ADC and Netnod have today announced that an instance of i.root-servers.net has been installed in one of ADC’s data centers. This is the first DNS root server in Armenia, which will contribute to the reliability and redundancy in DNS services to Internet users in Armenia and surrounding regions.

“This is an exciting step to take to improve the Internet in Armenia. We are delighted to be working together with such a reputable organization as Netnod.  It is one of the most trusted names in DNS with extensive experience in anycasting and DNS operations. We are looking forward to more deployments of this kind in the coming months, ” says Vahe Khachikyan, CTO of Armenian Datacom Company.

“We are enthusiastic to deploy an i.root-servers.net instance in Armenia” says Kurt Erik Lindqvist, CEO of Netnod. He considers that the root server will not only benefit the Armenian Internet community, but also Internet communities in the surrounding region, in terms of faster domain resolution and increased resilience within the region as a whole.

“This installation is part of Netnod’s efforts to continuously increase the i.root-servers.net footprint and thereby increase the performance and robustness of the root server system worldwide,” he said.

Root servers are a critical part of the Internet’s Domain Name System (DNS), providing information about authoritative servers for all Top Level Domains (TLDs) (such as “.com”, “.org”, “.ru”, “.am” and “.jp”). Computers need this information to interpret web-addresses, e-mail addresses, and perform other types of Internet transactions.