Abu Dhabi: The UAE’s domain name witnessed the highest registration rate in the Middle East and North Africa with a record 124,000 (.ae) names between January and August, according to .ae Domain Administration (aeDA) report by Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA).
Etisalat, which recently launched its e-registration system, recorded the largest share among accredited registrars, followed by Tasjeel.ae and AEserver.
The data also revealed the share of each accredited service provider on the international level, where etisalat continued to have the largest market share of 65.5 per cent, followed by Instra Corporation with 9.5 per cent and AEserver with 4.4 per cent.
Other accredited registrars had 20.6 per cent of the market share. There are now 21 accredited registrars with the aeDA registry in the UAE.
The aeDA was established in 2007 by the TRA as the regulatory body and registry operator for the (.ae) domain name and is responsible for enforcing all policies on the operation of the (.ae) country code Top Level Domain (ccTLD) as well as overseeing the operation of the registry system.
“The level of advancements achieved by the UAE in the national domain spectrum is very promising, particularly in supporting Arabic content on the internet and promoting the spread of Arabic websites. And as we approach the World Arabic Language Day assigned by the United Nations on December 18, I would like to stress that the TRA is working diligently to support Arabic content on the ICT network through a variety of initiatives and projects, most importantly the UAE national domain name,” said Hamad Obaid Al Mansouri, Director General UAE mGovernment.
Tasjeel.ae has the top growth rate of 52 per cent between January and August this year, followed by Aeserver at 31.9 per cent, 101Domain Inc. at 17 per cent, Instra Corporation at 13.9 per cent and IP Mirror at 7.7 per cent.
Al Mansouri said that the UAE provides an advanced infrastructure for both ICT and business sectors and with the increasing number of companies registered under the national .ae domain name, the UAE has succeeded in establishing its leading position and reinforcing a unique digital presence on the Web.
