Voip

VoIP Provider Voxeo Raises $9 Million For New Tech, Acquisitions

Nov 13, 2009 2:34 AM

Voxeo, a VoIP and automated voice calling service company, has raised $9 million in funding. The new money comes from North Atlantic Capital and the Florida Growth Fund, a JV fund between the State Board of Administration of Florida and PE firm Hamilton Lane. Voxeo will use the investment to…

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Posted In: Mobile, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Venture Capital, Technologies / Formats, SMS, voip

Has Google Bought Out VoIP Provider Gizmo5, Too?

Tameka Kee

Nov 9, 2009 1:09 PM

*Google* is reportedly adding VoIP provider Gizmo5 to its ranks, on the heels of its $750 million acquisition of mobile ad network AdMob. TechCrunch reports that the deal is worth just $30 million. Google (NSDQ: GOOG) responded to a confirmation request with the standard: “We are always talking to various…

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Posted In: Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Mergers & Acquisitions, Companies, Google, michael robertson, voip

EU May Force Carriers To Carry VoIP Traffic

Dianne See Morrison

Apr 14, 2009 5:11 AM

Possible good news for Skype, which has seen its iPhone application launched earlier this month, blocked by Germany’s T-Mobile, the country’s exclusive iPhone network partner. Following the carrier’s declaration, the EU may now force carriers to allow VoIP applications to run on their networks. According to German newspaper, Handelsblatt, the…

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Posted In: Companies, T-Mobile, Countries, Europe, Germany, eu, voip

Cable Operators Unable To Parlay Landline Success To Mobile

Carlo Longino

Dec 17, 2007 2:22 PM

Cable operators’ landline VoIP offerings have been very successful, but they’ve been unable to replicate that success when it comes to mobile phone service, notes Fortune. Their attempts to make inroads into phone services are being met by telcos’ forays into video, as companies from both sides attempt to capture…

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Posted In: Companies, Sprint Nextel, voip