KUALA LUMPUR: Packet One Networks (M) Sdn Bhd (P1) expects to be IPv6-ready (Internet Protocol version 6) by end-2012 in bracing for the depletion of IPv4 Internet addresses.
In a statement today, P1 said it has already completed phase two of three phases of the compliance exercise.
Its chief executive officer, Michael Lai, said P1’s preparations on the compliance exercise began months back.
“Our back-end systems are already fully IPv6-compliant.
“The third phase is on the last-mile delivery and end-user devices-compliant,” he said.
Lai said IPv6 was needed to support the fast pace of Internet use growth and the explosion in the use of wireless products, quality services, in-built security features, enhanced mobility and the need for more IP addresses to facilitate its wider use.
“The growth of the Internet has mandated a need for more addresses than are possible with IPv4.
“It’s a case of basis binary mathematics. There is not enough numbers with IPv4,” he said. – Bernama