| Freshtel Holdings Limited | |
|---|---|
| Type | Public (ASX:FRE) |
| Founded | January 2004 |
| Headquarters |  Melbourne, Victoria |
| Key people | Rhonda O'Donnell, CEO Kenneth V Loughnan, Chairman |
| Industry | Telecommunications |
| Products | Voice over Internet Protocol service, software and hardware |
| Employees | 68 (June 2007)[1] |
| Website | www.freshtelholdings.com |
Freshtel Holdings Limited (ASX:FRE) is an Australian telephony company developing and marketing Voice over IP products and services. A public company usually refers to a company that is permitted to offer its registered securities ( Stock, bonds, etc The Australian Securities Exchange ( ASX) is the primary Stock exchange in Australia. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Melbourne ( is the second most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 3 A chief executive officer ( CEO) or chief executive is typically the highest-ranking corporate officer ( executive) or administrator For other uses of this term see Industry (disambiguation An industry (from Latin industrius, "diligent industrious" In Marketing, a product is anything that can be offered to a Market that might satisfy a want or need Voice-over-Internet protocol ( VoIP, vɔɪp is a protocol optimized for the transmission of voice through the Internet A service is the non-material equivalent of a good. A service provision is an economic activity that does not result in Ownership, and this is what differentiates Hardware is a general term that refers to the physical artifacts of a Technology. Employment is a Contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages The Australian Securities Exchange ( ASX) is the primary Stock exchange in Australia. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Voice-over-Internet protocol ( VoIP, vɔɪp is a protocol optimized for the transmission of voice through the Internet Freshtel Holdings Limited offers end-to-end white label VoIP solutions to wholesale customers globally through its wholly owned subsidiaries, Voicedot and Virbiage, and has a direct-to-market retail channel through Freshtel Pty Ltd.
In December 2005 Freshtel signed an agreement with Tesco to provide a white label Internet telephony solution for the UK market. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Tesco plc is a British -based international grocery and general merchandising retail chain [2] In late December 2005 Tesco acquired a 6% stake in Freshtel,[3] increased to 12% in November 2006. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. [4]
Structure
The Freshtel Holdings business is structured into three separate channels and an internal research and development arm. Distribution (or place) is one of the four elements of Marketing mix. The phrase research and development (also R and D or more often R&D) according to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, refers Each channel has its own brand and performs a different business function. [5]
Virbiage is a manufacturer and distributor of VoIP hardware such as Internet telephones and analogue telephone adaptors. An analog telephony adapter, or analog telephone adapter, ( ATA) is a device used to connect one or more standard analog telephones to a digital and/or non-standard Virbiage retails these products through its own web site and through distribution agreements with international partners.
Voicedot Networks (formerly VoiceStream Networks) runs the Internet telephone network used to route data for Freshtel's customers. Voicedot provides a wholesale version of the Freshtel Australia retail offering.
Both of these companies supply services to Freshtel Pty Ltd, the retail provider of these services.
Freshtel R&D undertakes all of Freshtel's product research and development. Freshtel R&D is currently part of the Australian Government R&D initiative.
References
- ^ Google Finance
- ^ BBC News, 2006-01-19
- ^ The Age, 2005-12-29
- ^ Australian IT, 2006-11-22
- ^ Freshtel Holdings home page
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