Vonage’s troubles may not be ’that big of a deal’ for the VoIP in...
Vonage’s troubles may not be “that big of a deal” for the VoIP industry, iBasis CEO Ofer Gneezy said in an interview, referring to the four court cases Vonage is involved in (CD Sept 27 p4, Sept 26 p2).…
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IBasis is an all-IP international voice wholesale business that’s U.S. customers include VoIP providers Skype and Yahoo. Cable companies represent the main power in VoIP because they have big brands and bundling opportunities, Gneezy said. He said he would get worried only if “Verizon and Sprint declared battle on the cable industry,” but it’s “very unlikely [telcos and cable companies] will engage in a thermonuclear exchange,” he said. Meanwhile, Vonage and SunRocket “are discussing” the competitor’s allegations that Vonage misuses SunRocket’s customer list, a Vonage spokesman said.