# How Segment Routing IPv6 Is Simplifying WANs

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Podcast: [Networking Tech with Fexingo: Internet Infrastructure, Routing, and Network Engineering](https://stenobird.com/podcast/networking-tech-with-fexingo-internet-infrastructure-routing-and-network-engineering-7871928)
Published: 2026-06-18T09:43:42+00:00
Episode link: https://audio.fexingo.com/business/networking-tech/episode-0058.mp3
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## Resource

Segment Routing over IPv6 (SRv6) is reshaping how service providers and large enterprises build their wide-area networks. In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore a real-world deployment at a major European telecom that cut provisioning time from weeks to minutes. They explain how SRv6 embeds routing instructions directly into the IPv6 header, replacing the complexity of MPLS with a simpler, more programmable approach. The conversation covers the trade-offs with traditional MPLS, the role of network slicing, and why operators are adopting SRv6 for 5G backhaul and data center interconnect. Specific numbers include the reduction in routing table size by 40 percent and the five-year roadmap from a Tier-1 operator. If you've heard the buzz around SRv6 and want to understand what it actually changes in the network, this episode gives you the concrete case. #SegmentRouting #SRv6 #IPv6 #WideAreaNetworks #MPLS #NetworkSlicing #5GBackhaul #ServiceProvider #Routing #NetworkEngineering #Technology #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast #Telecom #DeutscheTelekom #NetworkAutomation #DataCenterInterconnect #InternetInfrastructure Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo

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