Vonage and Motorola team up to form a dynamic duo

The broadband communications industry continues to expand at an astounding rate. Whereas broadband Internet connectivity initially served the purpose of providing faster and better Internet connections, its large bandwidth has opened the door to all sorts of new and exciting uses, some of which include:

• VoIP: Voice over Internet Protocol services are basically telephone services that are powered by high speed broadband network connections.
• Broadband TV: Television services that are delivered across a high speed broadband Internet line can give subscribers the same level of entertainment as standard cable lines, yet allow them to bundle services into a single broadband package.
• Video Conferencing: Video conferencing has the potential to replace all in-person-meeting situations. This could save businesses hundreds of thousands of dollars every year in travel costs and can help increase productivity tenfold.
• Online gaming: The online gaming industry has been soaring over the last 5 years due to the fact that high bandwidth broadband connections can handle a great deal more detail and depth.

The aforementioned uses of broadband networks reflect just a sampling of what broadband connectivity can potentially do for the communications industry. Many of these industries are currently seeing rapid expansion because of a slew of business deals and partnerships. One such deal that is expected to have a great deal of influence on the VoIP niche of the broadband communications industry is the recent teaming up of Vonage and Motorola.

Vonage, Motorola and VoIP

Vonage and Motorola, two incredibly large and successful companies in both the VoIP and standard telephony industries respectively, have recently teamed up to try and help each other increase sales in relation to broadband telephone services. Vonage is one of the premier producers of broadband telephone services, while Motorola is one of the premier broadband hardware producers with a successful line of adapters, modems and routers.

Vonage marketing will now offer its subscribers the versatile Motorola VT2442 VoIP gateway that comes complete with home networking capabilities. This powerful all-in-one unit makes it easy to add broadband telephone services to an existing broadband home network.

Features of the Motorola VT2442 VoIP gateway include:

• Capable of powering up to 2 lines of VoIP.
• Supports call waiting.
• Caller ID capable.
• Supports call forwarding.
• Home networking router included complete with four Ethernet ports.
• Advanced firewall and security features.

Vonage expects that the offer of such a versatile unit like the Motorola VT2442 VoIP gateway will help to increase the number of customers looking to sign up for some type of Vonage broadband telephony service.