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Welcomm acquires rival O2 CoE partner Davison Comms
Latest move represents Welcomm’s sixth acquisition in the past four years
Dealers - Mobile News
March 26, 2013
Gang who stole £150,000 of stock from CPW sentenced
Eight youths targeted 42 Carphone Warehouse stores across London and surrounding areas
Retailers - Samantha Tomaszczyk
March 25, 2013
Micro-P reveals plans for assault on airtime distribution market
New £150k platform to drive convergence in mobile with the aim of making 2,000 connections per month before 2014
Dealers - Michael Garwood
March 25, 2013
Evolve Telecom buys Vodafone gold partner Fenchurch Comms
Purchase of gold partner takes firm’s base to more than 70,000 connections on the network as it targets more acquisitions
Dealers - Paul Withers
March 25, 2013
BlackBerry Q10 to hit shelves on April 26
Reports suggest the second phone to run the BlackBerry 10 operating system to be released on the same day as the Samsung Galaxy S4
Retailers - Paul Withers
March 22, 2013
PMGC Technology acquires Veecom Systems
Deal sees PMGC become the largest Vodafone platinum partner in Scotland, taking its base past 60,000 connections
Dealers - Paul Withers
March 20, 2013
Carphone: Samsung’s S4 “the one to watch” as interest rockets
Retailer sees interest rise 446 per cent compared to the manufacturer’s flagship smartphone for last year, calling it the busiest pre-registration period it has ever seen
Retailers - Paul Withers
March 20, 2013
Gamma to run ‘Races Roadshow’ for channel partners
Sessions to show how its range of fixed, mobile and data services can help increase their business
Unified Comms - Paul Withers
March 20, 2013
Mobile retailers contribute 10pc to UK tablet sales
Most devices bought in other retailers according to annual market report by CCS Insight
Retailers - Mobile News
March 19, 2013
Phones 4 U,CPW and EE to stock Samsung Galaxy S 4 from April 26
Vodafone and Three have also confirmed they will “soon” stock the new smartphone
Retailers - Samantha Tomaszczyk
March 15, 2013
O2 wins hat-trick of gongs at Mobile News Awards 2013
Samsung and Lebara also triumph twice at industry’s biggest and most prestigious awards ceremony 
Dealers - Paul Withers
March 15, 2013
Ingram Micro adds Oaisys to UC vendor list
Ingram Micro will add Oaisys, a supplier of call recording technology, to its list of UC parters which also includes ShoreTel, Cisco and Jabra
Unified Comms - Samantha Tomaszczyk
March 14, 2013
Coms makes World Telecom its first acquisition
VoIP provider takes on almost 50,000 large corporate customers as it drives its acquisition strategy
Dealers - Paul Withers
March 12, 2013
LSG to provide Nationwide customers with mobile insurance
Phones 4U’s security arm to provide services to five million of the building society’s FlexPlus Account holders
Retailers - Paul Withers
March 8, 2013
P4U offers premium Sony headphones to Xperia Z customers
Stores in London, Leeds, Birmingham and Manchester will promote the handset by giving away prizes at fun day
Retailers - Mobile News
March 8, 2013
Daisy exhausts Vodafone business upgrade limit for Q1
Airtime distributor may not be able to process any further requests until April following an upgrade cap placed on dealers by the operator
Dealers - Paul Withers
March 7, 2013
Tesco commits to no mid-contract tariff hikes
The ‘Tesco Mobile Tariff Promise’, which fixes core contract costs, is the first of its kind from a UK network provider
Retailers - Samantha Tomaszczyk
March 7, 2013
Mainline launches BlackBerry Z10 incentive for dealers
Two dealers with the most business connections on EE, Orange or Three in March will win a lead generation campaign
Dealers - Paul Withers
March 7, 2013
Vodafone partners with Towers Watson on car insurance service
Vodafone will combine its ‘Vehicle Connect’ with partner Towers Watson’s ‘DriveAbility’ programme to create products for car insurance companies and their customers
Unified Comms - Samantha Tomaszczyk
March 5, 2013
B2B dealers accuse EE of lack of respect following upgrade cuts
Dealers question network’s loyalty to the business channel after move
Dealers - Paul Withers
February 26, 2013
A1 Comms to sell B2B deals through its Go Mobile retail stores
Fourth online consumer brand, Phones.co.uk, to also launch as company continues to build on last year’s success
Dealers - Paul Withers
February 25, 2013
Avenir Telecom switches to O2 for UC services
The distributor expects to save at least £10,000 over two years by moving to O2 unified communications: fixed line and broadband
Unified Comms - Samantha Tomaszczyk
February 22, 2013
Carphone Warehouse in talks to sell French arm
The retailer is reportedly in talks to sell its French retail operations as part of a review of its overall Phone House business
Retailers - Samantha Tomaszczyk
February 22, 2013
UK mobile operators celebrate 4G auction success
EE (T-Mobile, Orange and 4GEE), Three, O2 and Vodafone all successful with their bids.
