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Azzurri CEO Vim Vithaldas to step down in July
He has led the O2 centre of excellence partner since December 2011, overseeing its refinancing programme
Dealers - Samantha Tomaszczyk
January 29, 2014
Samsung to open 20 UK stores in partnership with CPW
The deal will see some Carphone Warehouse stores rebranded as Samsung over the next three months
Retailers - Samantha Tomaszczyk
January 29, 2014
Daisy offering free 4G trials to boost EE sales
Dealers to receive trial SIM cards and devices to enable them to demonstrate the network’s capabilities to customers
Dealers - Paul Withers
January 29, 2014
Phones 4u pulls BlackBerry 10 handsets from stores
Retailer and troubled smartphone manufacturer ‘fell out’ over sales targets and rebates
Retailers - Mobile News
January 27, 2014
AT&T rules out bid for Vodafone
The American operator has ended months of speculation that it will buy Vodafone, with CEO Randall Stephenson confirming it “does not intend to make an offer”
International - Samantha Tomaszczyk
January 27, 2014
Virgin Mobile land network exclusive for ZTE Blade Q Mini
The MVNO said ZTE’s Blade series is a strong performer in its handset portfolio
Retailers - Samantha Tomaszczyk
January 17, 2014
Curran to unleash ‘new and improved’ version of Yes Telecom
B2B airtime distie ‘Plan Communications’ will run on O2’s network; aims to give dealers more control over connections and revenues
Dealers - Michael Garwood
January 14, 2014
LG G Flex available to pre-order at Carphone Warehouse
First curved smartphone to hit the UK will be available from £52 a month with a £79 upfront cost, or £42 a month as part of an upgrade with no handset cost when it goes on sale next month
Retailers - Paul Withers
January 14, 2014
BlackBerry cuts Z10 price as O2 and EE stop selling it
Two operators have confirmed they are no longer taking new stock of BlackBerry’s first BB10 device, as price falls to around £150
Retailers - Samantha Tomaszczyk
January 13, 2014
O2 CoE partner Azzurri launches new mobile business unit
CEO Vim Vithaldas said the creation of the unit – which will see Azzurri develop applications in-house for the first time – will enable the company to lead in the B2B mobile market
Unified Comms - Samantha Tomaszczyk
January 9, 2014
2013: Year in Review
A ‘record’ 12 months of biggest-ever, fastest, thinnest, counterfeit, stolen and every other type of mobile phone
Dealers - Mobile News
January 2, 2014
December 2013 was UK’s first ‘mobile Christmas’
John Lewis saw traffic from mobile devices overtake desktop computers and laptops for the first time in the five weeks to December 28
Retailers - Samantha Tomaszczyk
January 2, 2014
Sunrise beats networks to land £2.2m contract
B2B dealer bags deal with insurance broker Arthur J Gallacher after six months of ‘intense’ negotiations
Dealers - Michael Garwood
December 20, 2013
Roche swells Azzurri exodus to Olive Comms
Head of marketing becomes latest staff member to leave service provider, taking up a similar role at the dealer
Dealers - Samantha Tomaszczyk
December 20, 2013
Get Connected slams damning BBC exposé as ‘load of rubbish’
Retailer angrily refutes allegations of misleading customers on contracts, with MD Damian Cole accusing programme of a ‘personal attack’ against him
Retailers - Paul Withers
December 19, 2013
BlackBerry to supply Peugeot Citroën with 10,000 smartphones
The car manufacturer will deploy the devices across its offices in France and Spain
International - Samantha Tomaszczyk
December 17, 2013
OneCom acquires The Communications Centre
Vodafone Platinum Partner acquires second dealer in the past month, taking its total user base past 200,000 connections
Dealers - Paul Withers
December 13, 2013
20:20 Mobile UK finance director Andy White quits
White joins 20:20 Mobile MD James Browning out of the Crewe based distributor
Retailers - Michael Garwood
December 11, 2013
Two mobile firms featured in Sunday Times Fast Track 100
Mobile Account Solutions second and Activ8 41st in list measuring the fastest growing private companies by sales
Dealers - Paul Withers
December 10, 2013
Carphone reports a 119pc rise in mobile sales on Cyber Monday
Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini smartphone was the top seller, with order numbers up 695 per cent compared to the whole of the previous week
Retailers - Paul Withers
December 3, 2013
Olive kicks December numbers to 1,100 after scoring Chelsea win
Vodafone Platinum and O2 Centre of Excellence partner signs up Premier League football club in one of four new contract wins
Dealers - James Barnes
December 3, 2013
Daisy ‘cautiously optimistic’ as losses widen to £15m
Revenue down but adjusted EBITDA and gross margin up, as Group says it has a good pipeline of opportunities and will continue to look at strategic acquisitions
Unified Comms - Paul Withers
December 3, 2013
Solicitor Stephen Hunter joins OneCom as non-exec chairman
Former senior banker appointed as Vodafone Platinum Partner continues its growth
Dealers - Paul Withers
December 2, 2013
Carphone to have ‘Cyber Monday’ sale on Samsung devices
Retailer offers discounted Galaxy product bundles, with the £229 upfront price of the Galaxy S4 slashed altogether
Retailers - Paul Withers
November 29, 2013
