IPv6 Challenge

The IPv6 challenge was an initiative promoted by the regional technical community from 2017 to 2022 for the purpose of encouraging and acknowledging the work of organizations that started to deploy IPv6 in their networks. Eleven editions were held and the winners over the five years of the Challenge are listed below:

Who were the winners of the IPv6 Challenge?

10th Edition (2021)

Special Mention

Sea Telecom - Brazil

Special Mention

Vectra Consultoria e Serviços -Brazil

9th Edition (2021)

First Place

UniCAMP - Brazil

https://prensa.lacnic.net/news/en/events/universidade-estadual-de-campinas-wins-ninth-ipv6-challenge

Second Place

Top Comunications - Venezuela

Honorable mention

Mayab - México

8th Edition (2020)

First Place

Despliegue IPv6 para la Plataforma GPON del ISP SattLink de Oaxaca México
TECNOLOGICA SIMEON COMPANY CHILE SPA
https://prensa.lacnic.net/news/en/ipv6/from-zero-to-one-hundred-in-three-months-ipv6-deployment-at-a-mexican-isp

Second Place

Implementación de IPv6 - Kio Networks
https://prensa.lacnic.net/news/en/ipv6/ipv6-keeps-us-highly-competitive-and-helps-us-remain-at-the-forefront

7th edition (2020)

First Place

Felipe Correia y Rosa Ladeira - Despliegue de IPv6 en La red de Associação do Instituto Nacional de Matematica Pura e Aplicada (IMPA)
https://prensa.lacnic.net/news/en/ipv6-en/winners-of-the-ipv6-challenge-work-hard-to-overcome-our-difficulties

Second place

Luis Javier Barrera y Javier Soto -Despliegue IPv6 en la Unidad Nacional de Gestión del Riesgo - Sector presidencia (UNGRD)
https://prensa.lacnic.net/news/en/ipv6/the-challenge-of-deploying-ipv6-in-the-midst-of-a-pandemic

5th edition (2019)

First Place

Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro,  México
https://prensa.lacnic.net/news/ipv6/las-universidades-debemos-impulsar-ipv6

Second place

Red de Investigaciones de Tecnología Avanzada (RITA), Colombia.
https://prensa.lacnic.net/news/ipv6/universidad-de-queretaro-gano-quinta-edicion-del-reto-ipv6

4th edition (2018)

First Place

UADY (Universidad Autonoma de Yucatan), Mexico
Maria Lucia Cab Xool
Diego Isaias Aguilar Rosado
"Reporte de Avances" Cuarto Reto LACNIC IPv6 Segundo Reto LACNIC IPv6 2018
https://prensa.lacnic.net/news/en/ipv6/lacnic-initiatives-encourage-ipv6-deployment-at-universidad-autonoma-de-yucatan

Second place

Corporacion Telemic (Inter), Venezuela
Geraldo Nakabe
"Avances de Despliegue IPv6 en el Core de la Red de Inter"

https://prensa.lacnic.net/news/en/ipv6/ipv6-challenge-things-can-be-done-well-in-venezuela

3rd edition (2018)

First Place

UNER (Universidad Nacional de Entre Rios), Argentina
Joaquin Salvarredy
"Reto IPv6 - Anexo Tercera edicion - 2018"

https://prensa.lacnic.net/news/ipv6/el-reto-ipv6-fue-una-buena-excusa-para-desplegar-el-protocolo

Second place

UADY (Universidad Autonoma de Yucatan), Mexico
Felipe Mijangos Manrique
Carlos Rico
Enrique Solis
"Reporte de Avances" Primer Reto LACNIC IPv6 2018

https://prensa.lacnic.net/news/ipv6/nuevos-proyectos-nacidos-a-partir-del-reto-ipv6

2nd edition (2017)

First Place

UADY (Universidad Autonoma de Yucatan), Mexico
Felipe Mijangos Manrique
Carlos Rico
Enrique Solis
"Reporte de Avances"

https://prensa.lacnic.net/news/ipv6/reto-ipv6-el-desafio-de-liderar-los-cambios-desde-la-universidad

Second place

ZGH de Chile
Enzo Picero S.
https://prensa.lacnic.net/news/ipv6/el-mayor-reto-de-ipv6-es-superar-trabas-en-cupulas-empresariales

1st edition (2017)

First Place

Centro Universitario UNIVATES, Brasil
Tiago Giovanaz
"Reto IPv6 2017"

https://prensa.lacnic.net/news/ipv6/univates-de-brasil-se-quedo-con-el-primer-reto-ipv6-del-ano

Second place

UPB (Univ. Pontificia Bolivariana), Colombia
Edwin V. Gomez
"Despliegue IPv6 Seccional Monteria"