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Microsoft says it will shut down Skype on May 5 and directs users to migrate all their contacts and chat data to Teams; Skype had 36M+ DAUs in 2023

Microsoft has announced it is discontinuing … Thomas Stevenson / The Post Millennial : Microsoft to shut down Skype in two months, company says switch to Teams David Phelan / Forbes : Microsoft Kills ...

Ericsson expects a $1.1B noncash impairment charge in Q2 for its 2022 purchase of cloud communications company Vonage, after a $2.9B impairment charge in 2023

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Ericsson's Vonage agrees to pay $100M to settle FTC allegations about creating obstacles to canceling internet-based phone services and charging unexpected fees

Ericsson to buy cloud communications company Vonage for $6.2B, expects the deal to close in the first half of 2022

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Vonage acquires the team and IP of Over.ai, which focuses on conversational AI for enterprises, to build out its speech to text and natural language algorithms

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Cloud-based unified communications provider Vonage to acquire NewVoiceMedia, a UK-based startup that builds cloud-based contact centers, for $350M

More consolidation is afoot in the world of cloud-based voice services.  Today, Vonage — once a VoIP pioneer that today offers cloud-based …

Net neutrality supporters have strong legal arguments to overturn Ajit Pai's proposed rules repeal in court

Back in 2005, a small phone company based in North Carolina named Madison River began preventing its subscribers from making phone calls using the internet application Vonage.