IPv6 Migration: ATCON, IPv6 Council to discuss adoption in Nigeria

The event themed, “National IPv6 Migration: Challenges and Prospects for the Nigerian/Africa Digital Transformation” is to hold on Thursday, April 8, 2021 by 10am .

This was disclosed in a joint statement signed by the President ATCON,  Ikechukwu Nnamani and the Chairman, IPv6 Council Nigeria, Muhammed Rudman.

The hosts noted the webinar is a veritable platform to discuss the strategic role that IPv6 would play in the implementation of the Nigerian National Broadband Plan (NNBP) 2020-2025 and its role in actualizing the Digital Economy .

According to the organizers, “The urgent need to migrate to IPv6 is long overdue hence both government agencies and industry players that are operating within the space of telecoms and ICT in Nigeria need to come up with policies and programmes that would ensure adequate investment is directed at deployment of IPv6.

“It will also ensure that national security is given the impact of IPV6 on IoTs, Smart City and other related technologies like AI, ML, and financial technologies. The effective implementation and associated benefits of 5G is hinged on the deployment of IPv6.”

Some of the industry experts that are expected to deliver keynote addresses and lead discussions at the webinar are: President, International IPv6 Forum and Chair IPv6 EU Working Group, Professor Latif Ladid, Executive Vice Chairman, Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC Professor Umar Garba Danbatta, ) and Managing Director/CEO, MainOne, Ms Funke Opeke. Panel discussants are made up of industry players representing various segments of the sector.

ATCON and IPv6 Council Nigeria entered into a strategic collaboration to encourage and push for the adoption of IPv6 in Nigeria.

The driving force of this collaboration is that the Nigerian ICT sector can no longer continue to take the back seat and miss the prospects and opportunities offered by the global ICT industry.