IPv6 in South Korea

These graphs show the evolution of default protocol, v6 address types, and average bandwidth in South Korea over time. They are generated using the data collected by tens of thousands of tests that are done monthly at the ipv6-test.com connection test page, and are updated on a monthly basis.

Overall IPv6 and v4 protocol support in South Korea

The graph below shows the evolution of IPv6 support vs IPv4 for all our connection test. The numbers are percentages, so we can expect almost 100% of hosts supporting IPv4 with a slow growth for IPv6.

Overall IPv6 and v4 protocol support in South Korea

Top 25 internet service providers for IPv6 in South Korea (Apr 2013)

  ISP IPv6 tests count
1.Krnic45
2.Pubnetplus11
3.Lg7
4.Korea Telecom7
5.Kaist5
6.broadNnet5
7.Yonsei5

IPv6 and v4 protocol support in South Korea (unique addresses)

The graph below shows the evolution of IPv6 support vs IPv4 for unique users of our connection test. The numbers are percentages, so we can expect a slow growth towards 50% v4 / 50% v6.

IPv6 and v4 protocol support in South Korea (unique addresses)

Top 25 internet service providers for IPv6 in South Korea (unique addresses, Apr 2013)

  ISP Unique IPv6 addresses
1.Krnic22
2.Pubnetplus6
3.Lg4
4.Korea Telecom3
5.Kaist3
6.broadNnet3
7.Yonsei3

Default browser protocol in South Korea

The graph below shows the percentage of browsers that default to IPv6 vs. IPv4 when visiting the ipv6-test connection test. Hopefully, in the not so distant future, the red bars will grow taller than the blue ones.

Default browser protocol in South Korea

Default browser protocol in South Korea (dual-stack users)

The graph below shows the percentage of browsers that default to IPv6 vs. IPv4 for users that have both v4 and v6 connectivity. Usually a system will default to v6 when it's available, but in some cases with tunneled connections, v4 stays the default.

Default browser protocol in South Korea (dual-stack users)

Top 25 internet service providers for IPv6 default in South Korea (Apr 2013)

  ISP Test count IPv4 IPv4 % IPv6 IPv6 %
1.Yonsei500.0%5100.0%
2.Krnic4512.2%4497.8%
3.Pubnetplus1119.1%1090.9%
4.Korea Telecom7342.9%457.1%
5.Lg7457.1%342.9%
6.broadNnet55100.0%00.0%
7.Kaist55100.0%00.0%

IPv6 address types in South Korea

Here you can see the evolution of address types over time, and measure usage of 6to4 and Teredo tunneled connectivity. It should be noted that because 6rd works with native addresses, it cannot be detected here as tunneled. This is also the case with VPN based tunnels.

IPv6 address types in South Korea

Downstream bandwidth in South Korea

This one illustrates the connection speed gap between IPv4 and IPv6, numbers represent v6 speed as percentage of v4 speed. The lower IPv6 speeds are often caused by tunneling overhead or insufficient v6 connectivity or peering capacity at ISPs.

Downstream bandwidth in South Korea

Top 25 internet service providers for IPv6 speed in South Korea (Apr 2013)

  ISP Test count IPv6 average
1.Krnic454.7 Mbps
2.Pubnetplus110.5 Mbps
3.broadNnet50.1 Mbps
4.Korea Telecom70.0 Mbps
5.Kaist50.0 Mbps
6.Lg70.0 Mbps
7.Yonsei50.0 Mbps