Network Address Translation (NAT) and Carrier-Grade Network Address Translation (CGNAT) are common words in the networking world. But what are they, and what are their key differences? Read this blog to find out.
5 Reasons to Buy a CGNAT Solution
IPv4 Addresses are hard to get. CGNAT can help you conserve address and save costs
IPv4 Addresses will Probably be Here for a Long Time
The Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) created IPv6 in 1998 to address the limited number of IPv4 addresses. Given the rapid adoption of IPv4, many people also expected a quick adoption of IPv6. However, that hasn’t happened. IPv6 was created almost twenty-five years ago. And according to Google, only 40% of users access Google over IPv6. That means 60% still …
How to Avoid the High Costs of IPv4 Addresses
The cost of buying or leasing IPv4 addresses continues to increase. Why? It’s a simple matter of supply and demand. The supply of IPv4 addresses is capped since no new IPv4 addresses are being created. So, supply stays the same, regardless of demand. Demand for IPv4 addresses is anything but stagnant, as broadband providers continually sign up new subscribers and …
5 Easy Ways to Lower Your Network Costs
Governments are spending unprecedented amounts of money to expand broadband access. And broadband providers will be investing those monies to grow their networks and reach more subscribers. In this environment, who cares about lowering the costs of building out (and then maintaining) fiber or fixed wireless access networks? Broadband providers care. No matter the size of the funding, successful businesses …
An Affordable Way to Deal with IPv4 Exhaustion
Governments around the world are spending millions (and in some cases billions) of dollars to provide fast internet access for all citizens. As a result, broadband providers are expanding and/or building new networks to prepare for more subscribers. The majority of government funding for broadband will go to building network infrastructure, such as deploying Fiber to the Home (FTTH) or …
How to Increase Your Broadband Network ROI
The global COVID-19 pandemic has shined a spotlight on the importance of internet access. The pandemic has led to a digital transformation in which almost all aspects of daily life now include the internet. Unfortunately, individuals with limited or no internet access have been especially hard hit by their lack of participation in this digital transformation. According to DataReportal, almost …
Carrier Grade NAT (CGNAT) Explained in Fewer than 280 Words
The rapid growth of the internet has resulted in IPv4 addresses becoming a scare resource, which is increasing the costs to buy or lease IPv4 addresses. One approach to deal with the finite number of IPv4 addresses is to share the remaining IPv4 addresses among larger numbers of customers. How does this work? Carrier Grade NAT Carrier Grade Network Address …
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