IPv6 and Digital Bangladesh Thoughts

Recently an word 'Digital Bangladesh' a word (Actually a Phrase) is everybody's ear of Bangladeshi People. This Phrase was was in Election Manifesto of Current Government. Government is shouting Digital Digital and Digital Bangladesh in almost every program. They are taking every measurement to make our Country towards Digitalizing of every process. This is a very good steps to make the country's economy / lifestyle high. Internet play a very big role to develop a country. Currently Bangladesh is connected with Internet via a Submarine Cable & the protocol use to communicate via internet is 'IPv4', which is become 'finished'. So Internet Society start Develop a new Protocol name IPv6, which is currently almost production stage. All Traffic from or to Internet go through 2 International Internet Gateway (IIGW). Unfortunately none of this gateway support IPv6 yet and didn't have any plan to do so!(Giving this support is almost costless) Though they are not giving us support to connect to IPv6 Internet, we are currently using a technology called '6 over 4' tunnel.

We need to create a Group which Goal is to share our experience on brand new protocol IPv6 & Make pressure to our Government to take step to connect Bangladesh with IPv6 network via IIGW(s).

Ahamed Bauani
HP: +880-1818-BAUANI

Updates: 

1. Thanks to GlobalVoice in English, to Cover the Issue of IPv6 status in Bangladesh


2. Thanks for your support to spreed the concern to make both Government Own IIGW (BTCL), Privately Own IIGW (Mango Teleservices) has sufficient equipment to support IPv6 Routing, Only need it to enable and Manage. 


Upstreams like Tata Communication in India or SingTEL in Singapore is currently major gateway of Bangladesh to Internet World. The Seabone in Italy is another gateway where major EU traffic pass through has IPv6 Support. So, why not BTCL or Mango Teleservices is creating BGP Peer with them to connect IPv6 Network?


Group name IPv6 in Bangladesh has been created to share the experience and knowledge on IPv6 along with pressure Bangladesh Government & Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Board (BTRC) to enable IPv6 support on International Internet Gateway(s) of Bangladesh. Please join the group and support us to be ready before IPv4 Address Space is finished.