IPv6 - Measuring Uptake#

Jaco Kroon

• Why: The PM already runs IPv6; the value here is measurement methodology and an honest data read on where South Africa and the continent actually stand — useful input for regional capacity/feature planning, and part of this program's most persistent theme (an entire track is named "Please Just Deploy IPv6").
• What: Why continued IPv6 migration matters, the methodologies available for tracking adoption across networks and regions, and what the data reveals about IPv6 uptake in South Africa and the broader African continent (from abstract only).
• How: Survey of adoption-measurement approaches — content-side user statistics, routing-table/BGP visibility, per-network enablement metrics — plus a regional read-out; the abstract does not specify which methods are used.
• Where applicable: Regional focus (South Africa/Africa), but the methodology generalises to any operator or product with a regional footprint; worth skimming for the measurement framework more than the conclusion.