Bated breath on Vonage patent loss

Last week brought news of Verizon's patent victory over Vonage. Now that people have had a chance to pause and think, they're figuring out what it all means. An analyst at Ovum thinks that the verdict means that other VoIP service providers like 8x8 or SunRocket will be the next to get letters from Verizon lawyers--and that those letters will now be hard to ignore. Other analysts disagree. Vonage, which says it will appeal, now has an added level of uncertainty it has to address in its marketing; the trouble is, Vonage's customer acquisition cost is so high now that detractors were already wondering if the company could make it at all. The next step is a court hearing where Verizon will try to get an injunction against Vonage. That happens March 22, right in the middle of Spring VON. There will be a lot of carriers popping Zantac that week.

For more about the Vonage/Verizon fallout:
- read this article in Computer Business Review
- check out this article from Information Week

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