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Vonage to IPO?

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ZDNet and WSJ are reporting that the VoIP firm Vonage is planing an IPO to raise $600m, after having raised $400m with VC cash.

If this is true and works out, Skype will need to make its move soon. Either by its own IPO or by acquisition.
What seems odd to me in all this is how the Telcos have stood around
and watched this players move in on their turf. Of all the
possible suitors mentioned for Skype (usual suspects include Google and
News Corp) I never hear the likes of BT or AT&T making their
play. I don't get it.

(btw, at home we use both Vonage as our land line and Skype and MSN Messenger for PC based videocalls).

Comments

  • Anonymous
    August 25, 2005
    Hi,
    VOIP has been soooo looong coming, the poor dinosaurs thought they could carry on ignoring it!!
  • Anonymous
    August 25, 2005
    I don't know of a co that does not provide voip, at this point vonage is all hype with no real benefit vs the traditioal co.
  • Anonymous
    August 25, 2005
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  • Anonymous
    August 25, 2005
    Tony, i disagree. Vonage is the cheapest option in my area for a landline. That is a very real benefit.
  • Anonymous
    August 26, 2005
    Try the new MSN messenger 7.5 for voice calls. The audio quality is vastly improved.
  • Anonymous
    September 12, 2005
    It was only a couple of weeks I wrote of Skype's need to 'get on with it':

    "ZDNet and WSJ are...