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Re: [RRG] 2 billion IP cellphones in 2103 & mass adoption of IPv6 by currentIPv4 users
Win mobile supports IPv6 - appears it's supported it in some fashion since
WM2003: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms838090.aspx
Matter of fact, 6to4 appears to be enabled by default. One of my
co-workers has an HTC Mogul running WM6 and he has a little software
router application that allows him to create an ad-hoc WiFi network using
the EVDO rev.a network as the internet connection. Brilliant, until my
ipv6-enabled PC tried to actually use 6to4 and the appropriate relays are
apparently blocked upstream "for security reasons."
Does not appear to be supported on the iphone (may be that ATT made them
disable - carriers can ask for certain features to be locked down in their
specific load of OS)
Symbian definitely supports it.
Can't find anything conclusive on PalmOS.
Thanks,
Wes
On Thu, 18 Sep 2008, Jari Arkko wrote:
AFAIK, none of even the most modern smartphones support IPv6, or allow it
to be enabled by the user (correction welcome)
Correction, there are devices that support IPv6. I expect there to be more in
the future.
IPv6 being turned on in the operator networks is another matter, however --
very similar to consumer ISP situation on wired side.
The statistics on actual number of data capable phones are a bit hard to come
by last time I checked. But I think we might already have 2 billion IP
capable phones, the turnover rate in phones is very high so most devices are
new. Though not every user is necessarily launching apps that use IP. And
most people that do wouldn't have applications that are always on, yet at
least.
Anyway, now back to your regularly scheduled discussion of attempting to fix
routing and the Internet architecture...
Jari
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