HOLMDEL, N.J., Dec. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Vonage Holdings Corp, a leading provider of broadband phone service, today announced that it has raised $250 million in convertible debt funding with a group of investors led by affiliates of Bain Capital, with strong participation from leading financial institutions and existing investors including New Enterprise Associates (NEA) and Meritech Capital Partners. The latest round of financing brings total investment in the company to $658 million.

"This latest round of funding validates Vonage's leadership in the broadband telephony market," said Jeffrey A. Citron, chairman and CEO of Vonage Holdings Corporation.

December 15, 2005

By Adam Baer



Internet phone services like Vonage can offer numerous advantages over traditional phone lines: low monthly rates, call-forwarding and three-way calling, and the ability to phone from a home number anywhere. But the most exciting feature may be the ability to use open wireless networks.

December 15, 2005

By Marcelene Edwards

Internet phone provider Vonage announced Wednesday that 911 service now is available to customers in Pierce County.

That means the local emergency call center will receive a Vonage customer’s phone number and address when an emergency call is placed. Emergency workers previously didn’t know where the Internet calls were coming from and couldn’t route fire or police workers.

December 14, 2005

By Staff

Broadband phone company Vonage and UTStarcom yesterday unveiled a new portable Wi-Fi handset configured for use with Vonage’s VoIP phone service. The new UTStarcom F1000 is available now for $129.99.

The UTStarcom F1000 is configured with Vonage’s standard three-way calling, call waiting, repeat dial on busy, call forwarding to user assigned number, call hold/resume, voicemail, call rejecting/redial/mute and Caller ID based on phone book entries features.

December 14, 2005

By Adrian Baschnonga

VoIP player Vonage has teamed up with fellow U.S. player UTStarcom to produce its inaugural voice over wireless area network (VoWLAN) handset, dubbed the F1000.

Global Insight Perspective

Significance: Vonage has announced the launch of new handset - the F1000 - that offers internet telephony over wireless local area networks.

Implications: The U.S. VoIP pioneer sees its VoWLAN offering stealing mobile minutes in the enterprise space while hastening the decline of traditional telephony in Wi-Fi-enabled homes.

December 14, 2005

By Alejandro Alfonso

Vonage and UTStarcom are introducing the latest incarnation of a new breed of portable phone which integrates the hottest features of a growing VoIP market.

Advertised as the freshest and least expensive VoIP enabled portable phone now available, the UTStarcom F1000 WiFi handset allows local and long-distance calls to be made from any open access WiFi hotspot. It professes mobility across 802.11b networks at a starting price of $79.99 after instant rebate. This is the latest example of new wireless technology bringing companies together in an attempt to gain solid ground in the rapidly developing VoIP market.

December 15, 2005

By Staff

Vonage Marketing, a subsidiary of Vonage Holdings Corp. and UTStarcom Inc. launched the F1000, a portable Wi-Fi handset manufactured by UTStarcom and configured with Vonage’s Voice over IP (VoIP) phone service. This product, which will offer mobility across 802.11b networks, is now available at vonage for $129.99 with a $50 instant rebate for a total of $79.99.

December 14, 2005

By Staff

Pasco County is the latest Florida county to be equipped with 911 capabilities with Vonage's broadband phone service.
In June, the FCC gave Vonage, and all Internet-based phone service companies, 120 days to create a so-called E911 system from scratch, and provide all of its customers, wherever they are in the U.S., with E911 service.

Now Vonage has nearly 900 Public Safety Answering Points across the country to turn on E911 emergency services, a feature that automatically associates a physical address with the calling party's telephone number.