Making the Internet Mobile Introduction to Dotmobi

Introduction to dotmobi

Making the Internet Mobile Switch-on web browsing direct Dotmobi is a new top-level domain, which will bring to your mobile the wealth and variety of the The dotmobi ‘Switch On!’ Internet to mobile devices. Web Browsing Guide provides mandatory rules A dedicated mobile and highly recommended namespace (.mobi) and web best practices for content development style guides developers and website will ensure that dotmobi sites owners, ensuring that their work effectively on mobile sites can be easily accessed devices. It is expected to lead by mobile devices. to a wider availability of Internet-based services for For mobile users, the use mobile users, higher mobile of style guides ensures that Internet usage and increased their mobile web experience demand for Internet access is reliable and consistent. over mobile. This in turn will extend the reach of the Internet to a whole new audience of users. Have your say... The GSM Association (GSMA), The consultative version along with a number of of the Switch On! Web companies within the mobile Browsing Guide has communications and web been released and is now space, have joined forces to available for viewing at form mTLD Ltd., the company www.mtld.mobi responsible for managing the dotmobi domain.

Participate in shaping the mobile internet The .mobi Membership Advisory Group (MAG) provides a forum for all commercial and trade organisations in the mobile and ICT world to be a part of defining the future of the dotmobi domain.

MAG members will discuss and advise mTLD on issues critical to the success and usage of the Internet for mobile consumers.

For more information on the MAG, or to learn how to participate in shaping the future of the mobile Internet, go to www.mtld.mobi

February 2006 GSMA members, register How to register your trademark names first Registering a dotmobi domain will be through ICANN* approved registrars, just like registering other Internet The dotmobi launch will be phased as follows: domains. For a full list of registrars, or for information on any of the registration phases and updates on specific dates, • Phase 1: May 2006 go to www.mtld.mobi Industry Registration GSMA members benefit from a special pre-registration period to register their trademark names ahead of other trademark owners. Investors in dotmobi • Phase 2: June 2006 • Ericsson Trademark Registration • Google All trademark owners may register names prior to the • GSM Association general public. This phase will begin in June and will last for 60 days. • Hutchison • Microsoft • Phase 3: September 2006 General Public Registration • Nokia This phase opens up registration of domain names to the • Orascom Telecom general public. • Samsung Electronics

• Syniverse Technologies • T-Mobile • Telefonica Moviles • TIM • Vodafone

For further information on dotmobi please visit www.mtld.mobi

For further information on the GSM Association please visit: www.gsmworld.com

* ICANN - Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers