Newsletter (30 January 2017)

(.AE aeDA)
TRA Receives the ITU Delegation in Charge of Reviewing the Preparations to Host the ITU Plenipotentiary Conference 2018
https://www.tra.gov.ae/en/media-hub/press-releases/2017/1/25/tra-receives-the-itu-delegation-in-charge-of-reviewing-the-preparations-to-host-the-itu-plenipotentiary-conference-2018.aspx
 
TRA amends the Consumer Protection Regulations
https://www.tra.gov.ae/en/media-hub/press-releases/2017/1/23/tra-amends-the-consumer-protection-regulations.aspx
 
(.CC/.TV Verisign)
Using December .Com and .Net Registration Trends to Discover Keyword-Rich Domain Names
https://blog.verisign.com/domain-names/december-2016-registration-trends-available-domain-names/
 
(.LK LK Domain Registry)
BestWeb.lk 2017
http://www.nic.lk/index.php/home/news-events/item/44-bestweb-lk-2017
 
(.NZ InternetNZ)
UFB2 a great leap forward for fibred up NZ
https://internetnz.nz/news/ufb2-great-leap-forward-fibred-nz
 
Claiming your privacy: messaging apps
https://internetnz.nz/blog/claiming-your-privacy-messaging-apps
 
Top 10 predictions for the Internet in 2017
https://internetnz.nz/blog/top-10-predictions-internet-2017
 
(.QA ictQatar)
Mwani Qatar Announces First Direct Service Between Doha, Shanghai
http://www.ictqatar.qa/en/news-events/news/mwani-qatar-announces-first-direct-service-between-doha-shanghai
 
QITCOM 2017 to take place from 6 to 8 March 2017
http://www.ictqatar.qa/en/news-events/news/qitcom-2017-take-place-6-8-march-2017
 
(.WF AFNIC)
Afnic publishes a new issue paper on blockchains
http://www.afnic.fr/en/about-afnic/news/general-news/10307/show/afnic-publishes-a-new-issue-paper-on-blockchains.html
 
Afnic upgrades Abuse Report
http://www.afnic.fr/en/about-afnic/news/general-news/10303/show/afnic-upgrades-abuse-report.html
 
(.RU TLD .RU/.РФ)
Coordination Center to present awards to journalists reporting on online economy
https://cctld.ru/en/news/news_detail.php?ID=11154
 
(Afilias)
Afilias Joins the National Cyber Security Alliance in Global Effort to Support Data Privacy Day by Signing On as a Champion
https://afilias.info/news/2017/01/27/afilias-joins-national-cyber-security-alliance
 
(Neustar)
Neustar Hires Barrett Lyon to Head Research and Development of Security Solutions

https://www.neustar.biz/about-us/news-room/press-releases/2017/lyon

Title: Launch and Use of IDNs (2017 edition)
Survey at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/IDNs2017
Close Date: 16 Feb 2016
Background: EURid (.eu) and UNESCO have been conducting research on Internationalised Domain Names (IDNs) since 2010 and published yearly reports entitled ‘The World Report on IDN deployment’. The reports include assessments of IDN data and status, case studies and a comparative analysis on the factors that may impact (positively or negatively) IDN uptake. This survey helps in provided data toward that study as well as for data intelligence within APTLD.  Data from this survey will be sent to EURid and members will also receive a report on the survey results with comparisons to the study conducted last year.
 
Title: Registrations Analysis Survey 2017
Survey at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/statsurvey2017
Close Date: 10 February 2017

Background: The survey which collects data on registrations, pricing, forecasts as well as registrant and registrar figures is important as it helps us provide market trend information and provide a reference for APTLD members to benchmark from.

