Vietnam targets top 8 globally for IPv6 usage in 2024

The Ministry of Information and Communications has set a target of increasing the usage of Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) to 65-80% by the end of this year, bringing Vietnam into the top 8 for IPv6 usage in the world.
Vietnam targets top 8 globally for IPv6 usage in 2024 ảnh 1Vietnam targets top 8 globally for IPv6 usage in 2024. (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) - The Ministry of Information and Communications has set atarget of increasing the usage of Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) to 65-80% bythe end of this year, bringing Vietnam into the top 8 for IPv6 usage in theworld.

Converting to IPv6, the most recent version of the Internet Protocol, iscritical to ensure address resources for Internet development and connectionwith new services such as Internet of Things, cloud computing and 5G/6Gnetworks, the ministry said.

Under the recently approved plan to convert to IPv6, 90% to 100% of Governmentagencies’ portals and portals for public services will use IPv6 by Decemberthis year.

For VNPT, Viettel, FPT Telecom and MobiFone, 95% of FTTH subscribers and mobilesubscribers use IPv6. The IPv6 usage rate for the entire enterprise network is80% or higher.

The IPv6 usage rate goal for other businesses, including Internet serviceproviders (ISPs), mobile services, data centres, cloud services and digitalcontent is set at 50%.

The ministry’s statistics showed that the usage rate of IPv6 in Vietnam wasestimated at 59% by the end of last year, ranking second in ASEAN and ninth inthe world.

All of important national Internet infrastructure has been operating with IPv6.

More than 76.4 million broadband Internet subscribers used IPv6 by the end oflast year./.

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