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I cannot possibly think of what actual relevance there is in that. Not least of all because if I don't have IPv6, there's plenty of ways to do that, even from

by quink 13y ago

I cannot possibly think of what actual relevance there is in that. Not least of all because if I don't have IPv6, there's plenty of ways to do that, even from the end-user perspective, with no support from your ISP, no capital expenditure and no great ongoing cost, if any at all. Now let me know how I can get let's say 100 Mbps upload speeds as easily as hooking into IPv6 assuming I have 1 Mbps at the moment.

p1mrx 13y ago
The Internet is an IPv4/IPv6 dual-stack network. When the topic is Internet access, IPv6 is relevant by definition. The fact that Korea has shown no interest in following the IETF standard suggests that they're willing to balkanize the network. High-speed broadband will become meaningless if you have to jump through hoops to reach the Internet.
- sliverstorm 13y ago
  IPv6 is relevant to technical aspects, but speed & price really doesn't have anything to do with which protocol you use. The pipes are laid, the companies are established. Some network hardware might need replacement, but they are way ahead in terms of fixed costs and organizational structure. Personally, I expect the day IPv6 starts to actually matter, it will be adopted by holdouts like SK. But for now? At least for me, IPv6 is slower!
- quink 13y ago
  Or maybe South Korea, being a rich country and all, has 2.3 IPv4 addresses per capita available, likely to be enough for a while yet, and there's always the possibility to buy more. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_IPv4_address_allocation http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_IPv4_addre... And it has a very domestically oriented Internet. If IPv6 really matters, and there's hardly going to be much one can access via IPv6 but not IPv4 for a while yet, I can tunnel through and get IPv6 somewhere and vice versa. I can't tunnel myself a 100 Mbps upload speed when I only have 1 Mbps. And all that's assuming that South Korea isn't doing IPv6 at all. Maybe they just haven't got as much of an incentive compared to, let's say, China with 0.25 IPv4 addresses per capita.

by quink 13y ago

p1mrx 13y ago

The Internet is an IPv4/IPv6 dual-stack network. When the topic is Internet access, IPv6 is relevant by definition. The fact that Korea has shown no interest in following the IETF standard suggests that they're willing to balkanize the network. High-speed broadband will become meaningless if you have to jump through hoops to reach the Internet.

sliverstorm 13y ago
IPv6 is relevant to technical aspects, but speed & price really doesn't have anything to do with which protocol you use. The pipes are laid, the companies are established. Some network hardware might need replacement, but they are way ahead in terms of fixed costs and organizational structure. Personally, I expect the day IPv6 starts to actually matter, it will be adopted by holdouts like SK. But for now? At least for me, IPv6 is slower!
quink 13y ago
Or maybe South Korea, being a rich country and all, has 2.3 IPv4 addresses per capita available, likely to be enough for a while yet, and there's always the possibility to buy more. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_IPv4_address_allocation http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_IPv4_addre... And it has a very domestically oriented Internet. If IPv6 really matters, and there's hardly going to be much one can access via IPv6 but not IPv4 for a while yet, I can tunnel through and get IPv6 somewhere and vice versa. I can't tunnel myself a 100 Mbps upload speed when I only have 1 Mbps. And all that's assuming that South Korea isn't doing IPv6 at all. Maybe they just haven't got as much of an incentive compared to, let's say, China with 0.25 IPv4 addresses per capita.