New gTLDs Up, Legacy gTLDs Down, ccTLDs Up (Slightly) in Q4
2016: Centr Report
http://www.domainpulse.com/2017/01/30/new-gtlds-legacy-gtlds-
cctlds-centr-report/
 
IPv6 over Near Field Communication
https://blog.apnic.net/2017/01/30/ipv6-near-field-communication/
 
BGP in 2016
https://blog.apnic.net/2017/01/27/bgp-in-2016/
 
Islands to ICANN
https://blog.apnic.net/2017/01/25/islands-to-icann/
 
Traffic analysis for better peering
https://blog.apnic.net/2017/01/26/traffic-analysis-better-peering/
 
Hong Kong, register for IPv4/IPv6 advanced routing training
https://blog.apnic.net/2017/01/25/hong-kong-register-ipv4ipv6-
advanced-routing-training/
 
Deployment issues for Internationalized Email
https://blog.apnic.net/2017/01/23/deployment-issues-
internationalized-email/
 
DomainWire Global TLD Report Q4/2016
https://www.centr.org/news/news/domainwire-global-tld-report-
q4-2016.html
 
Davos 2017: World leaders discuss fresh approaches to connecting
the next billion
http://www.itu.int/en/mediacentre/Pages/2017-PR02.aspx
 
Nuking Silicon Valley
http://www.circleid.com/posts/20170128_nuking_silicon_valley/
 
Critical Differences Of Public And Private Clouds
http://www.circleid.com/posts
/20170127_critical_differences_of_public_and_private_clouds/
 
When to Consider ‘Both Sides of the Dot’ in a Domain Name Dispute
http://www.circleid.com/posts/20170126_when_to_consider_both_
sides_of_the_dot_in_a_domain_name_dispute/
 
The International Telecommunication Union and the Trump
Administration
http://www.circleid.com/posts/20170125_international_telecommunication
_union_and_the_trump_administration/
 
Characterizing the Friction and Incompatibility between IoC and AI
http://www.circleid.com/posts/20170125_characterizing_the
_friction_and_incompatibility_between_ioc_and_ai/
 
Dispersing a DDoS: Initial Thoughts on DDoS Protection
http://www.circleid.com/posts/20170124_dispersing_a_ddos_
initial_thoughts_on_ddos_protection/
 
Data Breaches Reported During 2016 Exposed Over 4.2 Billion
Records
http://www.circleid.com/posts/20170125_data_breaches
_reported_during_2016_exposed_over_42_billion_records/
 
China Sets Up $14.6 Billion Internet Investment Fund
http://www.circleid.com/posts/20170123_china_sets_up
_146_billion_internet_investment_fund/
 
Trump Expected to Name FCC Commissioner Ajit Pai as Chairman
http://www.circleid.com/posts/20170121_trump_expected_to
_name_fcc_commissioner_ajit_pai_as_chairman/
 
ICA Oks Proposed .US 1&2 Character Domains and Privacy
Service by Philip Corwin, Internet Commerce Association
http://www.domainpulse.com/2017/01/21/ica-oks-proposed-
us-philip-corwin-internet-commerce-association/
 
ICANN Still Under US Laws But No Realistic Way Back For US
Overnight
http://www.domainpulse.com/2017/01/20/icann-us-laws-
us-overnight/
 
NamesCon Live Auction Already Has Five $100,000+ Bids
http://www.domainpulse.com/2017/01/17/namescon-live-auction-

100000-bids/

Updated Supplementary Procedures for Independent Review Process (IRP)
https://www.icann.org/public-comments/irp-supp-procedures-2016-11-28-en
 
Proposed Renewal of .MOBI Sponsored Registry Agreement
https://www.icann.org/public-comments/mobi-renewal-2016-12-23-en
 
Proposed Charter Amendments of the GNSO Business Constituency
https://www.icann.org/public-comments/bc-charter-amend-2017-01-06-en
 
Release of Country and Territory Names within the .IKANO, .SAXO, .SCOR, .SANDVIK, .WALTER, .SANDVIKCOROMANT, .VISTA, .VISTAPRINT, .BARCLAYS, .BARCLAYCARD and .HERMES TLDs
https://www.icann.org/public-comments/ctn-release-tlds-2017-01-12-en
 
Reference Japanese Label Generation Rules (LGR) for the Second Level
https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2017-01-27-en
 
GNSO Initial Report on the IGO-INGO Access to Curative Rights Protection Mechanisms Policy Development Process
https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2017-01-20-en