{"id":7455,"date":"2025-08-25T22:56:07","date_gmt":"2025-08-26T02:56:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hostingdiscussion.com\/news\/?p=7455"},"modified":"2025-08-25T22:56:07","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T02:56:07","slug":"hosting-fr-moves-to-absorb-netim-as-hosting-market-consolidation-accelerates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hostingdiscussion.com\/news\/hosting-fr-moves-to-absorb-netim-as-hosting-market-consolidation-accelerates\/","title":{"rendered":"Hosting.fr moves to absorb Netim as hosting market consolidation accelerates"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"199\" data-end=\"597\"><span id=\"input-sentence~0\">The European hosting sector has entered another round of consolidation, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hosting.fr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Hosting.fr<\/a> confirming that it will take over French registrar <a href=\"https:\/\/www.netim.com\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Netim.com<\/a>.<\/span> <span id=\"input-sentence~1\">The deal, tied to parent company <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hosting.de\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">hosting.de<\/a>, highlights how scale is quickly becoming the deciding factor in who thrives and who fades in the domain business.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"input-sentence~2\">For Netim customers, the shift will be noticeable but carefully staged.<\/span> <span id=\"input-sentence~3\">Starting July 22, 2025, services will gradually migrate to Hosting.fr\u2019s platform.<\/span> The company says it will mostly automate the process, but it will still send customers clear email notices before changes occur.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"199\" data-end=\"597\"><span id=\"input-sentence~5\">By the end of July, existing balances will carry over, and from August 1 a new billing setup will apply.<\/span> <span id=\"input-sentence~6\">Clients can either prepay for services or pay invoices afterward, depending on preference.<\/span> The company will manage automatic renewals throughout, so users will keep their domains protected during the transition unless they opt out.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"input-sentence~8\">What makes the deal more than a simple transfer of accounts is the technical weight <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hosting.fr\/en\/netim\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Netim<\/a> brings with it. This registrar\u2019s reputation really hinges on its robust global <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cloudflare.com\/learning\/dns\/what-is-anycast-dns\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Anycast DNS<\/a> infrastructure, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.icann.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">ICANN<\/a> accreditation, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cloudns.net\/dnssec\/?utm_source=Google&amp;utm_medium=CPC&amp;utm_campaign=DNSSEC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">DNSSEC<\/a> implementation.<\/span> <span id=\"input-sentence~9\">These features aren\u2019t just for show\u2014together, they\u2019ve established the company as a reliable pick for international users who actually care about security and uptime.<\/span> <span id=\"input-sentence~10\">For Hosting.fr, absorbing that infrastructure is both a competitive gain and a signal to rivals that it is serious about growing its footprint.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"input-sentence~11\">The wider picture is one of consolidation.<\/span> <span id=\"input-sentence~12\">Large players are stitching together multi-brand portfolios to boost efficiency and lower costs.<\/span> Larger competitors force smaller providers to make difficult choices: merge, specialize, or risk being squeezed out.\u00a0<span id=\"input-sentence~14\">In France, Hosting.fr now positions itself as a stronger contender, and for competitors, this acquisition is another reminder that the pace of change in hosting is only accelerating.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The European hosting sector has entered another round of consolidation, with Hosting.fr confirming that it will take over French registrar Netim.com. 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