.asia - buy domains at Go Live
Buy a .asia domain - Dedicated top level domain for the Asia-Pacific region.
The .asia domain name registration process varies from other new TLD's in the respect that the initial Landrush will allow anyone to attempt register and buy domains.
If the domain in question is requested by more than one party then the domain will be subject to an auction in which all interested parties will be able to bid to buy the domain.
If you are fortunate enough to be the only party to request to buy a domain then it will be registered to you at the end of the Landrush period.
After the initial Landrush period comes ‘Go Live’ when the registry will be open to live registrations alowing you to buy domains instantly.
Go Live Process for buying your .asia domain
The dotAsia Registry is now live and orders are being placed in real-time on a first come first served basis. If we show the domain as available, then it's available to buy!! The registry opened at 12:00 GMT/UTC on 26th March 2008, and .asia domains have established themselves as a popular choice. Place your orders now to ensure you're able to buy domains at Go Live.
The need for an Asia specific regional domain is demonstrated through the fact that currently users in the Asia Pacific region only have the option of buying a generic Global Top Level Domain (gTLD), dominated by US and European individuals and businesses, or country code Top Level Domains (ccTLDs) that are intended for local use.
.asia has the potential to be far more popular than other recent additions to the gTLD marketplace, .eu saw 2.5 million domain registrations in its first year, and .mobi saw 400000 registrations within the first 5 months of launch.
