The .ДЕТИ (Russian for "children") TLD successfully passed its pre-delegation testing, according to ICANN's letter to the Smart Internet Foundation, the .ДЕТИ registry. The pre-delegation testing is the final step before a new gTLD is delegated. The top-level domain has to pass a number of tests, including checking the DNS infrastructure, EPP and other parameters affecting performance of the new TLDs.
Among new Russian gTLDs, .ДЕТИ was the first to clear ICANN testing and is now awaiting delegation – which can happen as soon as in February, according to some expert estimations.
"With .ДЕТИ successfully completing its pre-delegation testing, it is evident that the Technical Center of Internet offers world-class services that conform to the highest standards," Marina Nikerova, deputy director of the TCI, says. "The positive results also mean that PDT would not be a problem for any of the new gTLD registries that have selected the TCI as a backbone services provider".
Andrei Kolesnikov, director of the Coordination Center, has also praised the results: "Very soon, the .ДЕТИ TLD will have its first domain names and first users. We're anticipating the delegation of the gTLD as with it, children would be able to safely use all possibilities that the global network has to offer – based on one-of-a-kind TLD that will soon become a part of the Russian Internet".
