The Envirofone brand has been acquired from global IT asset disposal company SK TES by recommerce specialists Matt Green and Sam Hargreaves, together with their partner Lewis Cox. Green co-ounded The iOutlet 15 years ago as a bedroom start-up, while Hargreaves launched Technology Recycle Group, which was later acquired by ReBuy. SK TES had previously

BT is sell its specialist network tor financial markets Radianz to Transaction Network Services (TNS). 

Telecom pricing and retail share analyst company FDM has acquired leading technology research and advisory firm CCS Insight in a deal backed by private equity investor Inflexion. 

South Korea’s National Assembly has passed  legislation banning the use of mobile phones in school classrooms from next year. 

The Home Office is expected to relinquish its demand that Apple create a back door to iOS, allowing Government access tp encrypted iCloud accounts.

App-based bank Monzo, is preparing to launch a mobile service integrated into its app.

Shares in Vodafone’s satellite partner AST SpaceMobile rose 20 per cent today before a small pullback after the company posted strong second-quarter results and highlighted progress with key partnerships.

EE has introduced a free, customisable “P.H.O.N.E. Contract” to help parents and children agree limits on smartphone use. The network has also introdced new under-18 mobile plans and in-store online safety appointments. The downloadable agreement covers issues such as screen time limits, phone curfews, and situations when device use is not allowed. It also includes

VodafoneThree has activated its Multi-Operator Core Network (MOCN) platform on more than 600 sites, with 9,000 expected to be live by the end of the first year of the merger.

A street campaign insired by the London Underground yellow ”Mnd The Gap’ platform line is being implemented by Currys to tackle mobile phone theft in London city hotspots. The ‘Mind the Grab’ initiative is backed by Westminster Council, the Metropolitan Police Service, and Crimestoppers, It will trial a painted purple line along Oxford Street pavements to

If you’re offered a Galaxy Z Fold 7 or Flip 7 anytime soon;  beware. A truck carrying thousands of Samsung’s flagship devices was hijacked near Heathrow Airport on Monday, in what could be one of the biggest tech cargo thefts in recent years.

 Hawes, North Yorkshire, can now get 4G from all networks following upgrades under the £1.3 billion Shared Rural Network (SRN) programme.

Essex-based IT asset disposal company, Reuse Technology Group, has appointed Emeka Nwadike as CEO to lead its expansion into the mobile sector. He joins Reuse from Mazuma having previously worked at Twig following its acquisition of Mobi Market, the secondary market reseller he co-founded. At Reuse, Nwadike will focus on expanding the company’s involvement in

An American lawyer is planning legal action against Ofcom, accusing the UK regulator of overstepping into American free speech rights under the new  Online Safety Act.

EE has introduced SIM-only plans aimed at under-18s, alongside in-store safety support appointments and digital guidance materials for parents. 

BT has refunded or credited £18 million to  customers following a breach of Ofcom’s consumer protection rules.

Full-fibre provider CityFibre has awarded £40,000 in grants to four charities through its new Community Fund scheme. Among the beneficiaries is Cambridge Online, which has received £40,000 to support its digital inclusion work. The funding targets communities included in Project Gigabit, the government’s initiative to deliver high-speed broadband to hard-to-reach areas. The Fund offers both small and

Vodafone’s UK mobile contract base fell by 46,000 in the first quarter of its financial year 2026, mainly due to disconnections in the business segment and customer losses to Three.

Vodafone is promising customers it will resolve their enquiries without being bounced from one service agent to another and being kept ‘on hold’. Called ‘Just Ask Once’, the service promises that a single Vodafone representative will handle a customer’s query from start to finish, proactively providing updates until the issue is resolved. The new service is

EE says more than 34 million people will be soon be able to access ts 5G Standalone network which will cover more than half of the population less than a year after its launch.

VodafoneThree has been selected  as a main connectivity contractor for Sizewell C, the £14.2 billion nuclear power station being built on the Suffolk coast.

Cellhire is adopting BT Wholesale’s new Complete Mobile proposition to give its channel partners enhanced access to EE with contract flexibility, pricing improvements, and bespoke branding.

Vodafone has launched a same-day phone repair service called Fix & Go, at five UK stores.

BT Group and Wireless Infrastructure Group (WIG) have deployed a new 4G indoor mobile network system across all three terminals at Manchester Airport.