Piers Daniell said:

"The message isn’t getting through; IPv6 is not being offered as standard anywhere within the market and so we’re putting a stake in the ground and urge the rest of the industry to follow. IPv6 adoption must be a priority if business is to grow.

Up until now, the industry has been reticent to invest seriously in providing dual-stack because there’s been nothing to gain financially and, some would argue, unwanted associated costs to us as service providers. We recognise that this is a necessary step in avoiding what the NRO calls a ‘chaotic scramble’ for addresses which will increase Internet costs and stability.

Businesses need to be able to rely on the carriers to be ready for IPv6 but, as recent examples have shown, some companies end up footing the bill. Choosing a service provider that can offer dual-stack ensures that your future growth doesn’t rely on paying over the odds for a disappearing technology. Early investment on the part of the operators would mitigate any future costs of this kind."

An AAISP Spokesman said:

"Whilst we welcome this move, we are rather surprised by Fluidata's statement as we have been committed to 100% dual stack IPv6 for all customers (not just new customers) since before fluidata even existed. Our LNS has supported IPv4, IPv4 tunneled and IPv6 native for many years and we have been allocating IPv6 addresses by default to all new customers since earlier this year. By no means are fluidata the first..."