Have cablecos won the consumer VoIP market?
Good venture capitalists invest in technology. Great ones invest in business models. It’s been clear for a while that VoIP is a winning technology. But one of the big questions in the VoIP industry is which business model was going to prevail in the consumer space: cablecos, independent VoIP providers or VoIM services. More and more, it’s looking the cable companies have won the day. It’s not just the withering of Vonage. It’s the inability of any of the other independents to gain much traction. A new JupiterResearch study says cablecos control 71 percent of the consumer VoIP market–and they’re positioned to cut prices and put even more money into promotion. The game’s not over for SunRocket, 8×8, Earthlink, Covad and everyone else. But now would be a good time to show some muscle.
For more about cablecos lapping the VoIP field:
- read this article from IT Business Edge
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