Telecommunications Regulatory Authority to host .BH Domains Workshop

In an effort to evolve the Domain Name distribution channels, marketing strategy and registration system, the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) is hosting a .BH domain name workshop for registrars, resellers and hosting companies in the region. The event will take place on the 30th April, 2019 at 1:30 pm at TRA office in Bahrain.

The workshop comes following the issuance of the Royal Decree No. 33 of 2019 stating that TRA is the government authority responsible for registering domain names and the issuance of the Ministerial Resolution No. 11 of 2018 on 18th October 2018 with respect to organizing the registration and utilization of domains for Levels Two and Three Within the framework of Domain’s name of the Kingdom of Bahrain .

The workshop will bring on major updates to .BH and .البحرين domain names and introduce a new domain name distribution model, which allows authorized businesses (known as accredited registrars) to better allocate .BH and .البحرين domain names in Bahrain and internationally. It will also provide TRA accredited Registrars access to new distribution opportunities for .BH and .البحرين as well as other added services.

The workshop will also unveil TRA’s new registry platform, the exciting changes in the allocation of .BH and .البحرين and how to accredit businesses registering for domain names.

For businesses interested in attending the .BH domain name workshop or intended to become a TRA accredited Registrar please contact TRA on 17520000 or via email registrar@tra.org.bh.

This Bahrain Telecommunications Regulatory Authority news release was sourced from: http://www.tra.org.bh/en/press-releases/telecommunications-regulatory-authority-to-host-bh-domains-workshop.html

Austrian Registry Wins Bid To Operate .BH

nic.at logoThe Austrian registry, along with SBR Juconomy Consulting AG, has won the right to operate Bahrain’s Top Level Domain .BH in a competitive bidding process with registries from around the world, providing technical services provider for a state-of-the-art domain management system

nic.at logoThe Austrian registry, along with SBR Juconomy Consulting AG, has won the right to operate Bahrain’s Top Level Domain .BH in a competitive bidding process with registries from around the world, providing technical services provider for a state-of-the-art domain management system.

“The decision by the Bahraini telecoms regulator reflects the demand for nic.at’s expertise on the international stage and proves that we are seen as a serious player in the market,” says nic.at joint CEO Robert Schischka. “The collaboration with SBR Juconomy Consulting brings a partner on board with extensive experience of Arab markets.”

The selection of nic.at to operate the .BH ccTLD was extremely pleasing for Richard Wein, also joint CEO.

“The selection by the Bahrain telecoms regulator of nic.at is a wonderful achievement and marks an important milestone for us,” said Wein. “The key to our success was our ‘Registry In A Box’ that provides a high quality backend registry services at a reasonable cost along with a proven history of having operated a stable registry without any security concerns over the past 12 years.”

The confidence was shared by the Bahrain’s TRA ICT Director Ahmed Aldoseri.

“We are delighted to appoint nic.at and SBR Juconomy to deliver a robust domain registry solution following an extensive tendering process,” said Aldoseri. “We have full confidence in nic.at and SBR as our strategic and technical partners for the .BH domain space, and believe such partners can achieve the objectives set by TRA Bahrain.”

One of the changes that will come into effect when nic.at takes over management in autumn 2011 will be the liberalisation of registration policies that will be announced in the near future. It is envisaged that active registration numbers will grow from the current 4000 to 100,000 in three years.

The winning bid to operate the .BH ccTLD from nic.at subsidiary IPCom in a joint tender submitted with SBR Juconomy Consulting AG, a consultancy expert with an outstanding track record in the Middle East. SBR is responsible for project management and marketing, while the technical implementation comes under nic.at’s remit.

nic.at also has a wealth of international experience that was extremely beneficial in the tender process.

“Our specialists have contributed to all the major technology committees and are constantly being approached by other countries for consultancy work,” said Schischka.

The Bahrain project is the latest in a string of international ventures, and similar projects have been implemented in Ireland, Malaysia, the Netherlands, Norway and Saudi Arabia.

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