Editing Vonage (section)

{{short description|American communications company}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Vonage Holdings Corp.
| native_name_lang = <!-- Use ISO 639-1 code, e.g. "fr" for French. For multiple names in different languages, use {{lang|[code]|[name]}}. -->
| trade_name = Vonage
| logo = Vonage Logo.png
| logo_size = 250px
| logo_alt = 
| logo_caption = 
| logo_padding = 
| image = 
| image_size = 
| type = [[Subsidiary]]
| traded_as = {{NASDAQ was|VG}}
| successor = <!-- or: | successors = -->
| founded = {{Start date and age|1998}} (as Min-X)<br />{{start date and age|2001|08|24}} (as Vonage) [[Edison]], [[New Jersey]]
| defunct = <!-- {{end date|YYYY|MM|DD}} -->
| fate = 
| hq_location = 
| hq_location_city = [[Holmdel Township, New Jersey|Holmdel, New Jersey]]
| hq_location_country = U.S.
| area_served = Worldwide
| key_people = {{ublist 
 |Niklas Heuveldop ([[Chief executive officer|CEO]])<ref>{{Cite press release |title=Ericsson announces leadership changes to the Executive Team |url=https://www.ericsson.com/en/press-releases/2024/1/ericsson-announces-leadership-changes-to-the-executive-team |website=[[Ericsson.com]]}}</ref>
|Stephen Lasher ([[Chief financial officer|CFO]])}}
| industry = [[Cloud Communications]] services
| products = [[Unified Communications]], Contact Center, Communications [[API]]s, Home [[VoIP]] Phone Service Provider
| brands = 
| services = Business [[Cloud Communications]] Services
| revenue = {{increase}} {{US$|1.41 billion|link=yes}}
| revenue_year = 2021
| operating_income = {{increase}} US$7.4 million
| income_year = 2021
| net_income = {{increase}} {{US$|-24 million}}
| net_income_year = 2021
| assets = {{decrease}} US$1.39 billion
| assets_year = 2021
| equity = {{increase}} US$618 million
| equity_year = 2021
| owner = <!-- or: | owners = -->
| members = 1.1 million subscribers
| members_year = 2019       <!-- Year of members data (when known) -->
| num_employees = 2,082
| num_employees_year = December 31, 2021
| parent = [[Ericsson]]
| divisions = 
| subsid = 
| former_name = Min-X.com (1998-2001)
| founders = {{ubl|[[Jeff Pulver]]|[[Jeffrey A. Citron]]}}
| website = {{URL|vonage.com}}
| footnotes = <ref>{{Cite web |date=24 February 2022 |title=Vonage Holdings Corp. 2021 Annual Report (Form 10-K) |url=https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/0001272830/000127283022000040/vg-20211231.htm |publisher=[[U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission]]}}</ref>
}}

'''Vonage Holdings Corp.''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|v|ɒ|n|ɪ|dʒ}}, or simply '''Vonage''') is an American cloud communications provider operating as a subsidiary of [[Ericsson]]. Headquartered in [[Holmdel Township, New Jersey]], the organization was founded in 1998 as '''Min-X''' as a provider of residential telecommunications services based on [[voice over Internet Protocol]] (VoIP). In 2001, the organization changed its name to Vonage.<ref>{{Cite web |title=FORM S-1 |url=https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1272830/000104746906007536/a2169686zs-1a.htm |access-date=2023-12-16}}</ref>

As of 2020, Vonage reported consolidated revenues of $1.25 billion.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Vonage Holdings Corp (VG) Q4 2020 Earnings Call Transcript |url=https://www.fool.com/earnings/call-transcripts/2020/02/18/vonage-holdings-vg-q4-2019-earnings-call-transcrip.aspx |website=[[Fool.com]]|date=18 February 2020 }}</ref> Through a series of acquisitions beginning in 2013,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hettick |first=Larry |date=2013-12-03 |title=Vonage Acquires Vocalocity |url=https://www.networkworld.com/article/2225930/vonage-acquires-vocalocity.html |access-date=2020-08-25 |website=Network World |language=en}}</ref> Vonage, previously a consumer-focused service provider, has expanded its presence in the business-to-business marketplace, while still keeping its home VOIP service.<ref name="UnifiedComStratsDec15">{{Cite news |last=Burton |first=Jim |date=December 18, 2015 |title=Clark Peterson of Vonage Business on UCaaS |url=http://www.ucstrategies.com/executive-insights-for-unified-communications/clark-peterson-of-vonage-business-on-ucaas.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170702005123/http://www.ucstrategies.com/executive-insights-for-unified-communications/clark-peterson-of-vonage-business-on-ucaas.aspx |archive-date=July 2, 2017 |access-date=May 24, 2016 |work=Unified Communications Strategies}}</ref><ref name="ChanPartNov15">{{Cite news |last=Galbraith |first=Craig |date=November 4, 2015 |title=Business Services, Acquisitions Drive Vonage Revenue Up |url=http://www.channelpartnersonline.com/news/2015/11/business-services-acquisitions-drive-vonage-reven.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170510065101/http://www.channelpartnersonline.com/news/2015/11/business-services-acquisitions-drive-vonage-reven.aspx |archive-date=May 10, 2017 |access-date=January 29, 2016 |work=Channel Partners}}</ref><ref name="TheStreetNov14">{{Cite news |last=Kenwell |first=Bret |date=November 7, 2014 |title=New Vonage CEO Intends to Grow Corporate Biz, Launch New Products |url=http://www.thestreet.com/story/12946359/1/new-vonage-ceo-intends-to-grow-corporate-biz-launch-new-products.html |work=The Street}}</ref>  Vonage's offering includes unified communications, contact center applications and communications APIs.<ref>{{Cite web |date=8 June 2020 |title=Dell Technologies Vet Named Vonage's New Chief Executive Officer |url=https://www.channelpartnersonline.com/2020/06/08/dell-technologies-vet-named-vonages-new-chief-executive-officer/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200817092249/https://www.channelpartnersonline.com/2020/06/08/dell-technologies-vet-named-vonages-new-chief-executive-officer/ |archive-date=2020-08-17 |access-date=2020-08-01 |website=Forbes |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=20 July 2020 |title=Domino's Pizza Leverages Unified Communications and Voice Capabilities |url=https://risnews.com/dominos-pizza-leverages-unified-communications-and-voice-capabilities |access-date=2020-08-01 |website=RIS News |language=en}}</ref> In July 2022, [[Ericsson]] completed its acquisition of Vonage for $6.2 billion.<ref name="ericsson" /><ref>{{Cite news |last=Chopping |first=Dominic |date=22 November 2021 |title=Ericsson to Buy Vonage for $6.2 Billion, Bulking Up Cloud Presence |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/ericsson-to-buy-vonage-for-6-2-billion-bulking-up-cloud-presence-11637575263 |access-date=22 November 2021 |work=[[Wall Street Journal]]}}</ref>