Vonage. The history of the broadband phone company Vonage and its place in today's market. Also details the services that this VoIP service provider offers.

This is one of the leading companies today offering the Voip service to small business's and home customers. Founded in January of 2001 based in Edison, New Jersey Vonage already have over 800,000 active lines.

Using an existing high-speed Internet connection, the technology enables anyone to make and receive phone calls worldwide with a touch-tone telephone. Offering quality phone service bundled with enhanced IP communications services, vonage interactive communications portal is a gateway to advanced features only available through digital telephone service. Utilizing the global network and advanced routing technologies, Vonage can offer an innovative, feature-rich and cost effective alternative to traditional telephony services.

Vonage is currently the largest VOIP provider in the US with over 634,000 subscribers as of the end of March this year and are adding over 20,000 subscribers per week and are well on their way to 1 million customers by the end of this year. Vonage have quickly risen to the top of the market by keen marketing and have become easy accessibility through over 8500 retail outlets.

There are many VoIP service providers and the number grows almost daily, but Vonage is the main provider that is best positioned to fight the traditional telephone companies and cable operators. Vonage claims it controls about 50 percent of the consumer and small business VoIP markets. That's not surprising, given the company's name recognition and the marketing alliances it has formed with retailers, including Staples, Office Depot, RadioShack, Circuit City, and others. Vonage is expanding its presence in the US, UK, and Canada while planning service in Asia and Latin America.

To solidify its base, Vonage is moving rapidly into wireless networking by forming partnerships with hardware vendors Linksys and Netgear. Vonage is also well positioned financially to take on any comers and it is said the company is now worth over $200 million.

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