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IPv6 Capability
in
Tonga
IPv6 Event | June 8, 2023
Tuan Nguyen
tuan@apnic.net

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• 30% to 40% increase during COVID times (from 2020 Jan)
• Steady linear growth since 2017
IPv6 end user Readiness; Google stats
Source : www.google.com/ipv6

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Source : www.facebook.com/ipv6
• 25% to 35% increase during COVID times (from 2020 Jan)
• Once again, steady linear growth during last few years
IPv6 end user Readiness; FB stats

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• Steady linear growth since 2017
30%
IPv6 end user Readiness; APNIC stats
Source : https://stats.labs.apnic.net/ipv6

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IPv6 Table - World
Economy IPv6 capable (%)
India 63.79
Belgium 57.74
USA 56.74
Taiwan 45.29
Malaysia 45.07
Greece 44.17
Germany 40.96
France 38.21
Vietnam 38.14
Luxembourg 36.45
Japan 35.52
Switzerland 33.89
https://stats.labs.apnic.net/ipv6
Economy IPv6 Capable (%)
India 79.53
Saint Barthelemy (Americas) 69.68
Belgium 66.89
Malaysia 66.02
France 65.55
Germany 61.22
Saudi Arabia 59.96
Uruguay 58.9
Greece 58.22
Israel 58.06
Vietnam 57.72
Taiwan 53.8
2020
January
2023
May

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A closer look at Oceania
Economy IPv6 capable (%)
Australia 38.85
New Zealand 29.28
French Polynesia 9.95
Papua New Guinea 7.07
New Caledonia 2.36
Marshall Islands 0.98
Tonga 0.91
Nauru 0.52

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Percentage of Internet users able to use
IPv6 in Tonga

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Tonga
ASN AS Name
IPv6
Capable
IPv6
Preferred
Samples
AS38201
KALIANET-PUBLIC-AS-AP
Tonga Communications
Internet Network 1.96% 1.67% 4,905
AS132831 EZINET-AS-AP EziNET Limited 0.00% 0.00% 322
AS38198
DIGICELNET-TO Digicel Tonga
Ltd 0.00% 0.00% 233
AS132579
TONGACABLELIMITED-AS-AP
Tonga Cable Limited 0.00% 0.00% 2
Source : https://stats.labs.apnic.net/ipv6

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Australia
Source : https://stats.labs.apnic.net/ipv6

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Tonga (network inter-connections)
Source : https://rex.apnic.net/vizas/

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Australia
Source : https://rex.apnic.net/vizas/

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Why deploy IPv6?
• IPv4 exhaustion
• More numbers and availability
• Scalable for large scale deployment
• Bypass CGN
• Cost
• Simpler header
• Security

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Where is IPv6 supported?
• Akamai
• Amazon
• Facebook
• YouTube
• Google
• Netflix
• Azure

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Demand for IPv6

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Have you started your IPv6 journey?
• Eligibility
• Quick process
• No additional cost depending on
selection

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• Track, measure, report
– End-user readiness,
– Performance analysis
• Operational trainings
– Direct country assistance (Gov)
– Standalone workshops
– NOGs
• Technical Assistance
– Remote or F2F
www.apnic.net/ipv6
IPv6 @ APNIC

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Keep in touch
• PacNOG 31 Port Vila, Vanuatu
– 26-30 June
• APNIC 56 Kyoto, Japan
– 7-14 September

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THANK YOU !