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 | Government reveals details from Pashinyan’s meeting in border village Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with a group of residents of a border village in Armenia’s northern Tavush province Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports. |