Mainline to host three corporate workshops for dealers in January
Workshops in January by EE airtime distributor as a result of three sell-out small business workshops held last month
Dealers - Paul Withers
November 29, 2013
Apple and Phones 4U offering ‘Black Friday’ deals
Phones 4U has cut prepay prices by £15 while Apple, Asda and John Lewis have discounted devices and accessories
Retailers - Samantha Tomaszczyk
November 29, 2013
John Lewis gets Nokia Lumia 2520 exclusivity
The retailer, which will stock the Lumia 2520 from December 4, will have exclusivity on the product until the end of February
Retailers - Samantha Tomaszczyk
November 28, 2013
Frequency bags O2 and Tesco supply deals
Retailers join Carphone Warehouse, Waitrose, Amazon and Mobile Fun in selling the specialised mobile phone speakers
Retailers - Paul Withers
November 21, 2013
O2 franchise retail store rollout hits 177
Operator now more than halfway through its current franchise plan, with the possibility of extending the target still in the pipeline
Retailers - Paul Withers
November 20, 2013
OneCom boosts base by 13,000 connections after OneStream buy
Vodafone Platinum Partner takes over rival and builds 190,000 total user base; Phil Rider relinquishes chairmanship of OneStream to focus on Digital Phone Company
Dealers - Paul Withers
November 18, 2013
Partner Council select Exertis Micro-P and Data Select as indirect suppliers
Independent group of 11 O2 Centre of Excellence partners choose duo as handsets and accessories supply partners
Dealers - Paul Withers
November 18, 2013
Carphone Warehouse reports first-half revenue growth
The retailer said like-for-like sales grew 8.3 per cent in the first half of 2013, despite a slow Q2 as customers held out for the arrival of 4G 
Retailers - Samantha Tomaszczyk
November 14, 2013
Phones 4U, O2 and Carphone confirm Moto G availability
Smartphone now on Phones 4U’s website with in-store availability following on Friday; O2 to begin selling device from November 27, with Carphone ranging it from December 11
Retailers - Paul Withers
November 13, 2013
BlackBerry announces BES 10 successes in Germany
Half of Germany’s largest companies and 90 per cent of government agencies are now using BlackBerry’s enterprise mobility management software BES 10, the company says
Unified Comms - Samantha Tomaszczyk
November 13, 2013
Trio exit O2 Centre of Excellence partner Azzurri
Jason Elliott, head of marketing and PR, Dan Roche and human resources director Noel McGonigle are to leave the company
Unified Comms - Samantha Tomaszczyk
November 13, 2013
Global annual SMS revenues to decline by £14.5 billion by 2018
The rise of over-the-top messaging applications is behind the drop in SMS revenues, which will be largest in Asia Pacific and Italy
International - Samantha Tomaszczyk
November 12, 2013
Three announces exit from Carphone Warehouse
From December 4 Three contracts will no longer be offered by the retailer
Retailers - Samantha Tomaszczyk
November 7, 2013
Carphone Warehouse to stock Doro Liberto 810 smartphone
The retailer is the first in the UK to offer Doro’s “most liberating and progressive handset” from £119.95
Retailers - Samantha Tomaszczyk
November 7, 2013
HTC One Max goes on sale at Carphone Warehouse
Latest addition to the manufacturer’s One portfolio available for free from £52 a month on contract
Retailers - Paul Withers
November 6, 2013
Vodafone apologises to dealers over revenue share errors
Operator reiterates its ‘sincere apologies’ after several dealers complain of a number of inaccuracies in revenue share reports
Dealers - Paul Withers
November 5, 2013
BlackBerry exec leaves for Connect
Robin Johnson joins Northern Irish Vodafone gold partner as sales manager
Dealers - Paul Withers
November 5, 2013
£3bn Fairfax deal for BlackBerry falls through
Fairfax opts out of buying manufacturer after completing six-week due diligence process. BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins to leave manufacturer in the next two weeks
Retailers - Paul Withers
November 4, 2013
Mobile Fun opens second UK office
Premises, located a mile from its head office in Birmingham, to focus on the online accessories retailer’s international growth plans
Retailers - Paul Withers
November 4, 2013
Phones 4u reveals Christmas advertising campaign
Retailer’s latest ads will showcase gifts which will be included with contract and pay as you go purchases
Retailers - James Barnes
November 1, 2013
Phones 4U appoints David Kassler as CEO
Former chief executive of EMI Music takes over responsibilities held by retailer’s Group CEO Tim Whiting since May
Retailers - Paul Withers
October 31, 2013
Phones 4U gets pink Galaxy Note 3 exclusive for November
Retailer also giving away a wireless speaker worth £120 to customers upgrading to a 4G tariff
Retailers - Paul Withers
October 31, 2013
Midland Comms wins Abu Dhabi Grand Prix incentive
Dealer drawn at random from qualifying entrants to win VIP trip to the Formula One Abu Dhabi Grand Prix this weekend
Dealers - Paul Withers
October 29, 2013
Azzurri signs £3.5m telecoms contract with AmicusHorizon
The five-year agreement will see Azzurri provide the housing association with internet, fixed line and video conferencing solutions
Unified Comms - Samantha Tomaszczyk
October 28, 2013
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