T wrote:
>> So it's the connection method is it? Far as I can recall, switches of
>> all sizes have been IP aware for quite some time now. My Vonage line
>> is in essence a VoIP phone connected to a real switch. Verizon and
>> that damned jury doesn't seem to understand that part.
> I don't think you can properly draw a conclusion from such a
> simplistic analysis.
> We still don't know exactly what the three infringed patents were.
> (If we had the patent numbers, we could look them up at the patent > office.)
> In any event, whatever switchgear Vonage uses cannot be built with any
> patented technologies owned by Verizon. But they did, in three
> separate areas. Simple as that. To say the "jury didn't understand"
> without much more detailed information is premature.
In essence, Vonage is nothing but an extender. Oh, they authenticate you via SIP, but otherwise you're hooking up to a real big iron switch at the front end.