On June 19, in Ho Chi Minh City, the Vietnam Internet Network Information Center (VNNIC), Ministry of Science and Technology organized the VNNIC Internet Conference 2026 with the theme “Deploying IPv6-Only – Driving force for national digital infrastructure development”. The occasion gathered greater than 400 home and worldwide Internet leaders and consultants to focus on the roadmap for IPv6-Only transformation and the development of latest era Internet infrastructure.
Speaking on the opening of the convention, Mr. Nguyen Truong Giang – Acting Director of the Vietnam Internet Network Information Center (VNNIC) – mentioned that digital infrastructure is changing into a vital platform for the development of the digital financial system, digital society and digital authorities.
According to Mr. Giang, the sturdy development of synthetic intelligence (AI), cloud computing, the Internet of Things (IoT) and digital providers are posing new necessities for the Internet infrastructure. This infrastructure not solely wants to guarantee connectivity but in addition has the flexibility to broaden, function sustainably, safely and be prepared for the long run.
In that context, IPv6 is recognized because the core platform of the brand new era Internet.
After greater than a decade of selling the deployment of IPv6, Vietnam has achieved many optimistic outcomes. Currently, greater than 67% of Internet customers in Vietnam entry the community by IPv6, with tens of thousands and thousands of standard customers every single day. Internet infrastructure, telecommunications networks, digital platforms and main on-line providers within the nation are principally prepared for IPv6.
These outcomes are proof of efficient coordination between state administration companies, telecommunications enterprises, expertise enterprises and the Vietnamese Internet technical group,” Mr. Nguyen Truong Giang emphasized.
However, according to VNNIC leaders, the Internet development process does not stop at the deployment of IPv6. In the world, the trend of shifting to the IPv6-Only environment is becoming increasingly clear as network operators, service providers and international Internet organizations gradually eliminate dependence on IPv4.
The IPv6-Only model is assessed to help simplify network architecture, improve operating performance, enhance safety, reduce management costs and create new development space for data, digital services as well as innovation.
Grasping that trend, Vietnam has issued the Program to promote the deployment and transformation of IPv6-Only for the period 2026-2030, aiming to synchronously transform the national Internet infrastructure and strengthen integration with the global Internet ecosystem.
According to the Organizing Committee, 2026 is considered a pivotal period when ending the IPv6 transformation journey in the 2021-2025 period and opening up a period of accelerating the deployment of IPv6-Only nationwide.
At the conference, many international experts from the Asia-Pacific Regional Network Information Center (APNIC), the Malaysian Multimedia and Communications Commission (MCMC) and international Internet organizations shared experiences on the IPv6-Only deployment strategy, new generation Internet development trends and opportunities from the transition process.
The focus of the conference is a high-level seminar on “IPv6-Only Transformation – National Roadmap Implementation Solutions”, specializing in discussing technical options, coordination mechanisms and implementation experiences to understand the objective of IPv6-Only in Vietnam.
Within the framework of the occasion, within the afternoon of the identical day, there was additionally an exhibition introducing expertise merchandise, options and Internet infrastructure of many home and worldwide companies.
Notably, VNNIC introduced a set of standards to measure the extent of IPv6-Only conversion for companies, organizations and companies. This is thought of a foundation for evaluating the progress of deployment on the service community, and on the similar time supporting the development of a roadmap for implementing the objectives of the Vietnam IPv6-Only Program within the 2026-2030 interval.
According to VNNIC, IPv6-Only is not solely the following development step of the Internet but in addition a platform to meet the connection and operational necessities of strategic applied sciences similar to AI, massive knowledge, cloud computing, IoT and 5G/6G networks, thereby creating momentum for the development of national digital infrastructure within the new stage.