Vonage and Motorola Announce Availability of a Co-Branded Internet Telephone Adaptor with Router
New Free Device Configured with Vonage's Internet Telephony Service now at www.vonage.com
HOLMDEL, N.J., and HORSHAM, Pa., Sept. 25 -- Vonage America Inc., a subsidiary of Vonage Holdings Corp. (NYSE: VG - News), a leading Internet telephony provider in North America, and Motorola Inc. (NYSE: MOT - News) today announced the availability of the Motorola VT2142. The new device, a single port router and 2-line telephone adaptor, configured with Vonage's service is now available at Vonage direct, www.vonage.com, at no cost after a $49.99* instant rebate. This device is expected to be offered at retail. Retail pricing and/or rebates will be determined prior to retail launch.
"As Vonage always seeks to offer a variety of hardware choices, we are pleased to offer Motorola's new product for our less expensive, flat-rate, full-featured calling plans. Motorola is a proven partner and we are happy to add another one of its devices to our portfolio," stated Daniel Smires, senior vice president of Engineering of Vonage Network Inc. "Expanding our device offering with Motorola enables us to continue offering consumer-friendly, feature-rich voice terminal technologies -- a simple way for consumers to benefit from Vonage's attractively priced, tiered calling plans."
The combination of the Motorola VT2142, and Vonage's broadband phone service, enables individuals and small businesses in North America to easily set up a quality, feature-rich phone service through their broadband connections (cable or DSL) -- at a substantial savings over traditional offerings. The product incorporates Texas Instruments' TNETV1060 VoIP gateway chipset, further enhancing the quality and feature offerings of Vonage's broadband telephony service for subscribers.
This product represents the continuation of Vonage's relationship with Motorola. Motorola provides Vonage with a complete portfolio of broadband telephony devices including the award-winning Motorola VT1005 and the Motorola VT2442.
"The continued expansion of Vonage's product offerings is a testament to the growing popularity of broadband phone services and the company's market leadership," said Charles Dougherty, Motorola Corporate Vice President and General Manager, Connected Home Solutions. "We are pleased to extend our relationship with Vonage with new products that make it even easier for consumers to bring quality Internet telephony into their homes and businesses."
About Vonage
Vonage (NYSE: VG - News) is a leading provider of broadband telephone services with over 2 million subscriber lines. Our award-winning technology enables anyone to make and receive phone calls with a touch tone telephone almost anywhere a broadband Internet connection is available. We offer feature-rich and cost-effective communication services that offer users an experience similar to traditional telephone services.
Our Residential Premium Unlimited and Small Business Unlimited calling plans offer consumers unlimited local and long distance calling, and popular features like call waiting, call forwarding and voicemail -- for one low, flat monthly rate. Vonage's service is sold on the web and through national retailers including Best Buy, Circuit City, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and Target and is available to customers in the U.S., Canada and the United Kingdom. For more information about Vonage's products and services, please visit www.vonage.com.
Vonage Holdings Corp. is headquartered in Holmdel, New Jersey. Vonage® is a registered trademark of Vonage Marketing Inc., a subsidiary of Vonage Holdings Corp.
About Motorola
Motorola is known around the world for innovation and leadership in wireless and broadband communications. Inspired by our vision of Seamless Mobility, the people of Motorola are committed to helping you get and stay connected simply and seamlessly to the people, information, and entertainment that you want and need. We do this by designing and delivering "must have" products, "must do" experiences and powerful networks -- along with a full complement of support services. A Fortune 100 company with global presence and impact, Motorola had sales of US $35.3 billion in 2005. For more information about our company, our people and our innovations, please visit www.motorola.com
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