Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT), the nation"s number one integrated communications service provider proudly announces the successful deployment of IPv6, the world"s latest Internet Protocol (IP) version in its Internet Service Provider (ISP) arm, SLTnet. As a dominant player in the internet market, this is part of the company commitment in take the country to greater heights and broader and bigger dimensions in the ICT arena by bringing home the latest futuristic technologies that are at the cutting -edge.

SLTnet is the first ISP in Sri Lanka to implement IPv6 services. This is a landmark event, which is in line with the company"s passion and commitment to cater to the internet users" needs by providing fast access to information at anytime, anywhere and on any device via its Next Generation Network (NGN) architecture.

Currently all ISPs locally as well as globally provide services by address space for the IP version 4 (IPv4). Being the de-facto protocol for almost all the communication needs of today, the IPv4 address space is actually on the verge of being exhausted.