The public hand wringing over the transition to IPv6 often has been reminiscent of the hysteria leading up to Y2K. Similar to what we saw with Y2K, I believe that the vast majority of customers will see little or no impact as we transition to IPv6, due to the extensive preparation by key industry players, including AT&T, in advance of the transition.
AT&T has been actively involved in standards development and testing for IPv6 since its inception. We’ve been working since 2006 to transition to IPv6 technology in our network. AT&T is enabling IPv6 technology across our IP products and services, as well as our IT and network infrastructure. This is a multi-year process that involves dual-stack technology that will support both IPv4 and IPv6 and give our customers a seamless experience as we make this transition.
As part of our commitment to transitioning to IPv6, AT&T is participating in World IPv6 Day, which will take place on June 8. We and other participants will conduct a 24-hour test drive of IPv6 technology, supporting our enterprise customers who are testing the protocol and enabling IPv6 on our YP.COM and AT&T Research sites.
We hope that efforts like World IPv6 Day help provide assurance to those concerned about the transition.
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