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Freedom Internet commits to static IPv4 addresses and dual stack
Freedom Internet commits to static IPv4 addresses and dual stack
"If all else fails, we'll temporarily lease the addresses we need"
Tuesday 11 February 2020
"We want the ability to give our customers static IPv4 addresses from the outset, so they can easily use peer-to-peer applications and their own servers," explains Anco Scholte ter Horst, CEO of fledgling access provider Freedom Internet. "Everyone will get a native IPv6 connection as a matter of course, implying that dual stack will be the norm with us."
"We briefly flirted with the idea of becoming the first IPv6-only access provider in the Netherlands, but quickly decided that it wasn't a runner: too many sites still don't support IPv6."
Delivering on its commitment will mean Freedom getting hold of tens of thousands of IPv4 addresses before it can start operating. "Buying addresses isn't a viable option any longer," continues Scholte ter Horst. "It's simply too expensive. I can't say too much at the moment, but we're working on it. We're hopeful of securing an affordable solution. But, if all else fails, we'll temporarily lease the addresses we need."
Scholte ter Horst doesn't see a dynamic address pool as the answer. "All our customers are constantly on line, so there's little to be gained from operating a pool. The only scenario in which we would need to fall back on (CG)NAT is if we immediately start growing very quickly. In that scenario, we might have to settle for offering a static IPv4 address as an option, but we'd like to avoid that."
Although static IPv4 addresses aren't a priority for all target group members – other selling points of XS4All's spiritual successor include the helpdesk and the company's backing for internet freedom – Scholte ter Horst emphasises that it isn't viable for a new access provider to set up a variety of different systems all at once.
Public property
"I'm fundamentally opposed to the idea of a business model based on public property," says Scholte ter Horst. "IP addresses are a basic requirement for internet participation. It was never the intention that big business should be able to make money out of them."
"Many organisations still have huge blocks of unused IPv4 addresses that were once assigned to them free of charge. And numerous smaller companies have applied for multiple smaller address blocks in recent years, for the sole purpose of leasing them to others. All these commercial players have created a phony shortage."
Pushing harder for IPv6
According to Scholte ter Horst, IANA and RIPE NCC, the organisations responsible for issuing IP address blocks, should have pushed IPv6 adoption much harder. "We've known for years that these problems were on the horizon, but we've just let events take their course. As a result, market development is now being held back." [1, 2]
"I'm hoping for a silver lining, though – that the current shortage will end up driving migration to IPv6. It's encouraging, for example, that the government is promoting IPv6 adoption. If the big access providers put their weight behind it, the switch to IPv6 could be accomplished in no time. Yes, they might have to replace a load of modems, but the infrastructure has been in places for ages. Let's hope that five years from now the whole issue is history."
