ICANN just published it long awaited New gTLD String Similarity Contention Sets fand quite surprisingly just put four non-matching applications into two contention sets. ICANN placed the new gTLD application for: .Hoteis by Despegar Online SRL into the same contention set as the application by Booking.com for .Hotels ICANN however, did not include the 7 applications for .Hotel into the contention set for .Hotels. source
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Federal Council adopts internet domain name strategy
Switzerland’s Federal Council ad adopted a strategy for handling internet domain names. The Council hopes this strategy will ensure better protection of its own interests and those of Switzerland in the area of domain names. It has outlined the kinds of names which are particularly worthy of protection and which should be used only by the Federal government. These also include names for the state apparatus and for federal institutions. source
Read MoreRIPE NCC to Host Arab IGF MAG Meeting and Open Consultation
At the invitation of the Arab Internet Governance Forum (Arab IGF) Secretariat, the RIPE NCC and the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) of the UAE will co-host two preparatory events in Dubai this March for the second Arab IGF: an Open Consultation and a meeting of the Arab Multi-stakeholder Advisory Group (AMAG). source
Read MoreGlobal Internet Connection Speeds: America lags far behind leaders
If ‘Internet connection speed’ was an Olympic event, the USA wouldn’t even get a medal. In fact, America would finish somewhere between 9th and 24th, depending on the exact event – I mean comparison. This assessment comes from a recent Akamai report on “The State of the Internet.” According to this CNN article, which commented on the report, Hong Kong takes Internet speed title: source
Read MoreNamibia to get home fibre, 4G
Namibia’s largest mobile network, MTC, says it will cover 45% of the desert nation with a fourth-generation long-term evolution (4G/LTE) mobile network by the end of 2013. The company also intends extending its fibre-optic network to offer direct fibre services to businesses and, eventually, to households. source
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