The .tel is a Top Level Domain using innovative DNS technology to power a communicationbased
Internet service.
In comparison to current web-based solutions, .tel provides a much more structured, efficient, and reliable offering.
The following table highlights key advantages of the .tel DNS solution over traditional webbased solutions:
| Feature | .tel DNS /
NAPTR-based solution | Traditional web-based /
Address record solution |
|---|
| Speed | NAPTR records are very small, mostly
transmitted over User Datagram Protocol
(UDP) and extremely quick | Webpages are large, transmitted over
HTTP connections and can be slow
especially on mobile telephones |
| Cost | Due to the small size of NAPTR records,
they can be cheap to transmit over mobile
data networks | Viewing webpages on mobile phones
can become expensive due to their size |
| Complexity | Publishing contact data can be done in a
few simple clicks | Publishing webpages is a complex and
time-consuming activity |
| Scalability | DNS is designed to be highly scalable | Web-based services become expensive
and cumbersome to run in large volumes |
| Reliability | The DNS-based solution is inherently a
globally distributed system that is scalable
and has no single point of failure | Web-based services are prone to
downtime and single points of failure |
| Global Access | DNS-based services are open and
accessible without the need for logging in
or becoming a member | Web-based services require users to
login before a service can be used |
| Visibility | .tel will receive exceptional visibility as an
emerging standard for communications
because it is a Top Level Domain | Web-based services are much more
commonplace and hence do not benefit
from the market visibility available to
newly issued Top Level Domains |
| Setup | The DNS-based solution has no need to
construct and maintain a website | Web-based solutions require
construction and maintenance of a
website |
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