Internet Technologies

We provide resources that are easy to understand and quickly actionable by the professionals responsible for the implementation of new technologies and standards. We aim to bridge the gap between the IETF standards process and final adoption of those standards by the global operations community.

For more than 7 years, we had been providing real-world deployment information for key Internet technologies as a part of the Deploy360 Programme. However, the programme was sunset in 2019. Currently, our Measuring the Internet project focuses on Enabling technologies and our MANRS project on improving the security and resilience of the Internet’s global routing system.

IPv6

IPv6 is the next generation Internet Protocol (IP) address standard intended to eventually replace IPv4, the protocol most Internet services use today. Every computer, mobile phone, and any other device connected to the Internet needs a numerical IP address in order to communicate with other devices. The original IP address scheme, called IPv4, is running out of numbers.

Our Pulse platform presents measurements of IPv6 adoption to raise awareness of the different levels of IPv6 adoption in different countries and networks around the globe, and to encourage greater adoption of this important enabling technology.