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IPV4 phase-out on mobile networks and switch to IPV6?

Hi, does anyone know of some definitive sources of information on this, or have further details, particularly expected timing of mobile IPV4 switch-off, both for UK and globally? Thanks

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mapj1 over 1 year ago

I think you will find that there are no plans to switch off IP4 at all in any co-ordinated way - there is no real need or benefit to doing so, nearly all hardware supports both, as well as a few other protocols, and there is no problem with IP4, as most locations have NAT of some kind and with that we can allow massive re-use of the number spaces.

Mike

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PS about 5 years ago MIT sold off about half its public facing adresses to Amazon The price of IP4 adresses has if anything fallen, not risen since then, so there is no obvious shortage.
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mapj1 over 1 year ago

I think you will find that there are no plans to switch off IP4 at all in any co-ordinated way - there is no real need or benefit to doing so, nearly all hardware supports both, as well as a few other protocols, and there is no problem with IP4, as most locations have NAT of some kind and with that we can allow massive re-use of the number spaces.

Mike

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PS about 5 years ago MIT sold off about half its public facing adresses to Amazon The price of IP4 adresses has if anything fallen, not risen since then, so there is no obvious shortage.
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