Lebanon Broadband Auction

samer

The Daily Star wroteBEIRUT: The project to launch an auction for broadband Internet licenses is being prepared
(...) the committee was dedicated to providing national and international broadband services in Lebanon in order to make the country a leader in broadband technology. (...) Lebanon should adopt the sixth version of the Internet protocol because the fourth version it was currently adopting would no longer be useful in 2011 and 2012. (...) the Telecommunication Ministry and Internet providers should be responsible for executing the change. Source: http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&categ_id=1&article_id=108154

elchebib

We, the Lebanese, are famous for talking, talking and talking and nothing will ever be done. At least, it'll take years before we can implement anything.
As for IPv6 protocol, LOL at that. I'd be surprised if they'll do anything before 2011.....

rolf

IPv6 or IPv4 or IPvBalllout it dont matter, the upgrade is at the link layer.
IP protocol is irrelevant.

BashLogic

IPv6... oh boy.. there must be some consultants who are intentionally talking thru their rear end to get their share of the profit.

IPv4 will always exist, IPv6 will never replace it completly. There still are unused IPv4 addresses out there, its only a question of using it in a smart way, for example, i see no reason why broadband could not be on a private address network whilst companies who require public addresses could be serviced with the available IP addresses.

IPv6 is still problematic and has its faults. the big disadvantage is that in the global networks, IPv6 has yet not been deployed with no plans to deploy it in an interconnected manner as IPv4.

I would gladly pay a 100$ to watch the fiasco of serving only ipv6 connectivity.
- first 100$ if they get it up and running and interconnected to the world without flaws and issues.
- second 100$ if they can force all people in the country to give up on their current systems and applications
- a third 100$ to watch how another farse project was hyped and launched only to fade away..

this is a bit like while the world was talking about dsl connections, lebanon was talking about cutting edge isdn...

invalid-user-43

I smell a load of bullshit.

nuclearcat

ipv6 will FAIL if it is forced to implement now.
First - Most of resources unavailable over it.
Second - there is no solid ipv6 carriers available. They are fighting non-stop for new market and unable to make all ipv6 internet as one piece. Let them regulate and force them to make all internet available there.

http://mailman.nanog.org/pipermail/nanog/2009-October/013997.html

rolf

Come on they're not even capable of implementing proper IPv4... ROTFL

bigjudge

IPV6 all hogwash. they need to fix the current internet connection problems, speeds and bandwidth restrictions with the current 4th protocol, before jumping onto the newer bandwagon.