The new top level domain: “.asia” is all set for launch this month.
Asia is home to more than 60% of the world’s population who speak 30 different languages, and is currently experiencing economic growth on a massive scale. The .ASIA domain was proposed to ICANN to represent the unified Asian market, much like .EU has done for the European Union. The DotAsia Registry was approved by ICANN on December 6th 2006 and is now actively promoting its services to the 73 Asian countries it covers.
DotAsia Organisation announced today that a total of 473,633 domain registration applications were received within the 3-week Landrush period. Including Sunrise and .Asia Pioneer Domains, the number of applications totals to over half a million: 505,838. .Asia registry will Go Live on March 26, domain names will be available on a First-Come-First-Served basis.
“.Asia opened great opportunities for AsiaDNS. Even with high expectations, our results nearly doubled our expectations! We were able to attract new customers from around the world who understands the value of a .Asia domain.” said Frederick Schiwek, EVP of AsiaDNS.
Verdict: The domain is a stunning success and has got a bright future
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I’m also planning to get one soon.. lets see the pricing first
Yups. Go Live! on day after tomorrow. Waiting to see the prices. It will be in the Rs. 650-850 range.
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Experts predict that 95 percent of all South Korean households will be wired for broadband Internet by the year 2010. Ninety-four percent of Japanese homes will have broadband access, with Hong Kong, Singapore and Australia expected to be nearly 80 percent wired. By 2010, China will have replaced the US as the largest Internet market in the world.