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BlackBerry unveils “most secure” Android smartphone

DTek 50 Canadian manufacturer’s second Android smartphone and the thinnest phone it has ever made

BT rivals slam Ofcom’s Openreach reforms

TalkTalk CEO Harding says full separation would be more effective, while Three slams regulator’s “failure to stand up to BT”

Openreach to become legally separate from BT

Ofcom opts not to force BT to sell off infrastructure arm, but proposes “major reforms” on telecoms giant

O2 customer data being sold on dark net by cyber criminals

Phone numbers, email addresses, passwords and dates of birth most likely first stolen from gaming website XSplit three years ago

Brightstar Corp. appoints Emer Timmons as CMO and president of strategic sales

Telecoms veteran joins from BT after more than a decade at the UK giant

Ericsson boss Vestberg departs after sales fell more than 11pc

CEO leaves all assignments effective immediately. CFO Jan Frykhammar assumes CEO role while Swedish firm finds replacement

Uphill task for new Vodafone CEO after “disastrous” year

Nick Jeffery must rebuild operator’s reputation as customer complaints reach record highs

Chess and Vodafone put bad blood behind them with airtime agreement

Decision marks significant u-turn by Vodafone, having controversially axed the distributor (then Avenir) in 2009

Huawei’s half-year revenue up 40pc YOY to £28bn

Operating margins shrank from 18 per cent to 12pc as it moved in to high-end market

BT willing to give Openreach more autonomy

Outgoing chairman Sir Mike Rake said telecoms giant may set up separate board ahead of Ofcom decision on future of infrastructure division

Vodafone UK sales down 3.2pc as mobile base falls below 18m customers

UK business continues to struggle as billing system issues rumble on

Smartwatch market falls 32pc as Apple Watch shipments halve

IDC warns market growth for this year could be “muted” as Watch improvements aren’t expected until early next year

EE completes onshore CS plan for PAYM customers

500 new roles have been created by operator, with 550 more announced to tackle broadband complaints

Voda best network at O2 Arena, while EE tops RootMetrics study at Wembley

EE was also ranked fastest at Chelsea’s Stamford Bridge stadium in latest test results from network-testing firm

Vodafone UK hits 101 4G roaming destinations

Operator offering this service in more places than any of its rivals, with 27 new countries added

Vodafone first UK operator to use Cisco SON technology to give customers ‘superior voice quality’

The operator claims the technology will give all its customers ‘superior voice quality’

Proposed Softbank buyout of chipmaker ARM left in doubt

Brightstar-parent announced deal to buy UK technology firm, but shareholders have raised concerns over debt-levels, leaving deal int he balance

Exclusive: Anywhere SIM signs first major retail deal with Argos

The MVNO’s products will be available both in-store and online from the retail giant

Pokemon Go causes 60 per cent rise in power bank sales for Carphone

The largest contributors to the increase were stores in Devon and Cornwall

Vodafone UK launches fibre broadband service for SMEs

Superfast Fibre Broadband offers speeds up to 76Mbps. Operator also launches landline services

Vodafone UK chief Hoencamp departs for Netherlands CEO role

Hoencamp steps down from UK operations to head up Netherlands JV with Liberty Global, and is replaced by Group enterprise chief Nick Jeffery

O2 power bank sales surge 33pc off back of PokÃ©mon GO craze

Mobile operator now offering bundle costing Â£49.99, consisting of a power bank, speaker and selfie stick – a saving of more than Â£20

Cat unveils world’s first smartphone with integrated thermal camera

Manufacturer Bullitt Group also claims it is the world’s most waterproof phone, as device is made available for pre-order

Operators offer credit for customers caught in Bastille Day massacre

More than 84 people were killed when a truck ploughed through a crowd during Bastille Day celebrations in French city of Nice

O2 CEO Ronan Dunne to be replaced by CFO Mark Evans

Evans will take over on August 1, with Dunne stepping down after more than eight years in charge

O2 Travel service now covers 73 countries around the world

The service gives pay monthly O2 customers an allowance of 120 minutes and 120 texts to be used daily whilst abroad

Onecom wins Total Comms award at Vodafone conference

Platinum Partner of the Year gong went to Qualitel, while iTalk, Rock Networks, Trinity Maxwell and 4G Mobile and Data also took home awards

Vodafone now stocking Sony Xperia E5 handset

O2 and Carphone Warehouse are also selling the mid-range device from the Japanese manufacturer

Over 350,000 EE customers download Pokemon Go in a day

The latest game in the Nintendo franchise was launched in the UK yesterday (July 14)

Vodafone unveils VPS revamp at annual conference

More than 100 indirect partners were invited to VPS Conference to hear plans to move Vodafone’s partner programme to a more UC-based setup

Exertis earns title of Dell EMEA Security Distributor of the Year

The award was presented on June 22 at the Grand Hotel Excelsior in Malta

Lenovo claims new Moto G4 Play and E3 handsets offer ‘more choice and value’ than premium alternatives

The E3 will be available from September, whilst the G4 Play has been given a release date of August

Three quarters of businesses claim IoT is critical to future success

Fourth survey by Vodafone reveals nearly nine in ten investing in IoT have increased their budgets over the last 12 months

HTC appoints Nokia veteran Greig Williams as European sales VP

He also takes over daily UK responsibility from Peter Frolund, who will now drive Vive sales in Europe

BlackBerry hits back at smartphone reports promising “stellar” updates

COO Mary Beard denies Canadian manufacturer is ditching its BB10 operating system in company blog post

EE launches improved partner portal to “drive up” B2B sales

Resource for B2B partners aimed at providing them with tools to drive up sales

Bluechipworld adds former EE and Carphone manager Bain to team

Experienced buying manager joins as accessories manufacturer continues recruitment drive

Hutchison opens European data roaming for Google MVNO

The new partnership will allow Project Fi customers in the US to use data services across Europe

GSMA launches tool to measure ability to connect to mobile web

Online resource enables users to view how effective the connection is in 130 different countries

Carphone launches own budget VR headset

Universal VR Headset from Goji will cost Â£39.99 when it goes on sale this Saturday

Samsung UK launches marketing campaign for Galaxy TabPro S

Four week push aims to inform people of how different functions on the device can be used to juggle their personal and business lives

AeroMobile launches inflight 3G services on Air Singapore flights

The Gatwick-based company was the first, and currently the only, to launch inflight 3G connectivity

Onecom to create 37 new jobs at Telford office

Additional sales executives will treble headcount at base in Shropshire as part of continued investment

BlackBerry given a year to live as device sales dry up

Industry expects BlackBerry to exit the handset market after CEO Chen sets profitability ultimatum

The business of Brexit: Bosses give their views

The telecoms industry’s leading players give their views on the UK’s exit from the European Union and how it might affect business

Chitter Chatter future in doubt after failed investment

Chromevalue Limited enters administration, with director admitting he is “shocked, saddened and embarrassed” by the situation

Truphone chairman Steve Robertson quits MVNO

Former CEO steps down after five years and has also resigned from his position as a director

EE launches exclusive BT Sport offer for mobile customers

New and existing pay monthly customers will get six months of free access to BT Sport app