Comment Re:The sky is falling! News at 10. (Score 1) 215
I assume the money issue is more of a legacy system issue. Some hardware that an ISP purchases is very expensive and you only replace every 8 years. Maybe the last time they ordered some hardware, they wanted to save 20% to get some older equipment that didn't support IPv6. I know I can purchase a Layer 3 switch that does not support IPv6 for a decent chunk less than one that does.
All new equipment for a long time has supported IPv6, but why purchase new when you can purchase a generation or two old and get liquidation prices? When my ISP purchased all new gigabit fiber and replaced their core router with a new shiny one that has more 10Gb and 100Gb ports than they'll need for a long time, I'm sure it supports IPv6, but there is bound to be a few pieces of old gear that needs to go away. Then they need to get training and do planning before they attempt to roll it out.
All new equipment for a long time has supported IPv6, but why purchase new when you can purchase a generation or two old and get liquidation prices? When my ISP purchased all new gigabit fiber and replaced their core router with a new shiny one that has more 10Gb and 100Gb ports than they'll need for a long time, I'm sure it supports IPv6, but there is bound to be a few pieces of old gear that needs to go away. Then they need to get training and do planning before they attempt to roll it out.