Re: The Reg does 240/4

[Mike Hammett <nanog () ics-il net>]

Evidence to support Tom's statement: 

https://auctions.ipv4.global/prior-sales 




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Mike Hammett 
Intelligent Computing Solutions 
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Midwest-IX 
http://www.midwest-ix.com 

----- Original Message -----

From: "Tom Beecher" <beecher () beecher cc> 
To: "Brian Knight" <ml () knight-networks com> 
Cc: nanog () nanog org 
Sent: Thursday, February 15, 2024 5:31:42 PM 
Subject: Re: The Reg does 240/4 




$/IPv4 address peaked in 2021, and has been declining since. 





On Thu, Feb 15, 2024 at 16:05 Brian Knight via NANOG < nanog () nanog org > wrote: 


On 2024-02-15 13:10, Lyndon Nerenberg (VE7TFX/VE6BBM) wrote: 
> I've said it before, and I'll say it again: 
>
> The only thing stopping global IPv6 deployment is 
> Netflix continuing to offer services over IPv4. 
>
> If Netflix dropped IPv4, you would see IPv6 available *everywhere* 
> within a month. 

As others have noted, and to paraphrase a long-ago quote from this 
mailing list, I'm sure all of Netflix's competitors hope Netflix does 
that. 

I remain hopeful that the climbing price of unique, available IPv4 
addresses eventually forces migration to v6. From my armchair, only 
through economics will this situation will be resolved. 

> --lyndon 

-Brian