remain with them.
- the_mitsuhiko 7y agoIf they can make money selling them I don’t see that happening.
- oarsinsync 7y agoCurrent cost of an IPv4 address: $20 Value of product that can be sold per IP address: $5 - $1000/month. Having worked in an organisation that had millions of addresses, we opted to carry on having a long term sustainable business over selling our IPs for short term gains. Eventually the addressable market on IPv6 will reach a critical mass. At that point, the value of IPv4 will become relevant to niche markets only.