Comcast has reported that they have fully deployed IPv6 dual-stack across their entire backbone broadband network and are working toward reaching 50% penetration to customers by the end of 2014. They have also stated that they are now carrying 1 Terabits per second of external to the Internet traffic calling out youtube as one of the primary sites which are using IPv6 natively.
Comcast Reaches Key Milestone in Launch of IPv6
Google has released a Doodle video animation with Vint Cerf explaining basic DNS and IP address management of the Internet, the formation of ICANN, and the IANA transition.
It is a fun little video and certainly makes the whole issue seem very simple. Unfortunately, real life isn’t that simple. There is a lot at stake with the control of the unique identifiers on the Internet. There is lots of history and politics going on behind the scenes with these changes in the Internet governance structure and how DNS, IP addresses, and other aspects of the Internet are managed.