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Source Cable extends IPv6 to its Internet customers

HAMILTON, ON – Source Cable is marking the second anniversary of World IPv6 by announcing the availability of the native IPv6 to all of its Internet subscribers.IPv6 is the successor to the legacy Internet Protocol version 4 on which the Internet was built. With the depletion of IPv4 address space, IPv6 is crucial to the continued growth of the Internet.The World IPv6 launch,  which took place on June 6, 2012, was an initiative sponsored by the Internet Society and saw service providers, equipment manufacturers and content providers like Google, Facebook and Yahoo enable IPv6 permanently.Source Cable said it has been...