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Ronan Dunne expects EC to decide on O2/Three merger on May 19

The O2 CEO claims the operator is in “great shape” even if Brussels rejects CK Hutchison’s £10.25 billion takeover bid

TalkTalk scraps separate line rental charge for broadband

Claims to be the first broadband provider to offer a combined monthly price

AeroMobile revenue soars with 10.5m passenger connections last year

Connections grew year-on-year from over seven million in 2014

Andrew Peat exits Dixons Carphone following restructure

Peat leaves his role as category director after just two years

EE appoints Sanjeev Shah as director of indirect partnerships

Former Vodafone head of consumer business development Shah replaces Noel Hamill, who becomes MD of marketing

Doro introduces new range of accessories for mobile devices

Accessories include cases, a pouch, a stylus pen, a premium headset and a screen protector

CPW exclusively stocking ‘silver titanium’ Samsung Galaxy S7

The flagship is available across all networks from Carphone Warehouse

OPPO and Vivo join top 5 smartphone vendors as global sales increase

IDC quarterly figures show 334.9 million smartphones were shipped in Q1 2016, with Samsung, Apple and Huawei also in top five

Exertis drives Samsung sales with F1 dealer promotion

Ten top performing Samsung Galaxy customers will be flown out to Monaco for all expenses paid visit to world famous Grand Prix

O2 sees income rise 5.5pc to £355m despite 1.9pc revenue dip

Operator, which is subject to a takeover bid from Three, lots 86,000 customers in Q1 but churn remained “market leading” at 0.9pc

LG smartphone sales down 15.5pc in Q1

Manufacturer claims business entered a “slow season” as customers held off to wait for the release of the G5

O2 nets LG Stylus 2 exclusive

Smartphone is the first to feature a DAB/DAB+ radio tuner, enabling customers to seamlessly access stations without using their data allowance

Samsung revenues rocket 5.7 percent to £29.96 billion

Korean manufacturer credits success of the Galaxy S7 smartphone range, with net profits also rising 14 per cent

Huawei P9 now available to preorder from EE

Vodafone, O2, Three and Carphone Warehouse will also be selling the device upon release in May

All mobiles sold in India next year will have panic buttons to protect women

There were over 300,000 reports of violence against women in India in 2014, with 36,000 being rape-related

Reports: Mobile scam that leaves £300 bill for unmade calls

Victims are being hit for 12 hour calls unfamiliar number starting with 0845 or 0843 that they claim they never made

Vodafone UK head of terminals departs

Former HTC man Teg Dosanjh has left the operator, Mobile News can exclusively reveal

Nokia to buy health company Withings for ‚¬170m

Purchase would signal mobile network equipment maker’s first move into the market for digital products that monitor health

Apple expected to report first ever drop in iPhone sales

Manufacturer likely to confirm smartphone’s first decline in its nine year history when it reports its latest financial results tonight

iD says “do your own thing” with first brand campaign

Digital campaign will include four films and run across Facebook from April 25

Mainline positive on future as part of EE

Airtime distributor will have more than 150,000 mobile connections by the end of the year

HTC 10 the magic number for manufacturer?

The Taiwanese vendor is aiming to build momentum with its new flagship smartphone

Daisy rocks VoIP deal for Jimi Hendrix museum

Legendary guitarists former London home also boasts managed broadband service installed by communications provider

Vodafone reassures dealers after going local

Channel partners left fearing cannibalisation of their customer base

Plan appoints industry veteran Ablard to head of sales role

Former O2 head joins airtime distributor following an 18 month absence from the industry

O2 Enterprise marketing team bags CIM award

Operator named marketing team of the year at the Marketing Excellence Awards

Tech Data bags exclusive B2B distribution deal for MS Band 2

Microsoft Band activity tracker comes with 11 different sensors and was launched in US in October

Quarter of mobile users in UK believe its free to roam in EU

Figures from uSwitch comes as European Commission set to introduce new roaming caps from April 30, before abolishing charges next year

Two thirds ‘misled’ by fibre broadband advertising

Survey by Cable.co.uk reveals majority of consumers have no idea their service arrives through a standard copper telephone line

MNTV: Three Discovery zones

Last month, Three launched its Discovery Zone scheme in two additional stores located in Islington and Swansea. The operator also unveiled plans to rollout Discovery sessions in 50 more locations over the next few months. Mobile News TV spoke with Three head of retail experience Sian Laffin and community engagement and Discovery manager Jessica Tompkinson to find

Exertis adds MEDION devices to smartphone range

Basingstoke-based distributor will also stock PCs and laptops from Lenovo-owned manufacturer

HTC dealt blow as Voda and O2 snub 10 smartphone from launch

Manufacturer in talks with both operators to stock flagship device with Carphone, EE and Three confirming stock of it

Onecom enjoying more triumph after its most successful Q1 ever

Vodafone Platinum Partner has signed up more than £21 million worth of contracts in first three months

Three named worst network for 4G coverage in Which? study

The study also found that UK 4G access is lagging behind the rest of the world

Ingram signs exclusive supply deal for DEWALT MD501 smartphone

Distributor will offer the Global Mobile Communications-licenced rugged mobile out to its UK reseller channel

Chess signs up with Pier Insurance for policies

Insurance tariffs will be available to airtime distributor’s reseller partners from Â£2.99 per month

Onecom appoints Joe Murphy as head of corporate sales

Experienced manager and director joins Vodafone Platinum Partner’s existing 300 staff

Vodafone awards ANOVO lucrative repair deal

Reverse logistics work to also to transfer from UTL over the next 12 months

Huawei unveils VR headset

Manufacturer took wraps off a headset to rival Samsung’s Gear VR at the Chinese launch of its P9 headset

O2 Dash-es new Bragi earphones into UK stores

Bragi’s Dash earphones cost £249.99 but comes with in-built storage, Bluetooth connectivity and a heart-rate sensor

TalkTalk regains market share after cyber attack setback

Figures from Kantar show 3.2 per cent jump for broadband provider after customers had flocked from it following October’s cyber attack

Carphone’s Geek Squad now Apple accredited screen repairer

Prices for screen repairs and replacements cost £89 from selected branches

UK retailers best in Europe for mobile shopping, claims Accenture

The consultancy company looked into the mobile shopping habits of consumers and retailers

Data Select secures HTC distribution deal

Distributor claims its Platinum Club helped it secure the distribution deal

Networks and retailers confirm HTC 10 stock

Preorders for the device, which was officially unveiled today, open mid-April from certain retailers

HTC claims new 10 flagship has best smartphone camera

Taiwanese manufacturer took wraps off its latest device, which is a follow up to last year’s One M9 handset

Hutchison left “disappointed” by CMA’s merger letter

The CMA detailed its opposition to the Three-owner’s £10.25bn takeover of O2 in a letter to European Commissioner Margrethe Vestager

CMA calls on EC to block Hutch’s O2 takeover

UK regulator has told European Commissioner Margrethe Vestager that either Three or O2 should be sold, or the £10.25 billion deal should be scrapped