At the CENTR Jamboree in Berlin, Thomas Rickert, Director Names & Numbers at eco – Association of the Internet Industry, spoke with Fritz Diekmann, Business Development Manager at TLD-Box GmbH, about how the company supports applicants and operators in the next round of new gTLDs.

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On 19 May 2026, eco’s topDNS Initiative hosted the 13th in a series of topDNS Best Practice webinars, focusing on how trusted notifier approaches can contribute to more effective and scalable abuse handling across the Internet infrastructure ecosystem.

On 11 May 2026, eco’s topDNS Initiative, together with the Global Cyber Alliance and MANRS, hosted the 12th topDNS Best Practice webinar, focusing on Internet routing security as a critical but often overlooked enterprise supply chain risk.

At ICANN85 in Mumbai, Thomas Rickert, Director Names & Numbers at eco – Association of the Internet Industry, sat down with Martin Kuechenthal of LEMARIT, to discuss how companies can prepare for the upcoming round of new gTLD applications.

At ICANN85 in Mumbai, Thomas Rickert, Director Names & Numbers at eco – Association of the Internet Industry, sat down with Sanjeev Sharma of Tucows to discuss how the registry is gearing up for the next round of new gTLDs, slated for April 2026.

In this conversation, Patrick Donaldson, Director, RSP Sales at Identity Digital, explains why Identity Digital is a strong backend Registry Services Provider (RSP) for new top-level domain (gTLD) applicants, highlighting its infrastructure, experience, security, and distribution network.

As the domain name market prepares for ICANN’s 2026 gTLD round, alternative naming models are gaining attention. In this eco interview, Joe Alagna explains how it.com has established itself with more than 150,000 registrants worldwide and how the company positions itself both as a namespace operator and as a Registry Services Provider for the next phase of domain expansion.

Compliance with NIS2 Article 28 can be complex, but eco Association has a major solution. Learn how top-level domains are implementing a flexible template in practice. You can register for the webinar to see how it works.

In this conversation, Ronald Schwärzler CEO of domainworx Service & Management GmbH shares how domainworx guides customers through the ICANN application process and the ongoing operation of Top-Level Domains in cooperation with their RSP partner RyCE.

How much control do we really have over our digital identities? At a Berlin panel hosted by ICANN and eco, experts showed why domain ownership and TLDs are becoming a cornerstone of email security, digital sovereignty and trust in an increasingly complex geopolitical landscape.

At ICANN84 in Dublin, Thomas Rickert, Director Names & Numbers at eco – Association of the Internet Industry, spoke with Stefan Pattberg of DENIC Services about how service providers are preparing for the next round of new gTLDs, expected to launch in 2026.

At ICANN84 in Dublin, Thomas Rickert, Director Names & Numbers at eco – Association of the Internet Industry, sat down with Emilie Turbat of AFNIC to explore how the registry is preparing for the next round of new gTLDs, scheduled for 2026.

At ICANN84 in Dublin, Thomas Rickert, Director Names & Numbers at eco – Association of the Internet Industry, spoke with Daniel Greenberg of Lexsynergy about how the industry is getting ready for the next round of new gTLDs, expected to roll out in 2026.

The ICANN84 Readout, hosted by eco Association and ICANN, brought together global stakeholders to review highlights from the 27th ICANN Annual General Meeting.

At ICANN84 in Dublin, Thomas Rickert, Director Names & Numbers of eco – Association of the Internet Industry, talks with Pim Pastoors, Product Manager of Hello Registry about how the industry is gearing up for the next round of new gTLDs, expected to launch in 2026.

At ICANN84 in Dublin, Thomas Rickert, Director Names & Numbers of eco – Association of the Internet Industry, sat down with Anna Dobrovolska, CEO of DomainCrawler, to talk about the upcoming next round of new gTLDs, expected to launch in April 2026

In our 5 November webinar, DOTZON unveiled the latest Digital Company Brands 2025 insights and showed why brandTLDs are becoming essential assets in corporate digital strategy.

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has extended the submission deadline for the Applicant Support Program (ASP) as part of the new Generic Top-Level Domain (gTLD) Program.

eco and AV-TEST will publish monthly reports on Internet abuse under the title “topDNS Report: Monthly Analysis for ISPs.” The goal is to create a reliable and long-term data foundation, particularly for Internet Service Providers (ISPs).

In this interview, Pim Pastoors from Hello Registry shares how they combine decades of experience from the teams behind .nl and .ca to deliver a next-generation registry backend built on trust, resilience, and collaboration.

In this interview, Katrin Ohlmer from DOTZON shares strategic insights for success in the upcoming new gTLD round. From lessons learned in 2012 to innovative use cases for dotBrands, geoTLDs, and open TLDs, they outline what it takes to build sustainable and future-ready digital identities.

In this interview, Anna Dobrovolska, CEO of DomainCrawler, shares concrete, data-driven steps for success in the upcoming new gTLD programme. From validating your idea to building registrar partnerships, Anna reveals what separates the TLDs that thrive from those that fade.

In this interview, Simone Catania, Global Content & Communications Manager at InterNetX, shares how registrars translate registry strategies into pricing, UX, support and communications – turning new gTLDs into trusted, long-term successes.

Lexsynergy, a globally accredited registrar and online brand protection specialist, has decades of experience helping brands, IP firms and resellers secure and optimise their online presence across the digital space. In this interview, we explore Lexsynergy’s approach to domain management and brand protection, and what to expect from the 2026 gTLD round and beyond.

In this eco interview, Martin Küchenthal, Managing Director of LEMARIT, explains why a stable and secure digital brand identity is so important. He also talks about current dangers in the digital space and how artificial intelligence can make the work of specialists easier.

In addition to well-known Internet endings such as “.de” and “.com”, there is now a wide range of abbreviations that web addresses can end with – and rightly so, as a recent YouGov survey commissioned by eco shows. More than half of Germans consider them to be useful. Thomas Rickert, Director Names & Numbers at eco, contextualises the results.

The ICANN83 Readout on 20 June 202 – an online session co-hosted by eco – Association of the Internet Industry and ICANN – brought together leading voices to reflect on the key discussions from the ICANN Policy Forum in Prague. As part of the community’s ongoing commitment to transparency and collaborative progress,...

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As part of the Nordic Domain Days 2025 in Stockholm, the topDNS Initiative by eco, in cooperation with iQ Global, hosted the conference’s annual Abuse Workshop. This event brought together key players from the field of Internet infrastructure, including registries, registrars, hosting providers and ISPs.