.mobi

. mobi is a generic top -level domain ( gTLD ), the. of the dotMobi Ltd. is operated. It exists since 17 October 2005 and is intended primarily for the provision of websites that are optimized for mobile devices like smartphones or tablets.

History

As part of the so-called sunrise period to 22 September 2006, a proprietor of a registered trade mark, the protective enabled for them. Reserve mobi domains. Then began just four days later, the so-called Landrush that allows any person to register an address. The period of four days between Sunrise and Landrush Period has been criticized by experts as extremely short, since he has left little room for any disputes.

In February 2007, the contracting authority dotMobi has announced to build a web catalog from the previously registered. Mobi domains. This should help users, especially for their devices to find optimized websites and protect against phishing and other fraudulent content. In addition, dotMobi has numerous telecommunications companies entered into a partnership, which was. Mobi increasingly used on the terminals and advertised in the frame. Among the partners belonged next to Telefónica, the German Telekom with her ​​former T-Mobile brand.

In spring 2010, the contracting authority dotMobi was taken over by the Irish company, Afilias, which has previously provided the technical infrastructure for the operation. Mobi. The founding members of dotMobi - including Google, Vodafone, Microsoft and Nokia have announced plans to support the top-level domain on.

Properties

Overall, a. Mobi domain may be between three and 63 characters long and consist of only alphanumeric characters. The use of internationalized domain names is not yet possible. New addresses can be registered by any natural or legal person, there are no particular limitations on the award. In particular, it is not necessary to prove that under a. Mobi Domain only specific to mobile-optimized sites are provided, even if the contracting authority stops the owner to do so.

Importance

In recent years, the importance of. Mobi has subsided, particularly trade on platforms such as Sedo has been declining. Reason for this is mainly that modern smartphones are no longer dependent on specifically optimized websites, but also can represent normal content. A clear demarcation. Mobi to other top -level domains is thus practically non-existent.