Daisy Wholesale

Daisy Wholesale Limited

Type	Subsidiary
Industry	Telecommunications
Founded	2002
Headquarters	Nelson, Lancashire, England, UK
Key people	Dave Breith (founder)
Products	Telecommunications
Parent	Daisy Group
Website	www.o-bit.net

Daisy Wholesale, formerly O-bit Telecom, is a company that provides telecoms products and services to resellers as an alternate to BT. It was founded in 2002 by CEO Dave Breith,^[1] and has rapidly grown year on year, leading to its eventual acquisition by Daisy Group in 2010.^[2][3][4]

It differs from many other Telecoms providers by the variety in its offerings:^[5] Voice, Data, Broadband, SMS, VoIP, Mobile,^[6] Hosting^[7]

The company is known in the Telecoms industry as having quirky advertising, sporting classic 1950's pin-ups in a risque ad campaign.^[8]

History

2003–2006

• Formed Channel Sales and created Surfwise, Teletalk, Hostwise, World Telecom, Customer Portal and Bureau Billing^[9]

2007

• Tech Track 100^[10]
• Sold largest WAN in the UK^[11]

2008

• Tech Track 100^[12]
• Hot 100^[13]
• Deloitte Fast 50 UK^[14]
• Deloitte Fast 500 EMEA^[15]
• Buckinghamshire Entrepreneur^[16]

2009

• Tech Track 100^[17]
• Launches Purple Networks^[18]
• Launches own Data Centre
• Launches Premium O^[19]
• Launches O-bit Media^[20]

2010

• Wins Comms Business 'Most Innovative Channel Product' award^[21]
• Buckinghamshire Ambassador^[22]
• Deloitte Fast 50 UK^[23]
• Deloitte Fast 500 EMEA^[24]

2011

• Acquired by Daisy Group plc^[25]
• Launched Mobile offering^[26]

References

1. http://www.comms-dealer.com/business-interview/man-true-vision
2. "Daisy Group completes acquisition of O-bit Telecom | Media Centre". Daisywholesale.com. Retrieved November 23, 2011.
3. Alex ScroxtonFebruary 14, 2011 11:58 AM (February 14, 2011). "Daisy acquires competitor O-bit Telecom". Microscope.co.uk. Retrieved November 23, 2011.
4. "Daisy Group completes acquisition of O-bit Telecom | Media Centre". Mediacentre.daisygroupplc.com. February 11, 2011. Retrieved November 23, 2011.
5. http://www.comms-dealer.com/business-interview/man-true-vision
6. "UK Telco O-bit Telecom - Mobile Launch". Prepaid MVNO. Retrieved November 23, 2011.
7. "O-bit Telecom offers cost-effective colocation services by www.thehostingnews.com". Thehostingnews.com. April 20, 2010. Retrieved November 23, 2011.
8. "UK Business ISP O-Bit Telecom Hopes Sex Can Sell Data and Hosting Products − ISPreview UK News". Ispreview.co.uk. October 28, 2011. Retrieved November 23, 2011.
9. http://www.comms-dealer.com/business-interview/man-true-vision
10. "Company profile". Fasttrack.co.uk. Retrieved November 23, 2011.
11. "News Article". Convergencesummit.co.uk. Retrieved November 23, 2011.
12. http://www.fasttrack.co.uk/fasttrack/leagues/dbResults.asp?searchName=o-bit&x=0&y=0
13. "Telecoms News - O-bit Telecom Hits Real Business Hot 100 List". Commsbusiness.co.uk. April 17, 2008. Retrieved November 23, 2011.
14. "Telecoms News - Awards stack up for O-bit Telecom with Deloitte Fast 50". Commsbusiness.co.uk. November 25, 2009. Retrieved November 23, 2011.
15. "Previous winners | Fast 500 winners | Deloitte LLP". Deloitte.co.uk. Retrieved November 23, 2011.
16. "Dave Breith - United Kingdom | LinkedIn". Uk.linkedin.com. Retrieved November 23, 2011.
17. "Tech Track 100 2009 - BDO". Bdo.uk.com. September 20, 2009. Retrieved November 23, 2011.
18. "O-bit Telecom launches Purple Networx to offer a feature rich VoIP Solution for SMBs". Realwire.com. October 1, 2009. Retrieved November 23, 2011.
19. "B2B Telecom Solutions, Premium Rate Services, Voice Solutions, Network Operator, Hosting & much much more". Premium O. Retrieved November 23, 2011.
20. "O-bit steps up the pace". Comms Dealer. June 30, 2009. Retrieved November 23, 2011.
21. "Telecoms News - Star Studded Performance". Commsbusiness.co.uk. June 14, 2010. Retrieved November 23, 2011.
22. Jack Abell (June 18, 2010). "Bucks Ambassadors promote 'champions'". Buckinghamshire Advertiser. Retrieved November 23, 2011.
23. "Winners list 2010 | Winners | Deloitte LLP". Deloitte.co.uk. Retrieved November 23, 2011.
24. "Fast 500 winners 2010 | Deloitte LLP". Deloitte.co.uk. Retrieved November 23, 2011.
25. "Daisy Group completes acquisition of O-bit Telecom | Media Centre". Daisywholesale.com. Retrieved November 23, 2011.
26. "UK Telco O-bit Telecom - Mobile Launch". Prepaid MVNO. Retrieved November 23, 2011.

External links

• Official website