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BT completes £12.5 billion EE takeover

Stock market filing confirms BT acquisition, as shares and capital in incumbent transferred to EE’s former owners Orange and Deutsche Telekom

January 29, 2016

EE named most reliable network at London airports in RootMetrics test

The network came on top for mobile internet reliability at Heathrow, Gatwick and London City airports

January 28, 2016

Ingram Micro UK makes three key appointments

Gemma Glen assumes role as head of B2B sales, Raj Pandya takes up role as head of commercial management and Matt Bramwell is confirmed as head of mobility sales

January 28, 2016

Brits are hoarding £13 billion worth of unused phones

Research from SellMyMobile.com found 45-55 year olds are most likely to cling on to devices, with a quarter stocking four or more phones

January 28, 2016

LG K Series goes on European sale this week

The Korean handset maker launched the range at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) at the start of the year

January 28, 2016

Samsung 7.3 pc sales slow echoes downbeat mobile market

Korean manufacturer saw profits from its mobile business slide to £1.2 billion for final quarter of 2016

January 28, 2016

Three staff arrested at TalkTalk’s Indian call centre

The employees are accused of stealing customer data and using it to conduct phone scams

January 28, 2016

Three and Tesco Mobile customers “happiest in UK”

Study by Network Research claims MVNO has highest NPS score (+27), while Vodafone came bottom with -2

January 28, 2016

STK enters South Africa with Mobile Sync 5b handset

The Middlesex-based manufacturer’s device will be stocked by South African retailer Ackermans

January 27, 2016

Apple reports broadly flat Q1 financial results

Revenue, profit and iPhone sales all hit record first quarter levels, but only just

January 27, 2016

TMT First pens deal with delivery firm DPD

Customer benefits include one hour and weekend delivery, as well as access to a parcel shop network of over 2,000 across the UK

January 27, 2016

Tech Data now stocking Archos 55 Platinum and F24 Power handsets

The Platinum 55 is a traditional smartphone, whilst the F24 Power has been designed as a feature phone

January 26, 2016

Exertis now exclusively distributing Momit smart thermostats

Basingstoke-based distributor also stocking Guardzilla and Tile security products

January 26, 2016

Dixons Carphone set to close 134 stores

Retailer said it expects to maintain current staff levels as it revealed profits of £450m for 2015

January 26, 2016

7 providers sign up to new Ofcom broadband code

Signatories to voluntary code will be required to offer businesses more clarity on broadband speeds, according to regulator

January 26, 2016

Job fears as Brightstar begins major restructure

Cuts to to UK team confirmed, with changes following a major global operation review by CEO Jaymin B. Patel

January 25, 2016

HTC announces executive promotions

Americas president Jason Mackenzie takes on global executive role, with Andre Lonne replacing him

January 25, 2016

MPs slam Google’s £130 million tax deal

Android-maker agreed to pay UK back taxes but deal labelled “derisory” and “a sweetheart deal” by critics

January 24, 2016

Olive seals £15.25 million in funding deals

Vodafone Platinum Partner has bagged £10m from the Business Growth Fund and £5.25 million in debt facilities form Barclays

January 22, 2016

Google makes £21.7bn from Android, Oracle claims

Search engine giant has always claimed its operating system is not-for-profit but Oracle’s lawyers claim Google has made more than £15 billion from its OS

January 22, 2016

CWU slams Virgin Media for “unsurprising” job cuts

Union claims broadband provider has a history of promising investment but cutting jobs and outsourcing roles

January 22, 2016

Carphone exclusively stocking gold Sony Xperia M5

The handset was first unveiled by Sony in August last year

January 22, 2016

Virgin Media set to axe up to 900 UK jobs

Broadband provider will make cuts over next two years as part of a group organisation

January 22, 2016

Customers ditched TalkTalk following last year’s hack

Broadband provider’s share of the sales fell quarterly from 13.4pc in Q3 to 9pc at end of 2015

January 21, 2016

Tech Data signs UK distribution deal with Jawbone

Distributor aiming to extend reach of the company’s UP product range into more retailers and new vertical markets

