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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
BlackBerry Z10 goes on sale at major retailers
Device now available from some network stores and retailers
Retailers - Mobile News
January 31, 2013
BlackBerry Z10 on sale in the UK from tomorrow
BlackBerry’s first touchscreen device, the Z10, goes on sale from tomorrow on networks EE, O2, Vodafone and Three and at retailers Phones 4 U and Carphone Warehouse
Retailers - Samantha Tomaszczyk
January 30, 2013
BlackBerry 10 is “last roll of the dice” for RIM
Analysts fear the highly anticipated launch of BlackBerry 10 will not be enough to save the ailing manufacturer
International - Michael Garwood
January 30, 2013
Industry reacts to BlackBerry 10 launch
Ahead of RIM’s launch of its new operating system and handset Z10 later today (coverage to follow), we ask industry analysts and those who will be selling if it will be enough to revive the struggling manufacturer
Retailers - Samantha Tomaszczyk
January 30, 2013
Tech Data Mobile and HTC launch ski-trip incentive for dealers
Tech Data Mobile and HTC are giving the distributor’s customers the chance to win a four-day skiing trip to Verbier in the Swiss Alps
Dealers - Samantha Tomaszczyk
January 30, 2013
Phones 4U to create 500 new jobs as expansion continues
Retailer plans further growth in store numbers following 27 per cent rise in contract sales in the last year
Retailers - Mobile News
January 29, 2013
Carphone’s UK revenues rise 16pc in its third quarter
Retailer reports growth in tablet and contract sales while prepay remains weak
Retailers - Mobile News
January 24, 2013
Phones 4u ‘Upgrades for u and u and u’ ads banned by the ASA
Advertising regulator told retailer it should have made limitations to its upgrade deal clearer to customers
Retailers - Mobile News
January 23, 2013
Phones 4u set to launch MVNO on EE network in March
Life Mobile will be available to the retailer’s contract customers as a 4G service by the end of the year
Retailers - Mobile News
January 22, 2013
EE to close 78 high street stores following retail review
Retail staff set to be moved to alternative stores with managers’ jobs currently under consultation
Retailers - Mobile News
January 16, 2013
O2’s Dunne: Our high street stores will survive shift to online shopping
O2’s chief executive Ronan Dunne says the mass-market appeal of high street mobile shops helps protect them from closure
Retailers - Samantha Tomaszczyk
January 16, 2013
A1 Comms to go global as turnover doubles to more than £100m
Internal restructure and recruitment drive see operations director Stuart Joce become MD, with Paul Sisson moving to group CEO role
Retailers - Paul Withers
January 15, 2013
Former Daisy Group exec Morse joins Pure Telecom
O2 Centre of Excellence partner brings in Richard Morse as sales director to drive business forward
Dealers - Michael Garwood
January 15, 2013
Active Digital and Carphone scoop top O2 awards for 2012
Winners of operator’s annual business awards announced at Partner of the Year awards
Dealers - Mobile News
January 14, 2013
Schama exits Fonehouse after five years
Daniel Schama has left Fonehouse and been replaced in his role as commercial director by Mark Noonan
Retailers - Paul Withers
January 14, 2013
Samsung’s Galaxy range tops 100m sales
Samsung’s Galaxy SIII handset helps manufacturer pass 100 million landmark
Dealers - Michael Garwood
January 14, 2013
Mobile Fun reports £3.5m of sales in run up to Christmas
Accessories retailer received over 135,000 orders in the last three months of the year
Retailers - Mobile News
January 14, 2013
Azzurri predicting success despite revenue and profit fall
Unified comms supplier confident of positive results following a refinancing exercise and the introduction of a new management team
Unified Comms - Paul Withers
January 11, 2013
Breith appointed head of VoIP provider Coms
Former O-bit Telecom founder and CEO replaces Richard Bennett, who takes on an executive director role
Unified Comms - Paul Withers
January 11, 2013
RIM to launch six new ‘BlackBerry 10’ handsets in 2013
BlackBerry manufacturer Research In Motion (RIM) says it will release six new handsets this year – covering all ends of the market
Dealers - Michael Garwood
January 10, 2013
Fonehouse appoints new commercial and retail directors
Retailer brings in new commercial and retail directors, as well as adding to its growing B2B team
Retailers - Paul Withers
January 10, 2013
Advanced Mobile to sell lone worker solution to new market
Vodafone gold partner begins marketing iConnect solution to cleaning firms
Dealers - Mobile News
January 9, 2013
Phones 4U reports record growth over Christmas
Strong contract sales see sales rise by almost a quarter last month from December 2011, with online sales up by almost half
Retailers - Paul Withers
January 9, 2013
Mobile Fun appoints new product and purchasing manager
Shiah Yoong previously worked for Tesco online and Halfords and will be in charge of the firm’s range of accessories
Retailers - Mobile News
January 4, 2013
Excalibur becomes team sponsor of speedway champions
Deal sees the Swindon Robins renamed as the Excalibur Robins, with riders wearing the company’s colours and sporting its logo on their suits
Dealers - Michael Garwood
January 4, 2013
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