Vonage Wars
A lawsuit between Sprint and Vonage is now scheduled for September. Sprint is claiming that Vonage has infringed on 7 of their patents. Does this sound familiar? It seems that a lot of companies are out to kill off the competition. Last year, Verizon filed a lawsuit against Vonage claiming that 7 of their patents had been infringed. This can’t help but give cause to the question, ‘is there any overlap in the technology behind these patents?’
Is Sprint suing Vonage for some of the same things that Verizon has? Right now there are no details out about the Sprint charges, but if there is overlap, shouldn’t Verizon and Sprint be in a lawsuit against each other also? Maybe Verizon could sure Sprint for ripping off their idea to sue Vonage for seven patents.
Another question that has found it’s way into circulation lately is, ‘If Vonage has already been around for quite a while, why are these lawsuits coming out in just the past 2 years?’ It seems to some that VoIP companies are teaming up against Vonage in order to have chances to acquire a part of Vonage’s 2.4 million person customer base. Is it any wonder that Sprint is starting up again right after Vonage walked away better than everyone expected from the Verizon suit?
One thing is for sure. Vonage is still offering the best VoIP service out there for the lowest price. Customers are staying loyal to Vonage through the war of alleged patent infringements. Now only time will tell what is going to happen behind the courtroom doors as companies team up to beat out the competition. With the trial starting next month, it will be an interesting fall to see what happens in the entire VoIP indusrty.