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New generic extensionSince 2014

.network domain registration

The extension of networks in both senses: the network of devices and cables, and the network of people and ties, for an internet provider, a network engineer or a professional circle.

Score card

.network in six cells

Our score out of five, as we see it when we help a customer choose.

Trust
3 out of 5
Easy to remember
3 out of 5
Global reach
2 out of 5
Price stability
2 out of 5
Short names available
4 out of 5
Local meaning
1 out of 5

Overview

What is .network

.network entered the internet’s root in 2014, and its name is the word network. It has two meanings: the technical network that connects devices, offices and cities, and the human network that gathers the people of a trade or a hobby. So it suits an internet provider and a network engineer, as well as a professional circle or an association.

It asks for no documents, and it supports names in Arabic and DNSSEC signing. It says in the full word what .net abbreviates, and short words are easier to find in it than in .net and .com, so you find your company’s or your association’s name as it is.

The first-year offer doesn’t last: renewal costs much more, so count its cost over years. Its word is longer than .net and less familiar to the general public, and it says nothing about your country; so register the same name in .net too: shorter, and better known to your subscribers in the UAE.

Type
New generic extension (new gTLD)
In the root since
18 August 2014
Name’s origin
network
Responsible body
Binky Moon, LLC
Who may register
Anyone, person or organization, from any country
DNSSEC
Supported
Names in Arabic
Supported (IDN)

Who it suits

For your field: is .network the best fit?

Every field has an extension that says something about it. Here is what .network says in each, and which extension completes it.

  • An internet or network provider

    Excellent · The first choice

    The word says what you build and run, so your customer understands it with no explaining.

    Register it with.network.net

  • An office network installer in the UAE

    Good · A good fit with .com

    Your city’s name before .network tells office owners you’re close by, and .com is for those who type it out of habit.

    Register it with.com.network

  • A professional circle or association

    Good · A good fit

    The word’s second meaning: a network of people brought together by one line of work.

    Register it with.network.org

  • A freelance network engineer

    Good · A good fit

    Your name in a word that says your specialty; .me for your personal page.

    Register it with.network.me

  • A hosting or server company

    Good · A good fit

    It says you build the infrastructure; .host says you host on it.

    Register it with.network.host

  • An online store

    Consider another · Consider .store

    A network doesn’t tell a buyer what you sell; .store or .com is clearer.

    Register it with.store.com

What it does for you

What you gain when you register it

  • Your specialty in one word

    network says you connect devices and people, before your visitor reads anything.

  • The short name is closer

    Short words are easier to find in it than in .net and .com.

  • Technical support email

    support@shabaka-dubai.network is an address that tells your subscriber they’re writing to the network team.

  • For the human network too

    It suits a professional circle or an association that gathers the people of one trade.

And where its value shows

On the subscription contract

Your provider’s name says what it offers.

In outage messages

An alert from an address the subscriber knows.

At trade gatherings

A word every engineer understands.

On the technicians’ vans

A short address read on the road.

Pros and cons

What you should know before you register

Frankly, as we’d tell a customer who asks us before registering.

Pros

  • 01Says your specialty in a full word
  • 02Two meanings: technical and human
  • 03Short words are easier to find in it than in .net
  • 04A first-year offer with us
  • 05Open to everyone, with no conditions or documents
  • 06Supports names in Arabic and DNSSEC signing

Cons

  • 01Renewal costs much more than the first year
  • 02Longer than .net and less familiar to the general public
  • 03Doesn’t suit a business far from networks
  • 04Says nothing about your country

Rules

Registration terms for .network

What the registry requires and what we add, in one place.

Who may register
Anyone, person or organization, from any country
Documents
None required
Name length
Up to 63 characters
Characters
a–z, digits and hyphens, never first or last
Names in Arabic
Supported (IDN)
Registration term
1 to 10 years
DNSSEC
Supported
Privacy protection
Optional, for a separate fee
Transfer
60 days after registration or the last transfer, with an EPP code; adds a year to its term

Life cycle

From registration until the name is free again

What happens to your name if it isn’t renewed, and when you can still get it back.

  1. 01Registration1 to 10 yearsThe name is yours from the moment you pay, for the term you chose.
  2. 02Before expiry31 days, then 8 days beforeWe remind you twice by email; auto-renewal saves you the reminder.
  3. 03After expiryDays 1–8The website and email stop; renew within these days at the regular renewal price.
  4. 04AuctionFrom day 10The name may go to auction; if it sells, it passes to its buyer.Domain recovery policy
  5. 05Redemption30 daysIf the registry offers it after deletion: a $200 redemption fee plus a year’s renewal.
  6. 06Final deletion5 daysThen the name is free again for anyone to register.

Tips

Before you register

  1. 1Register the same name in .net.network says your specialty in the full word, and .net is what your customer types out of habit.
  2. 2Put the network status page on the same nameYour subscriber knows where to check for outages without calling.
  3. 3A short name, read as it’s writtenIf it needs spelling out on the phone, it’s too long or too complicated.
  4. 4No digits or hyphens that need explainingEvery hyphen or digit has to be said, and what has to be said gets forgotten.
  5. 5Renew automatically, or register for yearsUp to 10 years at once, so you never miss a date.
  6. 6Make sure the name isn’t someone else’s trademarkA registered trademark’s owner can recover the name from whoever registered it first.

Nearby extensions

If your name is taken in .network

FAQ5 questions

Frequently asked questions about .network

Didn’t find your answer? Our technical support team is with you around the clock.

Contact support

  • $14 for the first year with an offer, then $43 for each renewal. Look at the renewal price before you register: it’s what you’ll pay every year after the first.

  • Anyone, person or organization, from any country, with no documents or conditions; the contact details in the owner’s name just need to be accurate.

  • Yes, once 60 days have passed since it was registered or last transferred. Ask your current provider for the transfer (EPP) code and open a transfer request with us; a full year is added to the domain’s term.

  • We remind you by email 31 days and 8 days before expiry, and 3 days after it. After expiry the website and email stop, and you can renew in the first eight days at the regular renewal price; from day 10 it may go to auction. If it is deleted and the registry allows redemption within 30 days, the redemption fee is $200 plus a year’s renewal.

  • Yes. The body responsible for .network has an Arabic table in IANA’s repository of internationalized names (IDN), so the name is written in Arabic and stored in a form that begins with xn--.

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