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Diminishing Internet Protocol version four (IPv4) address capacity is now driving organizations all around the world to implement IPv6 within the next few months. This is one important move that Information Technology Companies and Internet Service Providers are now gearing up for, the transition from IPv4 to IPv6.

IPv4 address availability is steadily eroding as more organizations obtain IP space for an internet presence, and as service providers IP based broadband and wireless service offerings flourish.

Eventually there will be no more IPv4 address space to allocate and this is why Avonsys has decided to ask Fiji Internet Service Providers what their plans are on migrating to IPv6 and providing it to the public. Some organizations assume that IPv4 address space will have no impact on them, however when IPv4 address space is no longer available, new and growing organizations will have to deploy IPv6.

In the next few days we will publish comments on what ISP's in Fiji had to say about their plans on IPv6.

Some have said the migration to IPv6 in the Pacific Islands will be very slow while some have disagreed. Some also mentioned that the new move made by the Commerce Commission to provide access to the Southern Cross Cable directly would enable migration to IPv6 soon.

We wanted to find out if there were enough awareness in the country on the importance, the benefits and the effects of IPv6 and if people had a plan for the migration.

Another important issue most organizations and businesses would have to consider is whether the migration from IPv4 to IPv6 can be carried out locally by IT specialists.
Some ISPs say they have the know how, some say they need training, while others think they would need to bring overseas specialists. Confusion? Follow us in the following days as we unravel the state of IPv6 in Fiji.

More info: IPv6 at Avonsys