Government Directive Boosting Indonesia’s IPv6 Adoption
IPv6 adoption has come a long way since the Internet Society’s World IPv6 Launch on 6 June 2012, increasing from 1% to 44% globally, and exceeding 50% in the Americas and, most recently, the Asia Pacific region.
While no new countries exceeded 50% adoption in the last 12 months, there have been noticeable increases, particularly in Indonesia. Since 1 June 2025, Pulse has seen IPv6 adoption in the world's fourth-most populous country increase from 15% to 26%.
This jump corresponds with a Circular Letter issued by the Indonesian Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs in September 2024, which:
- Urges vendors to set IPv6 as the factory default setting on all user-end equipment (smartphones, routers, modems, and IoT devices) manufactured or distributed in Indonesia.
- Instructs all ministries, central state agencies, and regional municipal governments to activate and use IPv6 addresses on their networks.
- Strongly encourages Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to align their IPv6 adoption strategies with national infrastructure roadmaps, specifically the Digital Indonesia Vision 2045.
Syarif Lumintarjo, Chief of the Indonesia Network Information Center (IDNIC-APJII), says the government directive has played an important role in encouraging broader IPv6 adoption across Indonesia’s Internet ecosystem.
“Universities and government departments were the only networks to fully adopt IPv6 until the government letter,” says Sayrif.
“Now, most of the big players have made significant progress in adopting and recognizing the benefits of IPv6."
To the latter point, Telkomsel Network Director, Indra Mardiatna, stated at the IPv6 Enhanced Net5.5G Conference 2025 that IPv6 has helped reduce Telkomsel's reliance on carrier-grade network address translation (CGNAT) services that have prolonged their limited IPv4 resources, increased cost efficiency, and eliminated router fragmentation, which ultimately reduces the risk of attacks on its network.
Syarif also notes that initiatives encouraging equipment vendors to support IPv6 by default help simplify the transition process for both service providers and customers, reducing the need for manual configuration. He adds that IDNIC-APJII continues to explore initiatives to accelerate IPv6 adoption and improve accessibility for users and network operators across Indonesia.
Making Websites IPv6-capable is Also Important
As in many other countries, the government’s directive to its federal and local ministries to make their web services IPv6-capable has been equally important for advancing overall adoption rates, given the much-sought-after contracts that come with being a government vendor.
While a private enterprise hosting a local website faces no penalties for remaining IPv4-only, any commercial business interacting with government networks is bound by these expectations. Although there are no specific data on how many of the 1.41 million .id-registered websites are IPv6 capable, Sayrif says that nearly 60% of local governments have complied with the ministry’s directive so far.
Outside of e-government services, 8 out of 10 of the country’s most viewed/used web services are IPv6 capable (Table 1).
| Domain | Monthly visits | IPv6 capable |
|---|---|---|
| google.com | 2.16B | yes |
| youtube.com | 1.16B | yes |
| facebook.com | 140.7M | yes |
| shopee.co.id | 140.5M | no |
| whatsapp.com | 138.05M | yes |
| instagram.com | 136.59M | yes |
| chatgpt.com | 118.51M | yes |
| x.com | 115.17M | no |
| shinigami.asia | 109.42 | yes |
| tiktok.com | 95.1M | yes |
To connect its remaining 70 million offline citizens and double the digital economy's GDP contribution to 12–13% by 2029, the country is building a strong structural base through its recent IPv6 expansion.
What is IPv6?
IPv6 is the latest version of the fundamental technology (Internet Protocol) that powers the Internet. The previous version, IPv4, still operates on many networks worldwide but can only support an Internet of a few billion devices. By contrast, IPv6 can support an Internet of billions of billions of devices and provide enough address space to meet the needs of the growing Internet for decades to come. Simply put, the Internet has outgrown its original design, and IPv6 is the solution.
Internet Society Pulse presents measurements of IPv6 adoption to raise awareness of the varying levels across countries and networks worldwide and to encourage greater adoption of this critical enabling technology. Learn more.
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