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| Jun 22, 2018 | Communication Company Rebtel Raises $8M in Funding | Rebtel, a Stockholm, Sweden-based tech communication company focused on migrant workers, raised $8m in funding.
Backers included Balderton Capital and Index Ventures.
The company intends to use the funds to build a digital bank aimed at mig... |
| Jun 21, 2018 | Sweden’s Rebtel will expand to U.S. and launch digital banking service for migrants (Updated) | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
Correction 1:00 p.m. Pacific: An earlier version ... |
| Jun 21, 2018 | Sweden’s Rebtel will expand to U.S. and launch digital banking service for migrants (Updated) | Correction 1:00 p.m. Pacific: An earlier version of this story reported that the company raised $8 million in new venture capital based on a press release. However, the press release was incorrect. The company did not raise new money. The $... |
| Jun 21, 2018 | Sweden’s Rebtel raises $8 million to launch its banking service for migrants in the US and EU | Sweden-based Rebtel that's operating a platform for affordable international calling for migrants has raised $8 million in a funding round led by Balderton Capital and an existing investor, Index Ventures. The money will be used to launch a... |
| Jan 27, 2016 | The Giant Way Your Phone Company Is Screwing You Over—It’s Not What You Expect | (Photo: Pexels)
By now, we’ve all just accepted that international calling is expensive. We’ve rationalized it too, because it doesn’t feel that far-fetched to think a phone call across the world would come at a greater cost. The thing is, ... |
| Jan 27, 2016 | Rebtel Introduces Unlimited International Calling | Rebtel, the Swedish VoIP provider, has today introduced Rebel Calling to the United States, allowing for unlimited, free app-to-app calling without the need for a Wifi connection.
Usually, when calling someone internationally, you pay ridic... |
| Aug 2, 2014 | Lessons Learned On App Design For Fast-Growth Markets | Alan Mamedi Contributor
Editor’s note: Alan Mamedi is the co-founder and CEO of Truecaller. He is based in Stockholm.
One of the typical mistakes developers make is thinking that because they’ve had success in one corner of the globe, they ... |
| Nov 11, 2013 | Viber Opens Lines Of Communication For Philippine Typhoon Victims | Rather than delay a product still in testing, Viber has rolled out a new feature called Viber Out to assist in the relief effort in the Philippines.
As the Philippines struggles to rebuild after the Typhoon Haiyan’s devastation, Viber is of... |
| May 12, 2013 | 6 apps guaranteed to make this Mother’s Day memorable (for you and her) | Anna Alenius-Mathson is the head of communication for Rebtel.
Ever since Mother’s Day was established in 1908, Americans have asked themselves the eternal question: “What should I get for Mom?” And for more than a century the answer has usu... |
| May 12, 2013 | 6 apps guaranteed to make this Mother’s Day memorable (for you and her) | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
Anna Alenius-Mathson is the head of communication for Rebtel.
Ever since Mother’s Day was established in 1908, Americans have asked the... |
| Apr 24, 2013 | Rebtel Takes On Twilio, Launches Free VoIP SDK For iOS And Android App Makers | Rebtel, a VoIP provider sometimes thought of as Sweden’s (smaller) answer to Skype, today is releasing a new SDK that will let iOS and Android app developers embed Rebtel-based voice calls by way of an API directly into their apps, free of ... |
| Jan 31, 2013 | Survey: Facebook is the most stress-inducing social media site (and, paradoxically, the most positive) | Facebook causes Americans more stress than any other social network. But it’s also the network with the most positive effect on our moods.
Leading VOIP and cheap call provider Rebtel asked 1,632 American adults what effects social networks ... |
| Jan 31, 2013 | iPhone users are happier and more loyal than Android owners (infographic) | Almost all smartphone users are happy with their phones, according to a new survey by Skype competitor Rebtel. But, sort of like the pigs in George Orwell’s Animal Farm, some users are more happy than others.
