The latest round of financing brings the total amount of capital invested in Vonage to US$408 million. Another capital raising 9 months ago raised US $105m. The company has 600,000 subscribers to date.
A recent survey in the US has highlighted the potential of VoWLAN/Cellular Combo Phones, with nearly 85% of respondents at least somewhat interested. Free local calling and better in-building coverage were seen to be the key drivers.
With
the 30 per cent acquisition of pure play VoIP service provider, Engin,
by the Seven Network, it was only a matter of time before major
upheaval filtered its way to the broadband telephony provider's staff.
Contact Centre software specialists, Aspect Software, has embarked on a corporate strategy to educate the market on the
part the contact centre plays in an organisation's
overall unified communications strategy.
The
West Australian Department of Education and Training has chosen
Panasonic for the upgrade of all future school telephony systems to
IP-capable solutions.
