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'''DotMobi''' is a [[TLD|top level domain]] and the first of its kind engaged in offering Internet connection services to mobile devices. The company was founded in May, 2006<ref>[http://www.publicdomainregistry.com/dotmobi/ Public Domain Registry]</ref> alongside [[Sunrise Period|Sunrise]] registrations. The General registration took place in October, 2006. [[ICANN]] had approved dotMobi in July, 2005.<ref>[http://www.mobiledia.com/news/32782.html Mobiledia.com]</ref> | '''mTLD Top Level Domain Ltd.,''' (known publicly as '''DotMobi''' is a [[TLD|top level domain]] [[registry]] and the first of its kind engaged in offering Internet connection services to mobile devices. The company was founded in May, 2006<ref>[http://www.publicdomainregistry.com/dotmobi/ Public Domain Registry]</ref> alongside [[Sunrise Period|Sunrise]] registrations. The General registration took place in October, 2006. [[ICANN]] had approved dotMobi in July, 2005.<ref>[http://www.mobiledia.com/news/32782.html Mobiledia.com]</ref> mTLD is a fully owned subsidiary of [[Afilias]] as of February 11, 2012.<ref>[http://www.afilias.info/mobi Mobi, Afilias.info]</ref> | ||
==Origin== | ==Origin== | ||
The company behind DotMobi, [[mTLD Top Level Domain]], Ltd. is a subsidiary owned by [[Afilias]],<ref>[http://www.afilias.info/ Affilias.info]</ref> and was founded by 14 companies<ref>[http://blueflavor.com/our-work/dotmobi-developers-guide/ blueflavour.com]</ref> – [[Google]], Ericsson, Hutchison 3, Nokia, GSM Association, Samsung Electronics, Telefónica Móviles, Syniverse, Orascom Telecom, Microsoft, Vodafone, Telecom Italia Mobile (TIM), Visa and T-Mobile.<ref>[http://www.tcmagazine.com/tcm/news/hardware/20502/icann-approves-mobi-domains TCMagazine.com]</ref> Afilias fully acquired mTLD Top Level Domain, after only having limited stakes in the company, in February, | The company behind DotMobi, [[mTLD Top Level Domain]], Ltd. is a subsidiary owned by [[Afilias]],<ref>[http://www.afilias.info/ Affilias.info]</ref> and was founded by 14 companies<ref>[http://blueflavor.com/our-work/dotmobi-developers-guide/ blueflavour.com]</ref> – [[Google]], Ericsson, Hutchison 3, Nokia, GSM Association, Samsung Electronics, Telefónica Móviles, Syniverse, Orascom Telecom, Microsoft, Vodafone, Telecom Italia Mobile (TIM), Visa and T-Mobile.<ref>[http://www.tcmagazine.com/tcm/news/hardware/20502/icann-approves-mobi-domains TCMagazine.com]</ref> Afilias fully acquired mTLD Top Level Domain, after only having limited stakes in the company, in February, 2012. Following that deal it was announced that mTLD would continue to be the registry operator for the .mobi TLD under contract with ICANN.<ref>[http://www.afilias.info/mobi Mobi, Afilias.info]</ref> | ||
The [[ICANN Board]] agreed to enter into negotiations with the proposed .mobi contract in 2004;<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-13dec04.htm ICANN.org]</ref> when they awarded the [[sTLD]] to [[mTLD]] it was for a 10 year contract.<ref>[http://www.tcmagazine.com/tcm/news/hardware/20502/icann-approves-mobi-domains TCMagazine.com]</ref> At the time it was questioned whether or not an entire [[TLD]] for mobile devices was truly necessary.<ref>[http://symbian.sys-con.com/node/110150 Symbian.sys-con.com]</ref> | The [[ICANN Board]] agreed to enter into negotiations with the proposed .mobi contract in 2004;<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-13dec04.htm ICANN.org]</ref> when they awarded the [[sTLD]] to [[mTLD]] it was for a 10 year contract.<ref>[http://www.tcmagazine.com/tcm/news/hardware/20502/icann-approves-mobi-domains TCMagazine.com]</ref> At the time it was questioned whether or not an entire [[TLD]] for mobile devices was truly necessary.<ref>[http://symbian.sys-con.com/node/110150 Symbian.sys-con.com]</ref> | ||