The RIPE Network Coordination Centre (NCC) and the Kuwait Communication Information telecommunications and Internet service providers (ISPs) recently held a training program for telecoms and Access provider (ISPs) to enlighten them on ways to deal with Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) and release it on their networks. The training, kept in Kuwait, develops part of a CITRA effort targeted at urging the advancement of a roadmap for the deployment of IPv6 in Kuwait.

Network operators currently find themselves running very short on extra IP addresses, thanks to a quick growth in the number of devices attached to the Internet. As IP addresses are necessary for recognition and place objectives, this has the potential to limit the ongoing development of the Internet and associated solutions in myriad means. To address this difficulty, the shift from IPv4 (with a total amount of 4.3 billion addresses) to IPv6 (with 340 trillion, trillion, trillion addresses), which will certainly make certain the future development of the Internet, is being helped with through efforts by industry stakeholders from worldwide.

Paul Rendek, Director of External Relations at the RIPE NCC, said: "We are working with our members and various governmental and non-governmental authorities to simplify the most up to date technological growths involving the Internet. The RIPE NCC is keen to even more reinforce cooperation with all related entities, including federal governments and Police Agencies (LEAs), to collectively establish options to properly take on cybercrime and other obstacles. Among these objectives is to support the transition to IPv6 with initiatives such as workshops, seminars, conferences and specialized conferences that bring stakeholders together".

As Internet services remain to develop quickly and make a growing payment to social and economic development, the RIPE NCC works to help network drivers future-proof their networks by sharing its proficiency, thereby playing a significant duty in driving lasting growth and financial development throughout the Middle East.

The organizing of the recent workshop in partnership with CITRA once again reflects the charitable company's dedication to involving with governmental authorities to support their understanding of technical principles that guarantee the development and safety of the Internet.