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What is .mobi?

Although mobile devices and the networks that support them are improving, it seems like the mobile Web is almost a secret these days because sites can be hard to locate and have little content when you find them.

And yet, with four mobile phones purchased for every one personal computer, there’s a world of people whose main access point to the Internet is a mobile device.

According to recent research, from Mobinet mobile communications study, April 2005, A.T. Kearney/University of Cambridge more than half of mobile handsets are less than a year old, with most having full Internet capabilities.

dotMobi is the first – and only – top level domain dedicated to delivering the Internet to mobile devices. dotMobi will revolutionise the use of the Internet on mobile devices. dotMobi is designed to guide mobile users to made-for-mobile Internet content and services that can be accessed with confidence. .MOBI is backed by leading mobile operators and Internet Content Providers including Ericsson, Google, Hutchison, Microsoft, Nokia, Orascom Telecom, Samsung Electronics, T-Mobile, Telefónica Móviles, TIM, Vodafone etc.

With the backing of more than 13 mobile service providers, device manufacturers and Internet Content providers from around the world, including Nokia, Hutchison, Vodafone, Google, Ericsson, GSM Association, Samsung Electronics and many more, .MOBI is poised to become the next big thing on the Mobile Web.

In 2006, more people were able to access the Internet from a mobile device than from a PC. The Mobile Web is one of the fastest growing area of user connectivity. There are 1.5 billion mobile phones worldwide, and the WAP Usage of US alone is expected to grow 41% by 2008!
The Mobile Web market is witnessing rapid growth, with over 36.4 million mobile users as of June 2006.

what is the process to register a .mobi domain in Landrush?

• Before deciding your domain name, kindly follow the below given links

• Premium Domains reserved by the .MOBI registry: The .MOBI registry has chosen to reserve and allocate a number of common words and phrases to be allocated in an equitable manner other than a traditional “first-come, first-served” basis, and these aren't open for registration yet. You can get the list of these reserved Domains at: http://pc.mtld.mobi/switched/premium.html. 

• Domains already registered during the Sunrise Period: You can find this out by performing a Whois on the Domains by going to: http://pc.mtld.mobi/whois/index.php.

Content Guidelines for .mobi domain name: http://pc.mtld.mobi/documents/dotmobi_Switch_On_Web_Developer_Guide.html check the above given URL for the content guidelines and mandatory content type.

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