“Our first happiness survey sho... |
| Jan 31, 2013 | Survey: Facebook is the most stress-inducing social media site (and, paradoxically, the most positive) | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
Facebook causes Americans more stress than any ot... |
| Jan 31, 2013 | iPhone users are happier and more loyal than Android owners (infographic) | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
Almost all smartphone users are happy with their phones, according to a new survey by Skype competitor Rebtel. But, sort of like the pi... |
| Dec 19, 2012 | Nipping At The Heels Of Skype, VoIP Provider Rebtel Passes 20M Users, $80M In Sales And A 2-Year Streak In The Black | When people think of consumer VoIP services, the first name to come to mind for many is Skype . But while Microsoft’s recent acquisition begins to explore a new role as a social advertising network, a competing VoIP provider, Rebtel, is hop... |
| Oct 4, 2012 | White Bull Summit In Barcelona Puts A Filter On The Exit Market In Europe | For the past three years the White Bull Summit in Barcelona has been doing something that too few tech conferences in Europe really do: talk about exits for startups. In recent times it’s become so common to have a conference about early st... |
| Aug 16, 2012 | U.S. smartphone users spend $37.8B annually on international calls, says Rebtel | While consumers are flocking to services like Skype to chat with friends and family internationally for free, there’s still a huge market for international calling, according to the latest survey sponsored by the voice-over-IP company Rebte... |
| Aug 16, 2012 | U.S. smartphone users spend $37.8B annually on international calls, says Rebtel | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
While consumers are flocking to services like Skype to chat with friends and family internationally for free, there’s still a huge mark... |
| Jul 9, 2012 | What has Microsoft done for Skype? You’d be surprised | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
Roughly a year after Microsoft’s spectacular $8.5 billion acquisition of Skype, technology pundits across the globe continue to scratch... |
| Jul 9, 2012 | What has Microsoft done for Skype? You’d be surprised | Roughly a year after Microsoft’s spectacular $8.5 billion acquisition of Skype, technology pundits across the globe continue to scratch their heads in bewilderment trying to figure out what the behemoth from Redmond has done to justify the ... |
| May 31, 2012 | Rebtel’s VoIP app hits the iPad, now over 17M users strong | Building on its voice-over-IP calling empire, Rebtel announced today that its VoIP app is now available for the iPad.
Rebtel has become a popular solution for consumers who want to make cheap phone calls — the company revealed today that it... |
| May 31, 2012 | Now At 17M+ Users, Rebtel Brings Cheap VoIP Calls, Texts To The iPad | With Skype under Microsoft ownership, Rebtel now claims to be the largest independent mobile VoIP provider, with 17 million users in over 200 countries accessing its service over WiFi and 3G on iPhone, Android, and PCs. Rebtel has added two... |
| May 31, 2012 | Rebtel’s VoIP app hits the iPad, now over 17M users strong | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
Building on its voice-over-IP calling empire, Rebtel announced today that its VoIP app is now available for the iPad.
Rebtel has become... |
| May 10, 2012 | KeKu Promises Cheap, High-Quality Calls To Any Phone Number Worldwide | KeKu is a VoIP telephony startup that has quietly build a global platform during its beta phase. Now, the company is ready to come out of beta. At its core, KeKu is pretty similar to services like Rebtel and even Skype, as it focuses on let... |
| Feb 24, 2012 | How to attract users to your app and go platinum | If you are a struggling artist or developer working on the next great mobile app, you need a strategy for drawing in users.
Keep in mind that buying traffic to convert to users doesn’t always add up. Developing for the mobile platform is va... |
| Feb 24, 2012 | How to attract users to your app and go platinum | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
If you are a struggling artist or developer working on the next great mobile app, you need a strategy for drawing in users.
Keep in min... |
| Feb 12, 2012 | Five Ways That Mobile Apps Can Save Your Valentine’s Day | Editor’s Note: This post is written by guest author Andreas Bernstrom, a former Goldman Sachs alum who has worked at TradeDoubler, was COO of Taptu, and in 2009 joined Rebtel as CEO. You can follow him on Twitter @AndreasCB here.
It’s that ... |
| Feb 10, 2012 | 500M cheap VoIP calls propel Rebtel to 15M users | Rebtel, the second-largest voice-over IP calling company behind Skype, announced major milestones today that prove consumers just can’t get enough of cheap phone calls.
