[ipv6-wg] IPv6 Act Now: News Update

Hi all,

A couple of news items from the IPv6 Act Now newsfeed over the last  
week that might be of interest:

First accreditation issued for testing to US IPv6 product specs (9 Feb  
2010)
Amid all the discussion of government leading the way on IPv6 through  
procurement, news from the US that the University of New Hampshire's  
test lab is among the first wave of labs to be accredited to test  
networking products for compliance with government IPv6 specifications.
<http://www.ipv6actnow.org/2010/02/ipv6-and-its-future-prospect-in-developing-countries/ 
 >

AfriNIC embraces Internet challenges in Africa (8 Feb 2010)
An extensive interview with AfriNIC CEO Adiel Akplogan, discussing the  
challenges facing the region's Internet community and some of the new  
roles AfriNIC is taking on, including working with law enforcement  
agencies and participating in the Africa Union heads of state summit.
<http://www.ipv6actnow.org/2010/02/afrinic-embraces-internet-challenges-in-africa/ 
 >

Pakistan needs to shift to Internet Protocol Version 6 (9 Feb 2010)
IPv6 makes it into the Pakistani press, with the IPv6 Monitory Group  
of Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) making a number of  
recommendations for the widespread adoption of IPv6 in the country  
(including establishing a National Internet Registry).
<http://www.ipv6actnow.org/2010/02/pakistan-needs-to-shift-to-internet-protocol-version-6/ 
 >


Regards,
Chris Buckridge, RIPE NCC
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