This document provides statistics on IPv6 deployment globally and for various regions including South East Asia, South Asia, East Asia, and Oceania. Some key points: - Global IPv6 preferred usage has grown from 23.28% in January 2020 to 33.47% in March 2023. Many countries have seen large increases over this period. - South East Asia's overall IPv6 preferred usage is currently 28.86%, with 4 countries over 40% and 7 over 10%. Myanmar has seen significant growth driven mostly by one large ASN. - South Asia's overall IPv6 preferred usage is 61.65%, driven largely by India which is currently at 76.19% preferred. Bangladesh and specific

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IPv6: A Retrospective Look
Dave Phelan
Senior Network Analyst/Technical Trainer

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The Region
• 4 Subregions
– South Asia
– South East Asia
– East Asia
– Oceania

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Statistics

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Statistics IPv6 – World
• Steady Growth
– Jan 2020 ~23.28% preferred
– Nov 2022 ~30.78% preferred
– Mar 2023 ~33.47% preferred
– Major increases seen:
• Mexico 31%to 47%
• Guatemala 11% to 32%
• Netherlands 25% to 43%
• Austria 10% to 23%
• Finland 30% to 51%
• Myanmar 10 to 45%
https://stats.labs.apnic.net/ipv6/

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Statistics IPv6 – World – Nov 2022
CC Country IPv6 Preferred
IN India, Southern Asia, Asia 79.21%
BL Saint Barthelemy, Caribbean, Americas 77.33%
BE Belgium, Western Europe, Europe 66.09%
MY Malaysia, South-Eastern Asia, Asia 60.52%
SA Saudi Arabia, Western Asia, Asia 60.20%
DE Germany, Western Europe, Europe 59.50%
FR France, Western Europe, Europe 54.55%
UY Uruguay, South America, Americas 54.39%
MS Montserrat, Caribbean, Americas 53.64%
LK Sri Lanka, Southern Asia, Asia 52.75%
GR Greece, Southern Europe, Europe 52.54%
US United States of America, Northern America, Americas 51.51%
FI Finland, Northern Europe, Europe 51.06%
VN Vietnam, South-Eastern Asia, Asia 51.06%
IL Israel, Western Asia, Asia 49.86%
LU Luxembourg, Western Europe, Europe 48.57%
TW Taiwan, Eastern Asia, Asia 47.80%
JP Japan, Eastern Asia, Asia 47.26%
AE United Arab Emirates, Western Asia, Asia 46.15%
MX Mexico, Central America, Americas 46.10%
GB United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Northern Europe, Europe 45.66%
HU Hungary, Eastern Europe, Europe 45.37%
TH Thailand, South-Eastern Asia, Asia 45.27%
NL Netherlands, Western Europe, Europe 44.%
AX Aland Islands, Northern Europe, Europe 43.12%
AU Australia, Australia and New Zealand, Oceania 40.18%

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Statistics IPv6 – World – Mar 2023
CC Country IPv6 Preferred
IN India, Southern Asia, Asia 76.19%
BL Saint Barthelemy, Caribbean, Americas 74.81%
BE Belgium, Western Europe, Europe 68.08%
FR France, Western Europe, Europe 65.72%
SA Saudi Arabia, Western Asia, Asia 64.21%
DE Germany, Western Europe, Europe 62.32%
MY Malaysia, South-Eastern Asia, Asia 59.80%
GR Greece, Southern Europe, Europe 59.46%
UY Uruguay, South America, Americas 59.40%
IL Israel, Western Asia, Asia 54.16%
MS Montserrat, Caribbean, Americas 54.11%
US United States of America, Northern America, Americas 51.12%
VN Vietnam, South-Eastern Asia, Asia 51.07%
TW Taiwan, Eastern Asia, Asia 50.02%
AX Aland Islands, Northern Europe, Europe 49.77%
LU Luxembourg, Western Europe, Europe 49.20%
NL Netherlands, Western Europe, Europe 48.96%
FI Finland, Northern Europe, Europe 48.84%
LK Sri Lanka, Southern Asia, Asia 47.67%
JP Japan, Eastern Asia, Asia 47.13%
MX Mexico, Central America, Americas 46.72%
HU Hungary, Eastern Europe, Europe 46.61%
PR Puerto Rico, Caribbean, Americas 45.96%
GB United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Northern Europe, Europe 45.92%
AE United Arab Emirates, Western Asia, Asia 45.13%
BR Brazil, South America, Americas 43.67%
MM Myanmar, South-Eastern Asia, Asia 43.43%
CH Switzerland, Western Europe, Europe 43.33%
TH Thailand, South-Eastern Asia, Asia 43.31%
PT Portugal, Southern Europe, Europe 42.09%

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South East Asia
• 11 Separate economies
– Population ~685m
– International connectivity generally good
– Reasonable competition within the markets
– 1 NIR (IDNIC)

