14 DAY TRIAL // It appears that there is life before the Google's acquisition, as Motorola Mobility has just announced that it has successfully tested IPv6 with Telenet.
For the non-tech savvy, the IPv6 stands for Internet Protocol version 6 and is designed to succeed the older Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4).
These are needed as the Internet operates by transferring data in small packets that are independently routed across networks as specified by an Internet Protocol.
However, with the IPv4 addresses exhausting at a fast pace, the only solution remains to switch to the new system, IPv6, which has a huge address space compared to the former.
Motorola Mobility and Telenet, a well-known provider of media and telecom services in Belgium, managed to successfully test and evaluate their first phase of the IPv6 features of Motorola’s BSR 64000 Cable Modem Termination System (CMTS).
“Telenet and Motorola have teamed together on many occasions to test and prove new and complex technology and capabilities such as IPv6”, commented Nick De Jonghe, manager of Network Strategy & Architecture, Telenet.
As soon as the IPv6 will be functional, it will allow operators like Telenet to offer IP services to a growing number of consumer devices including smartphones, tablets, as well as Internet-enabled gaming consoles and TVs, and home security and monitoring applications.
According to Motorola, the tests were intended to demonstrate the IPv6 capabilities of the Motorola BSR 64000, which is currently deployed across Belgium by Telenet.
“We are confident that the combination of Motorola’s continued CMTS innovation and Telenet’s desire to provide the most advanced services available to its subscribers, will result in a successful IPv6 field-trial, planned for later this year. Today’s announcement represents yet another successful test and evaluation of the BSR 64000 features, this time IPv6, which is critical to expanding our IP services portfolio,” concluded Jonghe.