Press Release
Latin American (LATAM) IPv6 Council Has Been Founded
Drive IPv6-Only Deployment___________________LATAM/Luxembourg, August 25, 2023 - The IPv6 Forum welcomes the formation of a new
IPv6 initiative with the establishment of the LATAM IPv6 Council under the leadership of its
chair Mr. Rafael I. Sandoval Morales – President of the IPv6 Council Columbia and CEO ofIPv6 Technology Academia, https://www.linkedin.com/in/rafaelisandovalm/
supported by its vice Chairs:- Mrs. Zoila Ramos Rodriges, Director General at CITIC, Ecuador and President of theIPv6 Ecuador Council https://www.linkedin.com/in/zoila-ramos-rodr%C3%ADguezcitic/- Mrs. Rosa Maria Delgado, President, IPv6 Task Force Peru since 2001, a pioneer of IPv6
Evangelism https://www.linkedin.com/in/rosa-maria-delgado-024304/- Mr Azael Fernandez Alcantara, Chair, IPv6 Task Force Mexico since 2001, an IPv6Pioneer.

"The LATAM IPv6 Council will be winning key stakeholders from government, industry
and academia to design the IPv6 roadmap and vision together for the LATAM large region
to embrace the New Internet world based on IPv6," stated Mr. Rafael I. Sandoval Morales,Chair, LATAM IPv6 Council.
"The IPv6 Ecuador Council supports the creation of the LATAM council to consolidate
the IPv6 efforts in Latin and South America and joins forces for the parity of deployment
of IPv6 in this region stated Mrs. Zoila Ramos Rodriges, co-Chair, LATAM IPv6 Council"The Peru IPv6 Task Force was actively for over 2 decades promoting IPv6 in the region
and welcomes the next step in the creation of the LATAM council to empower all
stakeholders to define the IPv6-Only deployment roadmap stated Mrs. Rosa Maria Delgado,co-Chair, LATAM IPv6 Council"The IPv6 Task Force Mexico was member of the US IPv6 Task Forces for over 2 decades
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formation of the LATAM council to converge all efforts to formuate the IPv6-Only
deployment roadmap stated Mr Azael Fernandez Alcantara, co-Chair, LATAM IPv6 Council

The prime objective of the LATAM IPv6 Council and its members is to promote deployment andcoordinated uptake of the new Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) with support from industry,education, research communities and government agencies enabling equitable access totechnology and knowledge.
Statements from the other 3 vice chairs:"The LATAM IPv6 Council has been created to extend to the LATAM Internetcommunity a strong voice and representation in the new Internet world to create
momentum and drive the IPv6-Only deployment " stated Latif Ladid, IPv6 Forum President.
The Internet World has been using the Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) for the last two
decades. Despite its tremendous success, IPv4 is showing signs of strain especially in its fast
depleting IP address space and its growing security concerns. IPv6 preserves everything good intoday's Internet, and adds much more, such as virtually unlimited IP address space to connect
everyone and everything, stateless auto-configuration, seamless mobility, automated network
management, end to end security and new optional service levels.
About the LATAM IPv6 Council
The LATAM IPv6 Council is a chapter of the IPv6 Forum dedicated to the advancement andpromotion of IPv6 best practices and lessons learned in LATAM. Comprised of individualmembers, as opposed to corporate sponsors, its mission is to provide technical leadership andinnovative thought for the successful integration of IPv6 into all facets of networking andtelecommunications
infrastructure,presentandfuture. https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12882065/
About IPv6 ForumThe IPv6 Forum is a world-wide consortium of international Internet service providers (ISPs)
and National Research & Education Networks (NRENs), with a mission to promote IPv6 by
improving market and user awareness, creating a quality and secure New Generation Internet andallowing world-wide equitable access to knowledge and technology. The key focus of the IPv6Forum today is to provide technical guidance for the deployment of IPv6. IPv6 Summits areorganized by the IPv6 Forum and staged in various locations around the world to provide
industry and market with the best available information on this rapidly advancing
technology. Please visit http://www.ipv6forum.com-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Organization Contact:
IPv6 Forum Contact:
Chair : Mr. Rafael I. Sandoval Morales
Latif Ladid
LATAM
Luxembourg

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