The company says that it has surpassed 15 million connected users (it’s... |
| Feb 10, 2012 | 500M cheap VoIP calls propel Rebtel to 15M users | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
Rebtel, the second-largest voice-over IP calling company behind Skype, announced major milestones today that prove consumers just can’t... |
| Dec 24, 2011 | 2012 mobile predictions: Microsoft purchases Spotify, Google spins off Motorola, and more | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
Fueled by disruption on several fronts, 2012 will see some major mobile industry consolidation, as well as mobile VoIP services’ lastin... |
| Dec 24, 2011 | 2012 mobile predictions: Microsoft purchases Spotify, Google spins off Motorola, and more | Fueled by disruption on several fronts, 2012 will see some major mobile industry consolidation, as well as mobile VoIP services’ lasting impact on carriers and more options on data pricing plans for consumers.
Over the course of 2011, the m... |
| Nov 12, 2011 | TC Gadgets Weekend Giveaway: An iPhone 4S | I gave my love a red, red rose but she actually wanted an iPhone 4S and now you, too, can hand over one of these exciting products to your loved one thanks to Rebtel . This weekend’s TC Gadgets giveaway is a fresh-in-box iPhone 4S (your car... |
| Oct 13, 2011 | Chasing Skype: Rebtel Looks To Put An End To Dropped Calls With New iPhone App | You may not be well-familiar with Rebtel, but the company is currently the largest independent mobile VoIP provider now that Skype is under the Microsoft umbrella. Rebtel, which routes international calls made from mobile phones and landlin... |
| Oct 13, 2011 | Rebtel’s Voice-over-IP app hops between data/voice networks, a first | Voice-over-IP company Rebtel announced version 2.0 of its iPhone app today, and it sports a unique feature: the ability to easily move between WiFi/data networks and voice networks during VoIP calls.
The network-hopping feature, dubbed Keep... |
| Oct 13, 2011 | Rebtel’s Voice-over-IP app hops between data/voice networks, a first | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
Voice-over-IP company Rebtel announced version 2.0 of its iPhone app today, and it sports a unique feature: the ability to easily move ... |
| Sep 27, 2011 | Wrapp your head around this: Gift giving is now fun … if you’re Swedish | This just might be the first social gifting service that doesn’t suck. In fact, it’s downright cool. Wrapp is turning Facebook into a frictionless gift giving environment. The company and concept will be put to the test as it prepares to la... |
| Jul 6, 2011 | Do Consumers Really Want Video Calling? | Once a communication device for futuristic Sci Fi, now it seems as though video calling is ubiquitous. On the heels of the video conferencing component of the new Google Plus comes the announcement today from Facebook headquarters that vide... |
| Jun 27, 2011 | 4 ways 4G will impact the way you communicate | 4G. You’ve all heard, read or been told about it by enthusiastic tech-friends assuring you how great it’s going to be when you’ll have access to hardline-like broadband speeds in your pocket. But what does 4G actually mean to you as a user?... |
| Jun 27, 2011 | 4 ways 4G will impact the way you communicate | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
4G. You’ve all heard, read or been told about it by enthusiastic tech-friends assuring you how great it’s going to be when you’ll have ... |
| Jun 22, 2011 | New Survey Finds Americans Still Prefer the Phone Over Email, Texting, Social Networks | I think I could live quite happily without the “phone” part of my mobile phone. Other than taking press briefings and calling my parents, I rarely use my iPhone for actual calls. I’d rather text or IM. But according to survey results releas... |
| Apr 19, 2011 | Can you see me now? 4 reasons why video calling is ready to take off | Editor’s note: This April 25-26, VentureBeat is hosting its inaugural VentureBeat Mobile Summit, where we’ll debate the five key business and policy challenges facing the mobile industry today. Participants will develop concrete, actionable... |
| Mar 17, 2011 | U.S. immigrant smartphone owners drive video calls | U.S. immigrants with smartphones account for a quarter of all video calls made on PCs or mobile phones, according to a new survey.
The survey suggests that roughly five million immigrants have placed video phone calls with PCs or smartphone... |
| Mar 17, 2011 | U.S. immigrant smartphone owners drive video calls | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
U.S. immigrants with smartphones account for a quarter of all video calls made on PCs or mobile phones, according to a new survey.
