Arguably its greatest triumph to date was being awarded one of two distribution agreements with Nokia; Financially, Exertis Micro-P is on the crest of a wave with turnover to the year end-March of over £500 million

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Internet activity now costs 16p per megabyte, with the cost of making calls falling 21 per cent to and sending a text by 25 per cent to 5p per message

Deal set for completion subject to shareholder approval. Carphone shareholders will vote at AGM on July 15th

Firm vows to educate the market on its breadth of services as part of brand refresh; Admits UK perception needed improving following the purchase of BrightPoint in 2012

Vodafone Platinum Partner makes its tenth acquisition in two years, with chief executive Martin Flick describing it as a ‘game-changer’

Offer open to dealers placing orders on distributor’s new online ordering system, which it claims provides them with an easier way of doing business with it

Connection base falls by 6.4 per cent to 8.4 million at mobile phone retailer

Customers will win a personalised footwear worth more than £100 when they take out a contract for the One (M8) or mini 2

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IT and fixed line provider Chess Telecom has completed the acquisition of O2 and EE airtime distributor Avenir Telecom. Andy Tow becomes MD of newly formed Chess Partner Services division. 

Stuart Bruce (pictured) takes on new role of head of services and accessories sales and is replaced by returning Joe Officer at distributor’s Attach division

Every handset purchased will act as an entry into a prize draw that includes a behind-the-scenes tour of the FA National Football Centre

New wireless 4G broadband service available in capital initially with nationwide rollout planned

Vodafone Platinum Partner adds £20 million worth of business and 25,000 mobile connections as its growth continues

Airtime distributor says the offer will help them win and retain customers on the network 

New sales manager joins to drive sales of its mobile and unified communications portfolio

Compact version in the manufacturer’s smartphone range now available from Phones 4u, EE and O2, with Carphone and Three to follow in the coming days

Former Brightstar 20:20 and Dixons man set to be named new category manager ahead of £3.8 billion merger deal

All 80 office-based employees moving to renovated premises, which also houses Peter Jones-owned companies eXpansys and Jessops

IT and fixed line specialist said to be holding exclusive discussions with O2 and EE distributor

Vodafone platinum partner gains full access to the operator’s portfolio of products and services and will work with it to design and build ‘complex multi-product’ solutions

Handset that was launched yesterday already being sold at a discounted price by two retailers

Distributor will offer full range of Samsung wearables and will offer training to its partners on the market opportunity