Recognizing the Need to Offer Consumers More Choices for Telephony and
Wireless Networking, Vonage and D-Link are Enhancing the Way People
Communicate
HOLMDEL, N.J., Aug. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Vonage America Inc. a
subsidiary of Vonage Holdings Corp. (NYSE: VG), a leading broadband phone
company and D-Link, an end-to-end networking solutions provider, today
announced, the availability of the VWR, a Wireless-B/G Broadband Router
with 2 phone ports bundled with Vonage's service. This new device will be
available at http://www.vonage.com for $59.99, after a $40 instant rebate.*
This D-Link VWR is four devices in one box. It includes a Wireless-B/G
Access Point; a built-in 4-port switch to connect wired Ethernet devices; a
router function so the entire network can securely share a single cable or
DSL Internet connection, and two standard telephone jacks, allowing for
multiple phone lines. Bundled with Vonage's Internet telephony service,
customers get a complete solution in one box -- the hardware and service
they need to start talking. The VWR is a perfect choice for consumers who
want the added benefit of easily setting up a Wireless B/G network along
with their Vonage phone service.
The product incorporates Texas Instruments' TNETV1060 VoIP gateway
chipset, delivering high-performance voice processing and data routing
functions, and further enhancing the quality and feature offerings of
Vonage's Internet telephony service for subscribers.
"Recognizing the need for individuals and small businesses to have a
myriad of options when setting up their networks, Vonage is excited to
continue its relationship with D-Link, as together the two companies will
work to continue to be leaders in redefining how people communicate,"
stated Daniel Smires, senior vice president of Engineering of Vonage
Network Inc. "With the rapid demand for wireless networking devices, this
partnership enables us to offer D-Link's consumer-friendly, feature-rich
voice terminal and wireless networking technologies -- a simple way for
consumers to benefit from Vonage's attractively priced, tiered calling
plans."
"The opportunity to collaborate with Vonage continues to be a rewarding
experience," said Brian Larsen, associate vice president of product
development for D-Link Systems, Inc. "By combining Vonage's award-winning
service with D-Link's design, development and manufacturing capabilities,
we are able to provide consumers with a superior all-in-one VoIP and
wireless solution."
About Vonage
Vonage (NYSE: VG) is a leading provider of broadband telephone services
with over 1.8 million subscriber lines as of June 30, 2006. 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 http://www.vonage.com.
Vonage Holdings Corp. is headquartered in Holmdel, New Jersey.
Vonage(R) is a registered trademark of Vonage Marketing Inc., a subsidiary
of Vonage Holdings Corp.
About D-Link
D-Link is the global leader in connectivity for small, medium and large
enterprise business networking. The company is an award winning designer,
developer, and manufacturer of networking, broadband, digital electronics,
voice and data communications solutions for the digital home, Small
Office/Home Office (SOHO), Small to Medium Business (SMB), and Workgroup to
Enterprise environments. With millions of networking and connectivity
products manufactured and shipped, D-Link is a dominant market participant
and price/performance leader in the networking and communications market.
D-Link U.S.A., Canada, and Mexico headquarters are located at 17595 Mt.
Herrmann Street, Fountain Valley, CA, 92708. Phone (800) 326-1688 or (714)
885-6000; FAX (866) 743-4905; Internet http://www.dlink.com.
D-Link and the D-Link logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of
D- Link Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and other
countries.
Safe Harbor Statement
This press release contains forward-looking statements relating to our
relationship with D-Link. In addition, statements in this press release
that are not historical facts or information may be forward-looking
statements. The forward-looking statements in this release are based on
information available at the time the statements are made and/or
management's belief as of that time with respect to future events and
involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results and
outcomes to be materially different. Important factors that could cause
such differences include, but are not limited to, our history of net
operating losses and our need for cash to finance our growth; the
competition we face; our dependence on our customers' existing broadband
connections; differences between our service and traditional phone
services, including our 911 service; uncertainties relating to regulation
of VoIP services; system disruptions or flaws in our technology; our
ability to manage our growth; the risk that VoIP does not gain broader
acceptance; and other factors described in the "Risk Factors" section of
our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2006, and
in our subsequent periodic reports filed with the SEC. While we may elect
to update forward-looking statements at some point in the future, we
specifically disclaim any obligation to do so, and therefore, you should
not rely on these forward- looking statements as representing our views as
of any date subsequent to today.
* A $9.95 shipping and handling fee and a $29.99 activation fee is also
charged.
SOURCE Vonage; D-Link
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Related links:
http://www.vonage.com
http://www.dlink.com
CONTACT:
Mitchell Slepian of Vonage, +1-732-528-2677,
mitchell.slepian@vonage.com; or Les Goldberg of D-Link,
+1-714-885-6095, les.goldberg@dlink.com
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