DUBLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE)–
Fifth bullet of release dated April 6, 2017 should read: .KIM appeals to
the Korean market, as shown at www.johnny.kim,
and the Agario game www.agario.kim.
The corrected release reads:
5 AFILIAS TOP LEVEL DOMAINS NOW LICENSED FOR SALE IN CHINA
.INFO, .MOBI, .PRO, .RED, and .KIM are powered by Afilias, the first
western registry operator to be licensed for in-country operations by
China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT)
Afilias, a leading domain registry operator, is pleased to announce
that the China Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT)
has issued a formal statement
that awards the .INFO, .MOBI, .RED, .PRO and .KIM Top Level Domains
(TLDs) a license for sale in China as required by the latest MIIT
guidelines. Today’s announcement clears the way for millions of Chinese
businesses and other registrants to operate sites in 5 of the world’s
most popular TLDs. Only 15 ASCII TLDs (out of over 1000 worldwide) have
been licensed so far, and Afilias operates one third of these privileged
TLDs.
A “top level domain” or TLD is the last name to the right of the dot in
an internet address (e.g. the “info” in www.afilias.info).
A “registry operator” maintains the master list of all the names in a
TLD like .INFO, as well as the internet (IP) address for each name.
Afilias provides this service for over 200 TLDs such as .INFO, .MOBI,
and .PRO. Each TLD must be licensed by MIIT to be eligible for sale in
China.
“Afilias is proud that the Afilias China Registry Service, which
supports these 5 TLDs, has proven to be among the few that are safe
enough to meet MIIT’s high technical standards for licensing,” said Kun
Qian, Afilias’ China Country Head. “Afilias now looks forward to working
closely with our Chinese registrar partners to expand the market with
our broad portfolio of globally recognized TLDs.”
“China’s domain name market is already the world’s second biggest, with
over 40M registrations,” said Roland LaPlante, Senior Vice President of
Afilias, “and more consumer choice will help it grow faster. As the
first western registry operator to have licensed, in-country operations,
Afilias provides more choices and an extra measure of confidence for
Chinese registrars and registrants alike. Companies and others looking
to tap new markets and reach broader audiences should add (or switch to)
globally appealing addresses such as .INFO and .PRO, which are
intuitively meaningful and have more names available than legacy TLDs
like .COM.”
These 5 TLDs will serve the needs of both start-ups and established
organizations that need a globally appealing internet presence to
compete in today’s marketplace. Chinese firms typically have names in
localized addresses, but many of them have aspirations beyond the
Chinese market—these firms need a global address that sets them apart as
a bigger player. For example,
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.INFO means “information,” and is especially good for tourism (www.spain.info
and www.frommers.info),
transportation (www.mta.info),
causes (www.ChildrenOfSyria.info),
and financial (www.cloud-tax.info).
Every business needs to get its information to the market! -
.PRO says “professional,” and embraces technologies (www.rackspace.pro),
staffing and human resources (www.brightowl.pro),
design (www.imagedesign.pro)
and even creating your own internet radio station (www.airtime.pro). -
.MOBI means you are mobile-enabled, and helps you reach mobile
consumers such as baseball fans (www.mlb.mobi),
news junkies (www.your4state.mobi),
job seekers (www.careerjunction.mobi),
and college applicants (www.bucknell.mobi). -
.RED associates you with good fortune, as illustrated by podcast
advice on successful selling (www.salesman.red),
investment advice (www.trp.red),
and free images (www.Freeimages.red). -
.KIM appeals to the Korean market, as shown at www.johnny.kim,
and the Agario game www.agario.kim.
Some of these names go to a long and difficult to remember name in
another TLD, reinforcing the value of shorter, intuitive names that help
customers remember and find you!
Registrants (website owners) in China can now register INFO, MOBI, PRO,
RED and KIM names with confidence, as the formal license has now been
authorized. This will reassure the millions of Chinese businesses,
organizations and individuals who need reliable, globally recognizable
internet addresses that they can depend upon (note that non-licensed
TLDs may be subject to suspension at any time).
Registrars (who sell websites/domain names at retail) may have similar
confidence as they offer these TLDs for sale to their customers. By
securely accessing the Afilias China Registry Service, registrars will
enable all new registrations to be compliant upon registration, and will
be able to complete the compliance process quickly and easily for the
hundreds of thousands of names already registered in these TLDs in
China. Afilias has provided detailed technical instructions to all
interested registrars, and will provide 24×7 service as usual to assist
in the upgrade.
The licensing of these five (5) TLDs clears the way for Afilias to
submit another 14 TLDs for approval. These include other colors such as
.blue and .green, niche TLDs such as .pet, .ski and .organic, and
special purpose TLDs like .promo. Afilias is preparing the required
documentation and expects it to be ready for MIIT inspection in the
coming weeks.
Importantly, Afilias also provides registry services in support of
clients who operate over 200 TLDs, including country codes, “dotBrands”
and other generic terms. Many of these are also planning to pursue
licensing in China, and the Afilias China Registry Service is now proven
able to support their applications. We look forward to working with our
clients and MIIT to expand domain choice even further for Chinese
registrants and registrars.
For More Information on these new Afilias Brands:
About Afilias
Afilias is the world’s second largest domain registry, with millions of
domain names under management. Afilias powers a wide variety of
top-level domains, including TLDs for countries, cities, brands,
communities and generic terms. Afilias’ specialized technology makes
Internet addresses more accessible and useful through a broad range of
applications, including Internet domain
registry services, managed
DNS, and mobile
Web services. For more information on Afilias services, visit www.afilias.info.
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