IPv6 deployment and adoption to promote critical Internet infrastructure development in the region

CAF and LACNIC are preparing a diagnostic report in the Dominican Republic, Chile, Bolivia, Panama, Ecuador, Colombia, Peru, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela, and Argentina, which will be presented in late 2015

In order to encourage IPv6 deployment and adoption in Latin America and the Caribbean, CAF ?the Development Bank of Latin America? and LACNIC are working together on a project aimed at promoting the development of critical Internet infrastructure in the region.

The project seeks to raise awareness of the region's progress in terms of migration to IPv6 within the global context, promote and encourage the development of successful experiences, and generate evidence that will help decision-makers at management and government level. In addition, it will also foster broadband deployment, increase Internet access, and create an institutional framework to support growth in Latin America and the Caribbean.

The initiative includes the development of a diagnostic report with recommendations on how to address IPv6 deployment in the region and support major and smaller ISPs, content providers (ICPs), transit providers, and the region's governments. Field work will be conducted on a sample made up by 10 counties: the Dominican Republic, Chile, Bolivia, Panama, Ecuador, Colombia, Peru, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela, and Argentina.

The results of this study will be presented at the end of 2015.