Dealers - Michael Garwood
February 20, 2013
Vodafone partners with security firm BAE Systems
Vodafone’s five-year deal with BAE Systems will see its range of smartphone and mobile security products expand
Unified Comms - Samantha Tomaszczyk
February 18, 2013
EE cuts upgrade period for Orange B2B customers to 30 days
Operator to reduce timeframe from three months on April 1, but the 90 day rule will still exist for dealers upgrading Orange customers to 4GEE plans
Dealers - Paul Withers
February 15, 2013
Daisy takes charge of 2e2 data centre business
Business telecoms firm will continue to provide data and hosting services from the IT firm’s data centres in Gateshead and Reading
Unified Comms - Paul Withers
February 15, 2013
Telefonica Digital teams up with FeedHenry in cloud apps deal
Deal with cloud solutions provider will enable Telefonica’s enterprise customers to improve productivity and deliver new revenue streams through producing their own apps
Unified Comms - Paul Withers
February 15, 2013
Daisy Wholesale offers incentive for Vodafone mobile resellers
Six top performing partners will win an all expenses paid trip to the Stapleford Park Country House Hotel in Leicestershire in June
Dealers - Paul Withers
February 15, 2013
Phones 4U to give customers preview of Xperia Z
Sony Mobile’s flagship handset to be showcased in over 300 Phones 4U stores from February 15 before going on general sale two weeks later
Retailers - Paul Withers
February 14, 2013
General Comms rebrands and moves offices
EE principal partner also takes on six new business account managers as part of its expansion plans this year
Dealers - Samantha Tomaszczyk
February 14, 2013
Tesco Mobile appoints former O2 marketing chief
Simon Groves, who spent 12 years as head of brand and marketing at O2, is taking on a similar role at Tesco Mobile
Retailers - Samantha Tomaszczyk
February 13, 2013
Pescado opens third office as part of expansion
Vodafone platinum partner planning a further office opening later this year and will also look to increase staff numbers by 25 per cent
Dealers - Samantha Tomaszczyk
February 13, 2013
O2 looking to select new franchisees by summer
Operator has processed applications for 82 shops and is conducting interviews and reviewing business plans
Retailers - Mobile News
February 13, 2013
Olive takes base to 70,000 after latest dealer purchase
MPC Westcliff buy takes acquisitions to seven in the past 12 months and raises Vodafone base to 55,000 connections
Dealers - Michael Garwood
February 12, 2013
Phones 4U appoints Tech Data Mobile to manage supply chain
Tech Data Mobile will handle all warehousing, web and telesales activities for Phones 4U in the UK and Ireland
Retailers - Samantha Tomaszczyk
February 11, 2013
O2 ends deal with P4U for subsidised handset connections
Customers can continue to get upgrades, SIM-only deals and prepay on O2 through the retailer
Retailers - Mobile News
February 8, 2013
O2 buys part of 2e2’s managed services business
O2 has bought part of IT services firm 2e2, a move the operator says will help it cement its enterprise offering
Unified Comms - Samantha Tomaszczyk
February 7, 2013
BlackBerry sees ‘best ever’ first-week sales with Z10
CEO Thorsten Heins has said the Z10 is selling better than any other BlackBerry device in the UK and Canada immediately after launch
Retailers - Samantha Tomaszczyk
February 7, 2013
Gang of mobile thieves sentenced
Twelve youths who robbed 45 mobile stores across London and surrounding areas have been sentenced to jail
Retailers - Samantha Tomaszczyk
February 6, 2013
Carphone signs £160m contract with Capita
Customer management firm will run the retailer’s call centres, also covering its MVNO Talk Mobile and technical support service Geek Squad
Retailers - Paul Withers
February 6, 2013
Phones 4U staff deny claims white Z10 has ‘sold out’ in the UK
BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins told media device is currently unavailable
Retailers - Mobile News
February 6, 2013
ZTE launches low-end Blade III in the UK
ZTE’s Blade III, a low-end Android smartphone, goes on sale from Virgin Media today
Retailers - Samantha Tomaszczyk
February 6, 2013
‘Misleading’ Phones 4U press ad banned by the ASA
Advertising regulator deems upfront handset price was not prominent enough
Retailers - Mobile News
February 6, 2013
Frequency partners with Case-Mate on Z10 accessories
UK-based distributor Frequency Telecom will offer products designed by Case-Mate for the BlackBerry Z10 and Sony Xperia Z through European retailers
Retailers - Samantha Tomaszczyk
February 5, 2013
Three set to offer 4G ‘as standard’ on priceplans
Customers with ‘ultrafast’ handsets will initially get a faster version of 3G and, eventually, LTE for no extra cost
Retailers - Mobile News
February 4, 2013
A1 Comms appoints Steve Fraser as retail MD
Tech Data Mobile UK and Ireland sales director joins company, along with a new finance director, to complete its senior team
Retailers - Paul Withers
February 1, 2013
Daisy Group acquires IP data firm NetCrowd
Business communications provider says the buy will give it a strong foundation in the IP and data market and further evolve it business
Unified Comms - Paul Withers
February 1, 2013
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