With that specific line directly from Apple:

"And when IPv6 is in use, the median connection setup is 1.4 times faster than IPv4. This is primarily due to reduced NAT usage and improved routing."

There it is, Improved routing.

Jean

From: Jean St-Laurent <jean@ddostest.me>
Sent: November 26, 2021 4:44 PM
To: 'Mike Hammett' <nanog@ics-il.net>; 'Jose Luis Rodriguez' <jlrodriguez@gmail.com>
Cc: 'nanog@nanog.org' <nanog@nanog.org>
Subject: RE: IPv6 and CDN's

Here are some maths and 1 argument kicking ass pitch for CFO’s that use iphones.

Apple tells app devs to use IPv6 as it's 1.4 times faster than IPv4

https://www.zdnet.com/article/apple-tells-app-devs-to-use-ipv6-as-its-1-4-times-faster-than-ipv4/

Build around that maybe?

Jean

From: Mike Hammett <nanog@ics-il.net>
Sent: November 26, 2021 11:56 AM
To: Jose Luis Rodriguez <jlrodriguez@gmail.com>
Cc: nanog@nanog.org; Jean St-Laurent <jean@ddostest.me>
Subject: Re: IPv6 and CDN's

Care to explain because the alternative seems pretty self-evident.

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Midwest-IX
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