DUBLIN - The Standard General Registration of .mobi domain names, which allows anyone to purchase a .mobi domain name at standard prices, started on October 11, 2006.
According to a press release by dotMobi, the global registry for .mobi top-level domain, general registration began with Landrush on September 26, 2006.
The first and only top-level domain dedicated to delivering Internet content to mobile devices, .mobi sites make using the Internet on a mobile phone faster, less expensive and more reliable by offering tailored content for mobile devices.
A .mobi site offers a predictably higher quality experience on any mobile device than currently exists, by simplifying the pages that are downloaded, as well as speeding the delivery of mobile services.
dotMobi (the informal name of mobile Top Level Domain (mTLD)), a joint venture company based in Dublin, Ireland with offices in Washington, DC, was designated as the official registry for the .mobi domain by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN).