Developing Telecoms | Bulgaria Gets Ready for IPv6 with Help from Cisco

17 May 2012

Events

LATEST NEWS:

Thai operator secures wireless distribution agreement Financial services project reaching out to millions of Africans Fibre investment on the way in Algeria Android tablets gaining popularity in Southeast Asia Bharti seeking JV takeover as profits slide Solar-powered learning initiative takes off in Uganda GSMA voices criticism of Indian licensing proposals Enhanced mobile broadband deploying across three Baltic countries Market developments lay the foundation for future growth in Iraq India Feels More Shockwaves from the So-called ‘2G Scandal' Overpriced broadband faces fibre challenge in Angola First commercial 4G services go live in Croatia VimpelCom sells Vietnamese assets TRAI advocates new operators entering 2G auctions Romania’s first MVNE launching imminently Indian tax change could provoke legal action from Vodafone Mobile growth slows in Iran as penetration reaches saturation point Thailand close to finalising 3G auction process Internet Exchange Points Spur Internet Growth in Emerging Markets Incoming fibre boosts investment prospects for Burundi 3G on the way in Djibouti, but competition is required Saudi incumbent looks abroad amidst heated domestic competition Orascom serves Algerian government with arbitration notice Kenya’s mobile sector recovering from slump Download deal aims at attracting Indian Android users Bangladesh set for mobile & internet growth as Indian relations improve Android takes the lead in China by doubling market share Liberalisation driving growth for Bahrain’s broadband Partnership agreement drives roaming costs down across nine African countri... Indian 2G licence cancellations affirmed by Supreme Court TeliaSonera in talks over MegaFon’s future HSPA+ upgrade for Thailand’s state operator Growth set to continue in the Philippines despite looming saturation

Bulgaria Gets Ready for IPv6 with Help from Cisco

Thursday, 20 March 2008 01:00 | James Barton

Attention: open in a new window.

The Bulgarian State Agency for ICT - DAITS - has announced the opening of Southeast Europe's first lab for training and research in Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6). The lab's networking and communication equipment is being donated by Cisco.

Located in the Bulgarian capital city of Sofia, this is Europe's second IPv6 lab, after the one operated by RENATER, the French national research network in Paris. The laboratories will be interconnected to enable sharing of resources and access.

The objective of the lab is to provide an open environment for validating solutions, network setups and applications built on the next-generation Internet Protocol, known as IPv6. Internet experts, including academics, government administrators and telecom specialists can be trained, both on-site and through virtual access, on innovative ICT solutions relating to the adoption of IPv6.

"As a company that has its roots in education, we are very pleased to support the research community in Bulgaria and the whole of Europe with this donation. Cisco's intention is to act as a catalyst to accelerate technology innovation. As our countries are building out their communications infrastructure, we see a unique opportunity for local academics and entrepreneurs to develop new technologies and applications around future standards such as IPv6." said Kaan Terzioglu, vice president for Central and Eastern Europe at Cisco.

The laboratory will be managed by the Bulgarian Research and Education Network (BREN) in cooperation with DAITS. BREN's specialist team is already participating in the 6DEPLOY project funded by European Union's Seventh Framework Program, which involves 13 institutions from all over the world and aims at disseminating knowledge about IPv6 and supporting its deployment.

About IPv6

Due to the spectacular growth in the adoption of the Internet and Internet-based technologies worldwide, public IP address space is becoming increasingly scarce. The current Internet Protocol version (IPv4) has a limited number of addresses remaining, which will last only until 2010 or 2011. The convergence of technologies and the increasing number of devices on the Internet also require new address space. For countries like Bulgaria, which joined in the later stages of IPv4 address allocation, IPv6 adoption represents an opportunity to manage the gap and be ready for the future of the Internet. As the world prepares for the adoption of the next-generation Internet Protocol, education on IPv6 becomes crucial. The IPv6 lab in Sofia offers the opportunity to develop a solid knowledge base on the new protocol, which will help ensure the continuity of operation of institutions and companies.

More info: