Swedish internet phone company Rebel has acquired Canadian consumer calling service Free World Dialing from Talkster.
Rebel will wrap the VoIP service into its own free calls, and Free World Dialing customers will following the deal have access to…
Swedish internet phone company Rebel has acquired Canadian consumer calling service Free World Dialing from Talkster.
Rebel will wrap the VoIP service into its own free calls, and Free World Dialing customers will following the deal have access to Rebel’s Free Calls solution, according to Rebel the only VoIP service offering unlimited free international mobile calls between 51 countries.
Talkster launched the Free World Dialing unit in October 2007 and Rebel has now acquired the full rights to the service and its customers for an undisclosed amount. The acquisition also allows Talkster customers to use Rebel Computer Calls to make free or super-cheap calls from any country to anywhere in the world.
Talkster COO and co-founder James Wanless said: “We have a large base of loyal international calling customers who are very important to us, and we wanted to make certain they would continue to benefit from a high quality international calling service suited to their needs. Rebtel offers the best migration path for our customers who want to stay in touch with their family and friends abroad and Talkster is confident our customers will be impressed with the cost savings and valuable new calling features the Rebtel service offers.”
Rebel CEO Andreas Bernstrom added: “Rebtel has successfully proven its business model by providing excellent quality of service, with transparent and low pricing, where innovation such as Computer Calls, applications and SMS is driven by customer demand. In 2010 we expect to see similar growth and will continue to develop our service to fit the needs of our users. Talkster is a clear fit offering excellent synergies with our free international mobile calling service.”
Rebel has over four million customers worldwide and according to itself, adds over 100,000 new users each month. Revenue in 2009 was close to US$20m and grew 75% compared to 2008. Rebel adds that it expects to grow at a similar rate in 2010.
The acquisition of Free World Dialing from Talkster follows the recent similar acquisition by Rebel of the Gorilla Mobile service, a US based VoIP company which provides low-cost calling primarily to Asia.
