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YouTube to support next generation video streaming

YouTube has become the latest technology giant to announce its support for next generation networking and video streamingtechnology.

Following on from Google's switch to internet protocol (IP) v6 from IPv4, the video-sharing site has confirmed that it is to react to growing user demand and move over to the next-generation communications technology.

One of the major benefits of the IPv6 over IPv4 is that it will enable both corporate and private users to enjoy access to a 'vastly larger' number of IP addresses, YouTube network engineer Lorenzo Colliti has explained.

"Not having to share IP addresses is good for users because it means that better, more relevant information can be delivered whenever they want it," he wrote in an official blog posting.

"It's a win for openness and new applications because any device can connect directly to any other device on the internet."

He added that it could also improve security levels as the technology makes it more difficult for computers to be hacked.