Orange Armenia joins IPv6 World DayJune 7, 2011 - 12:37 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Orange Armenia is joining the initiative of Internet Society organization to participate in and support IPv6 World Day on June 8, 2011. Starting from June 8, the official site of the company will be accessible both via IPv4 and IPv6 protocols (IP – Internet Protocol). Introduction of IPv6 is an essential step forward for successful development of the Internet. Presently when each Internet terminal device (computer, mobile phone, gadget and etc.) is based on a unique IP address, more addresses are needed for connection of such devices to the Internet. The presently used protocol IPv4 uses 32-bit address format or, in other words, provides 4.29 billion unique IP addresses. In February 2011, all the IPv4 addresses were exhausted. Therefore with rapid growth of the Internet, necessity has arisen to develop a new IPv6 Internet protocol, which uses 128-bit address format and allows vastly expanding the addressing capability and connection of a large number of devices. Being an operator of mobile Internet services via 3G+ network Orange Armenia supports this very important for IT industry event and conduct testing together with the world community. For the next stage, Orange plans to conduct testing and additionally upgrading the networks in order to ensure easy migration to a new protocol supporting IPv6 in future, the company’s press office reported. Top stories Yerevan will host the 2024 edition of the World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT). Rustam Badasyan said due to the lack of such regulation, the state budget is deprived of VAT revenues. Krisp’s smart noise suppression tech silences ambient sounds and isolates your voice for calls. Gurgen Khachatryan claimed that the "illegalities have been taking place in 2020." Partner news Most popular in the section | Putin congratulates Pashinyan’s birthday Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his birthday on June 1. Opposition motorcade en route to Gyumri for large rally A motorcade of protesters headed by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan is heading to the city of Gyumri. Ruling MPs, Foreign Minister talk Armenia-Azerbaijan processes MOs from the ruling Civil Contract party met with the Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan in the Armenian parliament. Russia: Armenia’s frozen membership weakens CSTO position in Caucasus A Russian envoy said any step that could alienate the CSTO member states from each other is “deeply wrong”. |