[kictanet] Status of IPv6 deployment in Kenya

Mon Mar 19 12:46:59 EAT 2012

Hi Walu,

What was the mandate of the Kenyan IPv6 Task Force? I hope it's not just
another boardroom Task Force.

I saw the following on FaceBook yesterday:
"When Asia trained engineers Africa trained experts in debate. Can't fix
roads by simply organizing stakeholder consultations."It can be further
said that we can't fix IPv6 by simply appointing Task Forces. Let me
explain why.
The adoption of IPv6 should be driven, first by need, then by the entities
responsible for assigning the IPs. I think it should be that simple. I
still don't see why it needed a Task Force.

Let me look at this from the simplest terms:

I think the pace of adoption does not have to be driven by pressure from
other sides of the planet, but by the RIRs, but still based on need. An RIR
may shout from the rooftops that they have depleted their IPv4 space, but
"allocation" and "assignment" are two different things, right?
They may be over with their allocation, while the entities allocated those
IPs haven't assigned all of them, and are still comfortable. Now, does the
RIR start forcing the entities (mostly ISPs) to start using their IPv6
allocations? No.

Time will come when the IPv6 space will start being utilized.

I don't see how the deployment of IPv6 makes us "stay ahead"of anyone
though. It's just an IP address. Staying ahead depends on economic factors,
no?

On Mon, Mar 19, 2012 at 12:28, Walubengo J <jwalu at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Paul/Barrack,
>
> I agree, dismal performance.  And to imagine the rest of East Africa
> expects us to be leading on this front, it is truly a shameful
> performance.  And that reminds me, the PS Ndemo did inaugurated the Kenyan
> IPv6 Task force 2yrs ago - of which I am a member but I will not name the
> others for security reasons
>
> Perhaps, there could be some synergy with the ISOC_Ke guys on this to make
> sure Kenya stays in the forefront of promoting IPv6 usage.
>
> walu.
>
> --- On *Mon, 3/19/12, Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack at gmail.com>* wrote:
>
>
> From: Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Status of IPv6 deployment in Kenya
> To: jwalu at yahoo.com
> Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
> Date: Monday, March 19, 2012, 12:16 PM
>
>
> Thanks Paul.
>
> Looking forwad to the ISOC_ke  IP V6 program under your leadership.
>
> Best Regards
>
> On Mon, Mar 19, 2012 at 12:05 PM, Paul M <paulitrix at gmail.com<http://mc/[email protected]>
> > wrote:
>
>
> Take a look at this page. Gives revealing but dismal statistics over the
> state of IPv6 in Kenya.
>
> http://www.vyncke.org/ipv6status/detailed.php?country=ke
>
>
> --
> :-) Paul M
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