The current expansion of the Internet domain name system has been in the works for many years. Consultants from Axone have advised numerous new top-level domain projects that are currently being launched.

New top-level domains may be operated as public suffixes where third parties can register domain names. The policies

Alongside public suffixes, exclusive-use top-level domains are now coming into existence. Exclusive-use top-level domains are subject to a new emerging regulatory regime.

Axone’s role in providing consulting services to operators of new top-level domains covers the technical, policy, linguistic and regulatory aspects.