Comments on: Vonage of a million http://gigaom.com/2005/09/06/vonage-of-a-million/ The Business of Technology Sat, 22 Nov 2008 10:33:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU hourly 1 By: john http://gigaom.com/2005/09/06/vonage-of-a-million/#comment-813509 john Sat, 29 Dec 2007 10:14:09 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2005/09/06/vonage-of-a-million/#comment-813509 <p>i hope vonage can overcome after the issues w/ verizon and restore the great high speed internet name! http://afforadablet1.com</p> i hope vonage can overcome after the issues w/ verizon and restore the great high speed internet name! (link)

]]> By: Don Brontes http://gigaom.com/2005/09/06/vonage-of-a-million/#comment-23943 Don Brontes Tue, 10 Apr 2007 17:47:30 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2005/09/06/vonage-of-a-million/#comment-23943 <p>I agree, this needs to be taken with a grain of salt. Vonage is definitely coming up and is making good progress in the <a href="http://t1-connection.com" rel="nofollow">home broadband market</a> , but frankly the way they run their company and the resources theuy use to achieve these numbers leaves something to be desired.</p> I agree, this needs to be taken with a grain of salt. Vonage is definitely coming up and is making good progress in the
home broadband market , but frankly the way they run their company and the resources theuy use to achieve these numbers leaves something to be desired.

]]> By: VoIPWiki Blog » 2005 VoIP Year In Review http://gigaom.com/2005/09/06/vonage-of-a-million/#comment-23941 VoIPWiki Blog » 2005 VoIP Year In Review Tue, 03 Jan 2006 08:38:57 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2005/09/06/vonage-of-a-million/#comment-23941 <p>[...] Sep 6: Vonage Announces 1 Million Lines, claiming a “North American first.” Note this did not mean they have 1 Million subscribers since it is possible for one subscriber to have two lines. Total investment in Vonage reached $408 Million with the closing of $200 Million in their fifth VC round on May 6, 2005. This compares to Skype’s fundraising of $18.8 Million in venture capital. Om Malik on Broadband [...]</p> [...] Sep 6: Vonage Announces 1 Million Lines, claiming a “North American first.” Note this did not mean they have 1 Million subscribers since it is possible for one subscriber to have two lines. Total investment in Vonage reached $408 Million with the closing of $200 Million in their fifth VC round on May 6, 2005. This compares to Skype’s fundraising of $18.8 Million in venture capital. Om Malik on Broadband [...]

]]> By: Om Malik on Broadband : » Time Warner’s One Million VoIPers http://gigaom.com/2005/09/06/vonage-of-a-million/#comment-23939 Om Malik on Broadband : » Time Warner’s One Million VoIPers Tue, 13 Dec 2005 22:12:59 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2005/09/06/vonage-of-a-million/#comment-23939 [...] It took Vonage three years and ton of cash to get to the million customer mark. Time Warner Cable hit the milestone in half that much time, and is now the second (US) company with a million VoIP subscribers. Digital Phone was officially launched in May 2003 to customers in Portland, ME. By the end of 2004, the Company had successfully rolled out Digital Phone to all of its divisions, across 27 states. Having achieved its unprecedented goal of fully deploying phone service within 18 months, Time Warner Cable has turned its focus to rapidly signing up new phone customers. [...] [...] It took Vonage three years and ton of cash to get to the million customer mark. Time Warner Cable hit the milestone in half that much time, and is now the second (US) company with a million VoIP subscribers. Digital Phone was officially launched in May 2003 to customers in Portland, ME. By the end of 2004, the Company had successfully rolled out Digital Phone to all of its divisions, across 27 states. Having achieved its unprecedented goal of fully deploying phone service within 18 months, Time Warner Cable has turned its focus to rapidly signing up new phone customers. [...]

]]> By: Om Malik’s Broadband Blog » Vonage IPO Questioned http://gigaom.com/2005/09/06/vonage-of-a-million/#comment-23938 Om Malik’s Broadband Blog » Vonage IPO Questioned Tue, 13 Sep 2005 00:43:26 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2005/09/06/vonage-of-a-million/#comment-23938 [...] With Skype hogging the limelight, it is easy to forget about Vonage and its pending IPO plans. Vonage, which just hit the million-customer mark, is planning to raise $600 million in an eagerly awaited initial public offering. BusinessWeek, has a very sober assessment of Vonage’s offering, and company’s longterm prospects. Vonage “can go public in almost any type of equity market,” says Tim Walsh of investment bank Lane Berry, who adds such an IPO “ought to be well received.”…. Time for an IPO may be of the essence. If Vonage waits to go public and its market position erodes further, the share sale may not catch on. There are industry rumblings that Vonage execs were unsuccessful in a bid to sell the company — the preferred exit strategy for its backers. “Vonage is very vulnerable,” says Tom Taulli, an analyst with investment bank Instream Partners. [...] [...] With Skype hogging the limelight, it is easy to forget about Vonage and its pending IPO plans. Vonage, which just hit the million-customer mark, is planning to raise $600 million in an eagerly awaited initial public offering. BusinessWeek, has a very sober assessment of Vonage’s offering, and company’s longterm prospects. Vonage “can go public in almost any type of equity market,” says Tim Walsh of investment bank Lane Berry, who adds such an IPO “ought to be well received.”…. Time for an IPO may be of the essence. If Vonage waits to go public and its market position erodes further, the share sale may not catch on. There are industry rumblings that Vonage execs were unsuccessful in a bid to sell the company — the preferred exit strategy for its backers. “Vonage is very vulnerable,” says Tom Taulli, an analyst with investment bank Instream Partners. [...]

]]> By: Phil http://gigaom.com/2005/09/06/vonage-of-a-million/#comment-23937 Phil Wed, 07 Sep 2005 18:45:35 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2005/09/06/vonage-of-a-million/#comment-23937 Vonage is certainly not the first million VoIP company. Yahoo broadband had over 4 million subscribers in Japan based on an old June 2004 number. http://www.lightreading.com/document.asp?doc_id=64149&table_number=1&page_number=&site= It might be the first in the US, but it's a big planet... :-) Vonage is certainly not the first million VoIP company. Yahoo broadband had over 4 million subscribers in Japan based on an old June 2004 number.

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It might be the first in the US, but it’s a big planet… :-)

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