There’s a lot of talk about the “impending doom” of being IPv4 only (i.e. running your public facing services such as your website and email only over IPv4) once IPv6 becomes the norm, but what does that really mean? We’ve broken it down in this infographic. Essentially your web properties will be unreachable to those individuals who are IPv6-only, which holds several risks for your business.

1. WHAT HAPPENS
if you’re
only
YOUR WEBSITE
CAN’T BE FOUND
As IPv4 resources dry
up, more new users
are connecting to the
Internet via
.
If you don’t make your
website available over
, new Internet
users may not be able
to reach you.
Rich content like videos,
images and audio may
load at slower speeds
or not at all.
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wait for unde n’t want to
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websites so t erforming
abandon you hey may
altogether fo r website
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who offers a a competitor
fast, direct
connection.
Analytics derived
from IPv4-only
websites will be
unreliable and lead
to incorrect
measurements and
reporting.
These potential and
existing customers will
turn to your competitors
who are
enabled.
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RP
RO
FIT
YOUR WEBSITE
IS TOO SLOW
When
-only users
want to reach IPv4-only
content, they are taken
through various
network tunnels that
can lead to slower
processing times.
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the actual
Marketing and communications
plans developed to target the wrong
audiences can lead to poor campaign
performances and loss of revenue.
IT’S TIME FOR A CHANGE...
DEPLOY
Make your
website
available for
all Internet
users
Improve the
accuracy of
your website
analytics
The Next Generation
Internet Protocol
TODAY
Speed up
your
content
delivery
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