Updated IPv6 Launch network operator measurements for November 2013 are now available in the usual place. Comcast have been making rapid progress with their IPv6 rollout as evidenced by the strong growth trend over recent months.

Comcast IPv6 Deployment

Another North American cable operator showing consistent recent growth is Time Warner Cable and this month’s update has proved no exception.

Time Warner Cable IPv6 Deployment

Other networks are also showing continued strong growth in their IPv6 deployment numbers and we are now reporting on over 200 networks for the first time. Google also continuously measure the availability of IPv6 connectivity among Google users. They publish a graph that shows the percentage of users that access Google over IPv6. The Internet Society commented recently on the milestone of 2% deployment being passed. In the last 8 weeks, Google’s reported figure for IPv6 adoption has gone from 2% to 2.5%. These are all very welcome and positive indications that IPv6 deployment is continuing across the Internet.

With real deployment of IPv6 happening around the world since the time of World IPv6 Launch, what does “success” look like? How much IPv6 traffic is “enough”? What are key milestones for IPv6 progress?

Those questions and more will be discussed by panelists at the Internet Society Briefing Panel at IETF 88 happening tomorrow, November 5, 2013, from 11:45-12:45 Pacific time (19:45-20:45 UTC) in Vancouver, BC, Canada.  As outlined in an Internet Society blog post, the panelists will include:

• Leslie Daigle, moderator, (Internet Society)
• John Brzozowski (Comcast Cable)
• Erik Nordmark (Arista)
• Chris Palmer (Microsoft)

The event will be streamed live via video and also streamed live via audio and also recorded for later viewing.