September 28, 2007

By Daniel Connor

Welcome to today's edition of the Vonage VoIP Forum Digest. 

I can't say it hasn't been a busy week for Vonage, but being that it is Friday there isn't much Vonage news breaking today. So on account of that let's go straight to two Vonage Forum threads, one largely about router set-up issues, and the other thread has to do with Vonage adapter provisioning issues.  We'll also check in on Vonage's stock price.

September 27, 2007

By Daniel Connor

Welcome to today's edition of the Vonage VoIP Forum Digest. 

First and foremost, we'll catch up on key news about Verizon's patent suit against Vonage, as well as reexamine Vonage's side in Tuesday's court decision about SprintNextel's infringement lawsuit against Vonage. Then we'll go straight to two Vonage Forum threads, one about Vonage portable equipment and there's this other thread I write about concerned with a phone number transfer issue. We'll also check in on Vonage's stock price.

September 26, 2007

By Daniel Connor

Welcome to today's edition of the Vonage VoIP Forum Digest. 

First and foremost, we'll catch up on key news about Verizon's patent suit against Vonage, as well as reexamine Vonage's side in yesterday's court decision about SprintNextel's infringement lawsuit against Vonage. Then we'll go straight to two Vonage Forum threads, one about what Vonage told a Vonage Forum Member about the maximum length of Vonage calls,  and the other is concerned with a call quality issue. We'll also check in on Vonage's stock price.

Case Returns to Lower Court for Retrial; Vonage Continues Delivering Uninterrupted Service to Customers

Holmdel, N.J., Sept 26, 2007 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- Vonage announced today that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit today partially remanded a March 8th jury verdict in the U.S. District Court in Alexandria, Va. that the company infringed on three Verizon patents. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit remanded the infringement verdict on the 880 patent and affirmed the verdict on the 574 and 711 patents. Further, the Court of Appeals vacated the entire award of $58 million in damages and the 5.5% royalty. The Court of Appeals remanded the case to the U.S. District Court and directed that the court retry those aspects of the original case.

In light of the workaround technology that Vonage has developed and deployed, today's decision is not expected to have an adverse impact on Vonage's business and customers will continue to enjoy the same great service they have come to expect from Vonage. Workarounds to the 711 patent and the 574 patent have been deployed for awhile.

September 25, 2007

By Daniel Connor

Welcome to today's edition of the Vonage VoIP Forum Digest. 

First and foremost, we'll get Vonage's side in today's court decision about SprintNextel's infringement lawsuit against Vonage. Then we'll go straight to two Vonage Forum threads, one about a router that seems to be blinking in the wrong way, and the other is about one Vonage Forum Member's experience with Vonage tech support. We'll also check in on Vonage's stock price.

Federal court jurors in Kansas City, Kansas ruled in favor of Sprint, finding that Vonage had willfully infringed Sprint's patents in providing its VoIP telephony services, and awarding $69.5 million in damages, which the jury found to be five percent of Vonage's revenues over the infringing period. Vonage will ask the court to set aside the verdict, and if it is not granted, will vigorously pursue an appeal of the decision, including the underlying issue of liability and the willfulness aspect. Vonage believes any damages awarded are inappropriate. In addition, we will seek to develop technological workarounds that don't infringe on Sprint's patents.

September 24, 2007

By Daniel Connor

Welcome to today's edition of the Vonage VoIP Forum Digest. 

It's a slow news day, so because of that we'll go straight to two Vonage Forum threads, one about Vonage bandwidth usage, and the other it is about Vonage-related set-up issues involving the Motorola VT2542 Internet Phone Adapter & Wireless Router. We'll also check in on Vonage's stock price.

September 21, 2007

By Daniel Connor

Welcome to today's edition of the Vonage VoIP Forum Digest. 

First, we'll check in on some Vonage news. Then, we'll go straight to two Vonage Forum threads, one about a firewall issue, and other  has to do with the Vonage Starcom F1000 phone. We'll also check in on Vonage's stock price.

September 20, 2007

By Daniel Connor

Welcome to today's edition of the Vonage VoIP Forum Digest. 

It's a light Vonage news day today, so on account of that we'll go straight to two Vonage Forum threads, the first one being about problems accessing the Internet when talking over a Vonage connection, and the other one has to do with a wiring-related issue. We'll also check in on Vonage's stock price.

September 19, 2007

By Daniel Connor

Welcome to today's edition of the Vonage VoIP Forum Digest. 

First, we'll catch up on some Vonage news. Then, we'll go to two Vonage Forum threads, one about using Vonage with P2P (peer to peer) programs, and another thread and that is about Vonage calling rates. We'll also check in on Vonage's stock price.