At the Next Generation IP Summit 2013, it was informed that the switchover from existing IPv4 to IPv6 will bring more secure e-mail address against hacking, limitless address space, e-mail address like AADHAAR number for multiple uses, including your phone number on a global scale and many new uses in rural areas. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd would have to spend Rs.300 crore in changing equipment and training personnel while adopting the new Internet Protocol IPv6. This new protocol is based on 128 bits architecture as against the current IPv4 that is based on 32 bits.
"A major goal of New Generation Networks is to facilitate convergence of networks and services. Emphasizing that the shift to the new generation was imperative, he pointed out that the address space of 4 billion addresses in existing IPv4 had been exhausted. The BSNL director who is overseeing the change disclosed that an escalating demand for IP addresses acted as the driving force behind the development of the large address space offered by IPv6," N. K. Gupta, Director (CFA), Bharat Sanchar Nigam said during the conference.
According to N. K. Gupta, BSNL Director (CFA), "The business opportunities in this changeover were many and varied like reduced operational expenditure due to simplicity and rationalization of network, network expansion easier due to future proof technology, triple play services to rural areas bridging the digital divide. He admitted that there were several issues like standards and interoperability issues, higher capital expenditure without corresponding increase in unit revenue and costs in migration but new services on the network would increase revenue and also improved penetration of broadband was made possible."
It is worth noticing here that New Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC) had already put many of its services on centralized monitoring using the Internet on which the employees uploaded their services in real time. O. P. Mishra, Director for IT, NDMC, revealed that in his organization the changeover to IPv6 was on board with new technology and equipment and they were seeking skilled resources for a change.
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