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Statistics IPv6 – South East Asia
• 28.48% Preferred
– 3 of 11 Economies over 40%
– 7 of 11 Economies over 10%
– Steady Growth since 2020 (14%)
https://stats.labs.apnic.net/ipv6/XU?o=cXDw30x1r1

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Statistics IPv6 – South East Asia
• 28.86% Preferred
– 4 of 11 Economies over 40%
– 7 of 11 Economies over 10%
– Steady Growth since 2020 (14%)
https://stats.labs.apnic.net/ipv6/XU?o=cXDw30x1r1
CC Country IPv6 Capable IPv6 Preferred
MY Malaysia, South-Eastern Asia, Asia 60.58% 59.80%
VN Vietnam, South-Eastern Asia, Asia 51.46% 51.07%
MM Myanmar, South-Eastern Asia, Asia 43.98% 43.43%
TH Thailand, South-Eastern Asia, Asia 43.56% 43.31%
SG Singapore, South-Eastern Asia, Asia 15.68% 14.60%
PH Philippines, South-Eastern Asia, Asia 14.65% 14.51%
ID Indonesia, South-Eastern Asia, Asia 12.78% 12.67%
LA Lao People's Democratic Republic, South-Eastern Asia, Asia 0.33% 0.32%
BN Brunei Darussalam, South-Eastern Asia, Asia 0.09% 0.09%
TL Timor-Leste, South-Eastern Asia, Asia 0.06% 0.06%
KH Cambodia, South-Eastern Asia, Asia 0.05% 0.04%

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Statistics IPv6 – South East Asia
• Myanmar
– 97 Originated ASN
– 1 ASN making up the volume – AS136255
https://stats.labs.apnic.net/ipv6/AS136255?c=MM&p=1&v=1&w=30&x=1

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South Asia
• 8 separate economies
– Reasonable International Connectivity
– Generally good competition
• There are some exceptions
– Some Regulatory Challenges
– 1 NIR (IRINN)

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Statistics IPv6 – South Asia
• 61.65% Preferred
– 2 of 8 Economies over 40%
– 4 of 8 Economies over 10%
– Driven by India IPv6 uptake

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Statistics IPv6 – South Asia
• 61.65% Preferred
– 2 of 8 Economies over 40%
– 4 of 8 Economies over 10%
– Driven by India IPv6 uptake
CC Country IPv6 Capable IPv6 Preferred
IN India, Southern Asia, Asia 77.01% 76.19%
LK Sri Lanka, Southern Asia, Asia 48.04% 47.67%
NP Nepal, Southern Asia, Asia 36.77% 36.44%
BT Bhutan, Southern Asia, Asia 23.84% 23.35%
BD Bangladesh, Southern Asia, Asia 7.98% 7.68%
PK Pakistan, Southern Asia, Asia 5.56% 5.44%
AF Afghanistan, Southern Asia, Asia 0.23% 0.23%
MV Maldives, Southern Asia, Asia 0.07% 0.07%

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South Asia - Bangladesh
• 7.89% Preferred
• ~1200 ASN

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South Asia - Bangladesh
• 7.89% Preferred
• ~1200 ASN

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South Asia - Bangladesh
• AS134595 – Velocity Internet

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South Asia - Bangladesh
• AS24389 – Grameen Phone

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East Asia
• 8 Separate economies
– Population ~1.6b
– Generally Good Connectivity
– Good Competition
– 4 NIR (CNNIC,JPNIC,TWNIC,KRNIC)

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Statistics IPv6 – East Asia
• 30.21% Preferred
– 2 of 8 Economies over 40%
– 5 of 8 Economies over 10%
– Big dip caused by China

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Statistics IPv6 – East Asia
• 30.21% Preferred
– 2 of 8 Economies over 40%
– 5 of 8 Economies over 10%
– Big dip caused by China
Country IPv6 Capable IPv6 Preferred
Taiwan, Eastern Asia, Asia 51.27% 50.02%
Japan, Eastern Asia, Asia 48.11% 47.13%
China, Eastern Asia, Asia 30.10% 28.18%
Macao Special Administrative Region of China, Eastern
Asia, Asia
27.52% 27.24%
Republic of Korea, Eastern Asia, Asia 18.21% 18.05%
Mongolia, Eastern Asia, Asia 5.16% 4.82%
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China, Eastern
Asia, Asia
2.42% 1.37%
Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Eastern Asia, Asia 0 0

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East Asia - Mongolia
• Less than 1% uptake Up to 2022

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East Asia - Mongolia
• AS17882 - Univision

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Oceania
• 24 separate economies
– Aside from AU/NZ
• Most have relatively small population
• Geographically dispersed
• Limited access to good international backhaul connectivity
• Limited competition within the markets

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Statistics IPv6 – Oceania – Mar 2023
• Sub-region - ~33.7% IPv6
Capable (Up from ~22% 2020)
– Top 3 in the region
• AU – 37.82%
• NZ – 23.14(Down 4%)
• PF – 9.01%
• PG – 6.02%
– The rest of the region is ~2%
Combined
https://stats.labs.apnic.net/ipv6/XF

