Despite the shortage of IPv4 addresses, the Arcep draws a mixed picture of the transition to the IPv6 network protocol. In its annual barometer, the gendarme des Télécom notes the progress made by operators in the fixed-line sector, in particular Free, and to a lesser extent Orange. While both have high rates of IPv6-activated customers, SFR appears to be lagging behind, while Bouygues Telecom must accelerate its efforts.

In the mobile sector, Bouygues Telecom has made the most effort, followed by Orange. As for SFR, they are working twice as hard to catch up, while Free Mobile has still not begun the transition.

However, it is the rate of mail hosting that alarms the Arcep the most. Indeed, only Google stands out with more than 95% of domain names in IPv6 for mail servers.

Today, France would rank tenth in the world Top 30 in terms of IPv6 usage rate. It would rank fifth, behind Belgium, Germany, Greece and Switzerland at the European level.

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Source : 01Net

The Arcep publishes its annual barometer of the transition to IPv6 and sets up a task force to accelerate the process.

The stock of available IPv4 addresses will be exhausted by the end of 2019, and the Internet will "stop growing". A shortage that is already leading to a significant increase in the price of IPv4 addresses on the secondary market, thus creating an entry barrier for new players on the Internet. As a challenge for competitiveness and innovation, the migration to IPv6 for all Internet players is now urgent.

This barometer examines all players in the Internet chain and the progress of their transition to IPv6. In particular, it presents the current status of deployments and the forecasts of the main operators for fixed and mobile networks.

Once again this year, Arcep warns that most of the players are not considering a deployment to address the IPv4 shortage. The Authority invites the entire Internet ecosystem to accelerate their transition to IPv6, the only sustainable solution.

On the fixed network, Arcep notes progress but calls on operators to continue and strengthen their efforts. On the mobile network, it alerts operators to the delay in IPv6 deployment and calls on them to take the necessary measures to address the IPv4 shortage.

A summary of the results, by operator, is to be found in the press release.

On the hosting side, the delay is still as significant as ever. Only 15.5% of the three and a half million domain name websites (.fr,.re,.pm,.yt,.tf and.wf) are currently accessible in IPv6. With only 5.8% of mail servers accessible in IPv6, the mail hosting rate is alarming.

The launch meeting dedicated to IPv6 was held on 15 November. This task force is open to all players in the Internet ecosystem and aims to accelerate the transition to IPv6 by enabling participants to address specific issues and share best practices.

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Source : Arcep