Vonage news from FierceVoIP
NewsFree World Dialup no Longer 'Free'
Over the weekend, the one million registered users to Free World Dialup (FWD) were told that free is no longer free. After 12 years of free operations, users will be asked to pay $30 per year as of... Read more >>
Vonage posts record revenue, cuts losses
Vonage announced record revenue of $228 million for the second quarter of 2008, according to an earnings report released Thursday. The company is still operating at a loss; however, the $7 million... Read more >>
Vonage Names Ex-Cingular Wireless Exec New CEO
As expected, Vonage has announced a new CEO. Marc Lefar, a former Cingular Wireless executive, will take over from Interim/Until-Next-Time CEO Jeffery Citron. Lefar served as Chief Marketing Officer... Read more >>
VoIP Tech Support Ratings Up
PC Magazine rolls out its 2008 user survey of rating VoIP tech support in America. Everyone except for Skype had improvements. Cablevision's Optimum Voice gets a Readers' Choice selecting with an 8.6... Read more >>
SPOTLIGHT: VoIP 1Q08 Subscriber Numbers
ISP-Planet has compiled the top 10 VoIP subscriber numbers in the United States by companies reporting their first quarter 2008 numbers. Comcast is on top with 5.2 million subscribers, followed by... Read more >>
Vonage Launches Pro
Vonage has launched Vonage Pro, a bundle of five components designed for the "on the go" VoIP user. The Vonage Pro package includes a softphone client provided by CounterPath, Vonage Companion, to... Read more >>
Cable Raids Independent VoIP Companies, Telcos
The flurry of news over Vonage getting a new CEO and new financing to stave off a potential bankruptcy doesn't overshadow the fact cable companies are cleaning up in the VoIP arena. DSLreports notes... Read more >>
Vonage Near on Refinancing, New CEO
Vonage has announced a deal for up to $215 million in
financing from hedge fund Silver Point Finance and should name a new CEO next
week. Proceeds from the deal, along with its own cash, are
expected... Read more >>
FORD: Is VoIP a Success?
By Carl Ford I shared with some friends the perspective that I have that VoIP is a
success. After all, circuit switching is experiencing "end of
life" management by network operators everywhere. ... Read more >>
Comcast-Vonage Deal Generates Critics
Some days you can't win. Comcast's announcement of an
agreement with Vonage to address "reasonable network management" of
VoIP is raising eyebrows and criticism. Wednesday's announcement of the two... Read more >>
| Press ReleasesMarc Lefar Named CEO of VonageHOLMDEL, N.J., July 29, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- Vonage today announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Marc Lefar Chief Executive Officer of Vonage. Lefar Read more >> Vonage Launches First-Of-Its-Kind Vonage Pro Offering To Keep Customers Connected to Their Home Phone on the GoHOLMDEL, N.J., July 28, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- Vonage (NYSE: VG) today announced the launch of Vonage Pro(SM), a first-of-its-kind digital voice offering featuring Read more >> Comcast and Vonage Form Collaboration to Address Network Management and Better Meet Customer NeedsPHILADELPHIA,
PA and HOLMDEL, NJ, July 9, 2008 -- Comcast Corporation and Vonage
Holdings Corporation announced today a collaborative agreement to
address the reasonable network management of Read more >> VoIP Telephony Growth is Still Limited by Issues of Reliability and Audio Clarity, Latest Keynote Study ReportsSAN MATEO, CA., — May 21, 2008 — Keynote
Competitive Research, the industry analysis group of Keynote Systems
(Nasdaq: KEYN), the global leader in mobile and Internet test Read more >> VoIP Telephony Growth is Still Limited by Issues of Reliability and Audio Clarity, Latest Keynote Study ReportsSAN MATEO, CA., — May 21, 2008 — Keynote
Competitive Research, the industry analysis group of Keynote Systems
(Nasdaq: KEYN), the global leader in mobile and Internet test Read more >> |
