Globe said that it has taken part in the World IPv6 Day last June 8 by enabling a website that can be accessed via IPv4 and IPv6.
The World IPv6 Day is a global initiative by telecom networks, internet service providers and content providers to test their network's capability to run content over the IPv6 network.
Internet companies such as Google, Facebook, Yahoo!, Akamai and Limelight Networks joined more than 1,000 participating websites in the global-scale trials of the new protocol.
Compared to IPv4 addresses which contain only 32-bits (an example would be 192.168.0.1), IPv6 has a 128-bit address space, which means it can accommodate more IP addresses to be used by Internet-connected devices.
The new protocol was created on account of the rapid depletion of IPv4 addresses around the world, bolstered by the quick uptake of IP-enabled devices such as tablets and smartphones.
As of the latest count posted on Globe's IPv6 website, there are approximately 1.3 million IPv4 addresses left in the world.
"With the transition to IPv6 the Internet will be able to support more users, devices with wireless or wired access, and web services, and to sustain its growth," Globe said.
"[IPv6] will enable enterprise customers to have more public IP addresses to allocate within their organization as the IPv4 nears exhaustion," it added.
Globe said that its core network is now IPv6-ready, which will allow its users to access both IPv4 and IPv6 websites.
"[Globe] has also initiated IPv6 peering with top global carriers and content distribution networks," it said.
Through its participation with the World IPv6 Day, Globe said that it was able to check for any access problems "that can be resolved as IPv6 is enabled on a large scale."
