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Few cellular modems commonly used in IoT support IPv6, and not all mobile network operators provide an IPv6 address. Since cellular connectivity plays a major r
by vv_ 2y ago
Few cellular modems commonly used in IoT support IPv6, and not all mobile network operators provide an IPv6 address. Since cellular connectivity plays a major role in the industry, IPv6 cannot be used as a blanket solution to this problem.
- altairprime 2y agoEither it would or it wouldn’t help in most cases, but the absence of consideration of it at all weakens the article’s arguments from a carrier perspective. IPv6 adoption was at 90% by US mobile carriers a couple years ago, and the US is not known for its telco infrastructure investment; so, while using IPv6 may not be a uniform cure for their issues, the article’s total focus on legacy IPv4 NAT issues is in stark contrast to its availability carrier-side in one of the weakest examples available. China regulates that IPv6 be supported and enabled by default on all hardware sold for use in-country since last year, and telcos have six months left until a first-stage IPv4 new-hardware prohibition goes into effect later this year, so the assumption that most cellular modems don’t support IPv6 seems unlikely as well given their regulatory climate. This deserves more research or at least an explanation of why such was not done for the initial release of the paper.
- kiwijamo 2y agoThere are still countries with zero IPv6 on mobile, e.g. New Zealand. All three mobile carriers refuse to deploy IPv6 on mobile despite two of them doing so on their fixed line networks. Do agree with your point tho IPv6 should be considered a possible solution.