Comments on: Time Warner Having a Monster VoIP http://gigaom.com/2005/07/01/time-warner-having-a-monster-voip/ The Business of Technology Thu, 04 Dec 2008 02:38:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU hourly 1 By: Om Malik — » The State of VoIP - Pretty Good http://gigaom.com/2005/07/01/time-warner-having-a-monster-voip/#comment-18038 Om Malik — » The State of VoIP - Pretty Good Mon, 14 Nov 2005 13:16:04 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2005/07/01/time-warner-having-a-monster-voip/#comment-18038 [...] The 3Q 2005 numbers show that the growth has been especially strong amongst the cable guys, though the endless marketing budget has helped Vonage defy the odds and stay at the top of VoIP rankings. So have other smaller players - for example, 8×8’s subscribers have grown more than 132% in the first nine months of 2005. Stephan Beckert, who tracks the VoIP business for Telegeography points out that all the e911 stuff hasn’t really had any material impact on the business. Even the recent spurt in outages and degrading services (in some cases) hasn’t slowed down the momentum. As seen from these numbers, when VoIP-based phones are sold as simply phones by Cable companies, consumers are happy to switch. The number of voice-over-broadband subscribers increased 33 percent in the sec-ond quarter, from 2.7 million to 3.6 million. Voice over broadband subscribers have grown 400 percent since the third quarter of 2004, when only 714,000 VoIP lines were in service. The stronger-than-expected growth in the third quarter has prompted TeleGeography to increase modestly its forecast of total subscribers at year-end 2005 from 4.2 million to 4.4 million [...] [...] The 3Q 2005 numbers show that the growth has been especially strong amongst the cable guys, though the endless marketing budget has helped Vonage defy the odds and stay at the top of VoIP rankings. So have other smaller players - for example, 8×8’s subscribers have grown more than 132% in the first nine months of 2005. Stephan Beckert, who tracks the VoIP business for Telegeography points out that all the e911 stuff hasn’t really had any material impact on the business. Even the recent spurt in outages and degrading services (in some cases) hasn’t slowed down the momentum. As seen from these numbers, when VoIP-based phones are sold as simply phones by Cable companies, consumers are happy to switch. The number of voice-over-broadband subscribers increased 33 percent in the sec-ond quarter, from 2.7 million to 3.6 million. Voice over broadband subscribers have grown 400 percent since the third quarter of 2004, when only 714,000 VoIP lines were in service. The stronger-than-expected growth in the third quarter has prompted TeleGeography to increase modestly its forecast of total subscribers at year-end 2005 from 4.2 million to 4.4 million [...]

]]> By: The Digital TV Weblog http://gigaom.com/2005/07/01/time-warner-having-a-monster-voip/#comment-18036 The Digital TV Weblog Tue, 05 Jul 2005 18:28:51 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2005/07/01/time-warner-having-a-monster-voip/#comment-18036 <strong>SBC fights Cable; Offers Free Services</strong> Cable companies have been doing very well with their Voice over IP bundle (VoIP). Om Malik reported recently that Time Warner is having 'monster' growth this year and is adding 10,000 customers every week. Cablevision is adding 7000 a day.... SBC fights Cable; Offers Free Services

Cable companies have been doing very well with their Voice over IP bundle (VoIP). Om Malik reported recently that Time Warner is having ‘monster’ growth this year and is adding 10,000 customers every week. Cablevision is adding 7000 a day….

]]> By: Reinvent TV http://gigaom.com/2005/07/01/time-warner-having-a-monster-voip/#comment-18034 Reinvent TV Tue, 05 Jul 2005 18:25:58 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2005/07/01/time-warner-having-a-monster-voip/#comment-18034 <strong>SBC fights Cable; Offers Free Services</strong> In an attempt to stem the loss of subscribers to cable companies, SBC said that it would offer three free months of broadband Internet service and satellite television to new and existing phone customers who cancel their cable services... SBC fights Cable; Offers Free Services

In an attempt to stem the loss of subscribers to cable companies, SBC said that it would offer three free months of broadband Internet service and satellite television to new and existing phone customers who cancel their cable services…

]]> By: Jesse Kopelman http://gigaom.com/2005/07/01/time-warner-having-a-monster-voip/#comment-18032 Jesse Kopelman Fri, 01 Jul 2005 21:44:15 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2005/07/01/time-warner-having-a-monster-voip/#comment-18032 It's funny to me that Wall Street forced AT&T to abandon the idea of the triple play (actually quad if you count mobility as another play) almost 5 years ago when now it is quite obvious to everyone that they had exactly the right idea. In the end though, who do you blame: ignorant analysts with too much power or gutless management who bow under their pressure. It’s funny to me that Wall Street forced AT&T to abandon the idea of the triple play (actually quad if you count mobility as another play) almost 5 years ago when now it is quite obvious to everyone that they had exactly the right idea. In the end though, who do you blame: ignorant analysts with too much power or gutless management who bow under their pressure.

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