The ... |
| Feb 23, 2011 | Survey Finds High Rate of Tablet Adoption Among U.S. Immigrants | Mobile VOIP company Rebtel has released results from its latest study on U.S. immigrant consumer mobile usage and behavior. According to its findings, 13% of those who responded said they currently own a tablet device, representing approxim... |
| Feb 21, 2011 | Skype Hits New Record: Approaching 30 Million Concurrent Users | A record 29,527,474 people were logged into Skype all at the same time today, around noon PST. The new high is up 4.3% from the previous high mark set last month, according to the watch-dog blog Skype Journal.
Skype Journal Editor Phil Wolf... |
| Oct 1, 2010 | Four reasons why Facebook should acquire Skype | Andreas Bernström is chief executive of Rebtel, a VOIP calling service.
Voice is the new black. Seems like after all the hype of apps, the world still wants to connect in real-time and in many cases is willing to pay for such value. In the ... |
| Jul 17, 2010 | Weekend Giveaway: A Droid X from Rebtel | If you really want to hear about it, the first thing you’ll probably want to know is where I was born, an what my lousy childhood was like, and how my parents were occupied and all before they had me, and all that David Copperfield kind of ... |
| Jun 24, 2010 | Rebtel Makes International Calling Free With New Android App | VoIP company Rebtel is launching a new version of its Android app that allows users to make free Android-to-Android international calls between more than 50 countries.
While the international part of the call is free, the caller and recipie... |
| Mar 19, 2010 | DEMO: Here are the presenting companies | DEMO, the technology launchpad conference co-produced by VentureBeat, kicks off next week in Palm Springs. Companies will be launching new products in five key areas: Mobile, social media, consumer, cloud, and enterprise.
My boss, VentureBe... |
| Jan 20, 2010 | Rebtel acquires Talkster VoIP service to expand international mobile calling | Swedish based internet calling service Rebtel has announced today that it has acquired Free World Dialing, a mobile calling application, from Talkster for an undisclosed amount. The company notes that under the agreement, Rebtel will now ca... |
| Sep 23, 2009 | Swedish VoIP startup Rebtel blocked again in Germany by a mobile carrier | Swedish VoIP company Rebtel, funded by Index Ventures and Benchmark Capital, is getting screwed once again. This time it’s the German mobile operator E-Plus which blocks calls to Rebtel’s phone numbers. It’s now been a week since the 18 mil... |
| Jun 2, 2009 | The battle for your address book: Will souped up contact apps monetize the data explosion? | [Editor’s Note: Below, MobileBeat advisory board member Jason Devitt explains why we should care about new innovative address books. Not only are they key to a much better user experience, but they may greatly impact the way we pay to use o... |
| Dec 10, 2008 | Cellity to beef up your contacts with Addressbook2.0 | Mobile application developer Cellity aims to take your contacts to a whole new level on Dec. 16, when it publicly launches its Addressbook 2.0 for any phone that supports Java — not just smartphones. The application draws data from your ema... |
| Jul 22, 2007 | Jaxtr is getting more calls despite crowded market | Jaxtr, a way to bypass international calling fees using your phone, has gained over 500,000 registered users since it launched last December.
It is one of a group of fast growing companies that make Internet calls in a similar way. Jajah, a... |
| Oct 8, 2006 | Roundup of best Silicon Valley news: YouTube, FON, Ning & more | Catching up:
YouTube is making $7.5 million a month –Everyone has been guessing whether YouTube is profitable, given the high costs it faces hosting all its videos. This guy says YouTube is doing $7.5 million a month in ads, and is profitab... |
| Sep 25, 2006 | VoIP Sans The PC – Jajah, Rebtel Make Announcements | Lately there has been a lot of talk about new VoIP services that work without
needing to be on your computer. Tonight two announcements were made:
1) Jajah Mobile, which
claims to take the computer out of the Jajah equation. Now you can mak... |
| Sep 23, 2006 | VOIP – The Details Kill The Fun | A bunch of VOIP services have launched to help people make cheaper calls from normal phones. None of them are compelling for the mass market.
VOIP is great when you initiate calls from VOIP phones or software (Skype, Vonage, etc.). These VO... |
| Jul 26, 2006 | Rebtel Makes International Calling Cheap and Easy | Sweden-based Rebtel have launched a product that will allow users to dial any international number at the cost of a local call. It works by having the two ends of the call use local connections (over low-cost local calls) to a VoIP point an... |
