Archived VoIP News

Wednesday, January 30th

• VoIP IPO Madness

  The initial success of the Vonage IPO has soured. So much so in fact that a shareholder lawsuit against Vonage was announced today. The suit filed on Friday in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey by the Atlanta-based law firm Motley Rice asserts that the Internet telephony provider, its officers and the IPO’s underwriters misled investors. Specifically, the complaint alleges that Vonage’s officers decided to offer shares to customers because they knew institutional investors who normally buy IPOs would be reluctant to buy Vonage stock....

Friday, January 25th

• Vonage Sues Nebraska Commission Over Fee

  Vonage Holdings Corp. has asked a federal court to prevent the state from forcing it and its customers to pay a state telephone fee....

Tuesday, January 22nd

• AT&T Unveils New VoIP Service

  AT&T has finally unveiled their long-awaited new VoIP service, which the company is calling U-Verse Voice. The service, which will ultimately supplant AT&T's CallVantage service, is being launched first in Detroit. Additional markets will be launched throughout the year. According to the AT&T press release, users can choose from two calling plans, starting at $30 monthly if you bundle:...

• In-Flight Internet and VoIP: What to Expect from Airlines

  More and more airlines are preparing to make the high-tech push and are rolling out services that allow passengers to access the Internet or make cellular calls while they're in the air. Here's a quick look at what some major airlines are doing in this space; for more background information about in-flight cellular or Internet access, see VoIP-News's article 'VoIP at 35,000 Feet.'...

Tuesday, January 15th

• Review: Vonage V-Portal VoIP phone adapter

  If you're an Internet phone user, you may not pay much attention to the voice-over-IP (VoIP) phone adapter, the nondescript gizmo (a.k.a. digital voice gateway) that links your home phone to your cable/DSL modem or router. ...

Monday, January 14th

• Triple Play Key To VoIP Growth

  Triple-play strategies in the Asia-Pacific region are the key drivers of VoIP growth, according to new research by Ovum. 'Triple play' involves providing three services on the one connection, such as voice, video and high-speed online access....

Sunday, January 13th

• VoIP will prove inevitable

  While the VoIP market is still at an early stage, it is becoming more prevalent in the Asia-Pacific region. We are seeing more operators launching VoIP, primarily as a means of challenging the public switched telecommunications network (PSTN) dominance of the incumbents....

Tuesday, January 8th

• 10 VoIP Companies to Watch in 2008

  All kinds of companies will be agents of VoIP change in 2008. They'll range from high-tech giants to low-budget startups. They'll be in the hardware, software and services businesses, and they'll be in spaces that are none — or all — of the above. Here are 10 companies that represent the range of change-makers. Together, they provide a good idea of where the VoIP business is going this year. Interestingly, as we put the list together, they seemed to almost naturally sort themselves into similar or contrasting pairs, which is the way we'll present them. Perhaps it just goes to show: In a dynamic and evolving market, creativity loves company....

• Vonage tries again with VoIP device strategy

  Although its first attempt has so far generally failed to attract consumers interest, the VoIP provider is announcing 'MyVonage,' an effort to promote devices, services, and features that allow the customer to choose how he uses the service....

Thursday, January 3rd

• Skype VoIP headed to PSP

  One of the more anticipated new features is voice over IP support, which was announced during the Leipzig Games Convention as coming to European PSPs this month as part of the Go!Messenger service. At the time, Sony limited its reveal of the Internet-enabled phone service to PAL territories, but it now appears phone functionality will indeed be coming to stateside PSPs as well. ...

Wednesday, January 2nd

• Vonage stock rises as Nortel settles patent claims

  Vonage may be on the brink of one of its 'best ever years' after resolving a patent claim which it acquired when it bought Digital Packet Licensing in 2004 - but it's not clear how shareholders will benefit yet. The deal was described as 'the last of them' by the VoIP phone company when it announced settlement of a dispute with Nortel this week....

• SunRocket's Lisa Hook Lands New Gig

  Lisa Hook, who (according to Sunrocket employees) played a major role in the VoIP company's 2007 implosion, has found new employment. Hook has been named president and chief operating officer of Neustar, a provider of clearinghouse and directory services to the telecom and Internet industry.
  
  According to SEC filings, Hook will have a base salary of $435,000....