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Statistics IPv6 – Polynesia
• Polynesia – 4.22% Preferred
– PF - 7.86%
– AS9471-ONATI ~12%
https://stats.labs.apnic.net/ipv6/QS?o=cXFw30x1r1

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Statistics IPv6 – Melanesia
• Melanesia – 3.8% Preferred
– PG –6.14%
– AS139898 – Digitec (Vodafone PNG) - ~26%
https://stats.labs.apnic.net/ipv6/AS139898?a=139898&c=PG&x=0&s=0&p=1&w=10&s=1

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Statistics IPv6 – Melanesia
• Melanesia – 2.19% Preferred
– NC – 1.33%
– AS56055 – Micro Logic Systems – 6.86%
https://stats.labs.apnic.net/ipv6/AS56055?c=NC&p=1&v=1&w=30&x=1

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Statistics IPv6 – Melanesia
• Melanesia – 2.19% Preferred
– FJ – 0.13%
– AS24390 – USP – 25.12%
https://stats.labs.apnic.net/ipv6/AS24390?c=FJ&p=1&v=1&w=30&x=1

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Statistics IPv6 – Micronesia
• Micronesia – < 0.1% Capable
– Less “Need” to deploy due to population
https://stats.labs.apnic.net/ipv6/QR?o=cXFw30x1r1
CC Country
IPv6
Capable
MH Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Oceania 0.28%
GU Guam, Micronesia, Oceania 0.13%
FM
Micronesia (Federated States
of), Micronesia, Oceania
0.11%
KI Kiribati, Micronesia, Oceania 0.07%
MP
Northern Mariana
Islands, Micronesia, Oceania
0.05%
NR Nauru, Micronesia, Oceania 0.03%
PW Palau, Micronesia, Oceania 0.02%

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Statistics IPv6 – New Zealand
• NZ – 23% Preferred
– Has been up to 29%
(The West Island seems to be doing better)
https://stats.labs.apnic.net/ipv6/NZ?o=cXFw30x1r1

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Statistics IPv6 – New Zealand
https://oswalt.dev/2012/12/grumpy-cat-hates-ipv6/

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Statistics IPv6 – New Zealand
ASN AS Name IPv6 Preferred
AS140220 SKYTELEVISION-AS-AP Sky Network Television Ltd 85.54%
AS55850 MERCURYNZ-AS-AP Mercury NZ Limited 50.32%
AS23655 TWODEGREES-NZ-AS 2degrees Networks Limited 50.29%
AS9500 VODAFONE-TRANSIT-AS Vodafone NZ Ltd. 43.32%
AS9790 TWO-DEGREES-AS-AP Two Degrees Networks Limited 42.18%
AS14593 SPACEX-STARLINK 41.16%
AS45267 LIGHTWIRE-AS-AP Lightwire LTD 27.36%
AS45177 DEVOLI-AS-AP Devoli 26.79%
AS58666 NASL-AS-AP Vorco 9.14%
AS133480 INTERGRID-AS-AP Intergrid Group Pty Ltd 8.95%
• Top 10

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Statistics IPv6 – New Zealand
• What about the other ~487 ASNs originating in NZ?
• ~175 have allocations – Not Originating
• ~255 are originating
• Minimal deployment
• The rest are between 0.03% and 8% Preferred
• SOME of them are redundant ASNs
• Probably no longer required
(based on duplicate Network names/ownership)

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Statistics IPv6 – New Zealand
• Hang on!!!
• AS14593 Starlink #6 on the Top10

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Statistics IPv6 – New Zealand
• Now for something …erm…Weird…
• As at Today, this ASN is sitting at ~%50 Preferred
• BUT that will change, during the next 3 weeks.

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Statistics IPv6 – New Zealand
• ASN55850 - Mercury/Trustpower
https://stats.labs.apnic.net/ipv6/AS55850?c=NZ&p=1&v=1&w=30&x=1

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Challenges

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IPv6 Challenges
• End user acceptance
– Residential and Mobile
– Business and Enterprise
• Networks not ready
– Older equipment
– Software (Billing/LOB)
– Additional Licencing cost(especially Mobile)
• People
– Staff are not adequately trained
• Current Tertiary/Industry training rarely addresses IPv6(Pun Intended)
– Misconception on use
– Lack of ability to adequately address plan
– Management not willing make changes

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Why Deploy IPv6?

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IPv6 Deployment
• Cost
– IPv4 Address space ~US$40-50 Per IP
• US$12,800 /24
– Hardware
• CGNAT is not free
• The world is changing
– 3 x increase/5 years
– Hyperscalers are catching up
– CDN Providers are ready for your IPv6 Packets

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IPv6 Deployment
• Stop saying “I’ll do it tomorrow”
– We have been saying that for 25 years
• Networks are not going to get simpler
• Grants Are available
– https://isif.asia/infrastructure-ipv6/
• US$30-250K
• Open to all Industry types
• Need practical help?
– Training: https://academy.apnic.net/

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QUESTIONS?