January 20, 2016

O2 creates ‘world first’ in combating international card fraud

The network has partnered with card issuer MBNA to trial the new service with thousands of customers

January 20, 2016

EE and Vodafone now stocking BlackBerry Priv

Manufacturer’s first Android smartphone is available on EE and Vodafone business plans

January 19, 2016

Chess records £74 million turnover in 2015

Distributor claims growth has been driven by recent acquisitions

January 19, 2016

New BT CIO Watson to lead EE network integration

Watson will also replace Clive Selley as CEO Of BT’s technology, service and operations division as Selley steps up to top job at infrastructure arm Openreach

January 19, 2016

ZTE to report 43.5pc jump in 2015 profit

Manufacturer forecasting figure to hit Â£403.4 million, while revenue expected to rise by almost a quarter to 10.76 billion

January 19, 2016

CityFibre completes £90m acquisition of KCom assets

Deal means Cityfibre now covers 36 cities across the UK, and is the largest infrastructure provider after BT

January 18, 2016

Wileyfox poaches ex-Moto accounts director Jenkins for BDM role

Richard Jenkins was account director at Motorola for five years, but will oversee European strategy as VP of Business Development

January 18, 2016

Telephone Europe offering free Linx tablet with every Lumia 550

The special promotion ending March 31 applies to devices purchased on a Tel.plan 300 tariff

January 18, 2016

Apple’s European HQ evacuated due to bomb warning

5,000 staff in Cork headquarters were temporarily forced to leave sites as police searched the premises following security alert

January 18, 2016

BT to create 1,000 UK call centre jobs as part of £80m investment

Telecoms provider makes move to answer more than four fifths of consumer calls by the end of this year

January 18, 2016

Exertis appoints new UK IT commercial director Reynolds

Reynolds held previous senior roles at Epson, Samsung and Toshiba

January 18, 2016

Carphone launches Samsung Galaxy rumours site

The manufacturer’s new handset is expected to be unveiled at next month’s Mobile World Congress

January 18, 2016

Ex-BT CEO Ben Verwaayen joins Ofcom board

Verwaayen joins former Economist editor Bill Emmott at regulator, replacing Tim Gardam and Mike McTighe who step down after two terms

January 15, 2016

Tech Data launches redesigned Eden website for Apple partners

Distributor’s new website offers Mac, iPhone, iPod and various other Apple products to partners

January 15, 2016

Analysts react to BT/EE merger approval

CMA has rubber-stamped BT’s £12.5 billion buyout of EE, making it the biggest mobile, fixed line and broadband provider in the UK when the deal is completed on January 29

January 15, 2016

Exclusive: Bullitt wants two new brand partners in 2016

CEO Peter Stephens said the manufacturer will look to expand product portfolio into wearables and IoT

January 15, 2016

CMA clears BT’s £12.5 billion EE takeover

BT said it will aim to complete buyout by January 29, making it the biggest mobile, fixed line and broadband provider in the country

January 15, 2016

Bullitt partners with Verizon to sell Cat phones in US

Reading manufacturer will sell the new Cat S50c rugged smartphone in the US as part of deal with biggest operator

January 14, 2016

European ruling gives employers access to workers’ private messages

The ruling follows a Romanian engineer’s accusations a former employer had breached the Human Rights Act

January 14, 2016

Three’s Feel At Home has saved customers £2.6 billion since launch

Operator claims roaming deal, which allows Three customers to use minutes, text and data, saves customers £360 a year on average

January 13, 2016

Vodafone wins £75m contract with ScottishPower Energy Networks

The contract requires the network to install data monitoring systems across sites in Scotland, Merseyside and North Wales

January 12, 2016

O2 and EE hit by national call outage

Customers across the country unable to call landlines due to BT network issue

January 11, 2016

BT’s £12.5 billion EE acquisition set for final approval this week

Reports claim the CMA will rubber stamp BT’s takeover, despite complaints from rival operators

January 11, 2016