Overview
- .nokia is a brand generic top-level domain (gTLD) delegated to the DNS root zone for use by Nokia Corporation.
- It is operated as a closed, single-entity (Dot Brand) registry: all second-level names are owned and controlled by Nokia and allocated only to Nokia and its affiliates.
- Back-end registry services are provided by Afilias.
History
- The .nokia string was applied for during ICANN's New gTLD Program (application strings revealed 13 June 2012).
- The .nokia gTLD was delegated to the root zone on 15 July 2015.
- Nokia Corporation is the registry operator and manages the TLD; Afilias provides registry back-end services.
Usage and Audience
- Intended audience: Nokia Corporation, its subsidiaries, employees and approved affiliates.
- Purpose: provide a controlled namespace for Nokia's corporate, product and service identifiers, brand communications, and internal use across markets.
- Nokia indicated that, initially, .nokia names may forward to existing Nokia sites under .com or country-code TLDs.
Registration Rules
- Registry model: closed Single Entity Registry (Dot Brand). All domain registrations in .nokia are to be registered to Nokia Corporation and maintained by the registry operator.
- Eligibility: only Nokia and its affiliates are eligible to be allocated second-level domain names; the registry is closed to unrelated third parties.
- Policy framework: the Nokia Domain Name Management team administers the .nokia Domain Management Policy (NDMP), covering eligibility, allocation, license terms and dispute resolution; the policy may be updated to reflect business needs and applicable ICANN consensus policies.
- Specification exemption: Nokia sought an exemption from the Code of Conduct in Specification 9 of the Registry Operator Agreement in line with Single Entity Registry operation.
- Internationalized domain names (IDNs): Nokia stated an intention to explore offering IDNs in appropriate scripts in the future.
SEO and Brand Impact
- Brand control: as a closed brand gTLD, .nokia gives Nokia full control over namespace content and naming, supporting consistent brand presentation and trust signals.
- Trust and safety: Nokia indicated the registry's closed model aims to reduce malicious behavior, false information and unauthorized use under the .nokia name, reinforcing user trust.
Notable Cases or Examples
- Deployment approach: Nokia has planned that .nokia domain names may initially forward to Nokia's existing web presences (for example, sites on .com or ccTLDs) while the brand TLD is managed and evaluated for use cases.
- All active and future .nokia registrations are intended for Nokia group's use rather than public commercial registration.
Operator
Nokia Corporation
Whois
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domain: NOKIA
organisation: Nokia Corporation
address: Karaportti 3
address: Espoo 02610
address: Finland
contact: administrative
name: Senior Legal Counsel
organisation: Nokia Corporation
address: Karakaari 7
address: Espoo 02610
address: Finland
phone: +358 0 10 44 88 000
fax-no: +358 0 10 44 81 002
e-mail: dnsauthority@nokia.com
contact: technical
name: Paul Freeman, CTO
organisation: CentralNic
address: Saddlers House, 4th Floor
address: 44 Gutter Lane
address: London EC2V 6BR
address: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the)
phone: +44 020 33 88 0600
fax-no: +44 20 33 88 0601
e-mail: tld.ops@centralnic.com
nserver: A.NIC.NOKIA 194.169.218.159 2001:67c:13cc:0:0:0:1:159
nserver: B.NIC.NOKIA 185.24.64.159 2a04:2b00:13cc:0:0:0:1:159
nserver: C.NIC.NOKIA 212.18.248.159 2a04:2b00:13ee:0:0:0:0:159
nserver: D.NIC.NOKIA 212.18.249.159 2a04:2b00:13ff:0:0:0:0:159
ds-rdata: 43790 8 2 7d7d3ebae05f84c911ee972ec6d72f1cc88368297b5fdc6a52db62eb27b76c99
ds-rdata: 5506 8 2 4030a14335a594b8ab850594ba0e85a0ecd1dc145aa7e097341169f70f0f4292
whois: whois.nic.nokia
status: ACTIVE
remarks: Registration information: http://nic.nokia/
created: 2015-04-23
changed: 2024-06-26
source: IANA
