Franchise numbers to hit 202 in the next nine months – almost half of the operator’s total of 462 shops – with stores to be offered to existing staff and local entrepreneurs

Colour variations of the HTC 8S, 8X, Nokia Lumia 820, Lumia 920 and Samsung Ativ S

Retailer expects to increase the number of stores from 50 to more than 80 in the next 12 months

Service provider provides trading update ahead of full year results, reporting a 13 per cent increase in mobile subscriptions

EE has selected fewer than 20 dealers to sell its 4G services when they become available later this month

Tech Data Mobile confirmed as the headline sponsor for the Mobile News mobility conference ‘Beyond Mobile’ in London on November 22

Everything Everywhere, Orange and T-Mobile outlets will carry the new logo and redesigned shop floor by October 30

Online retailer records best month in its history, receiving three times as many orders compared to this time last year

Retailer saw a 413 per cent increase on the handset’s launch day as customers rushed to trade in their old Apple devices before upgrading

Advertising Standards Authority concludes claim one in ten children receive bullying calls or texts could not be substantiated

Senior executive joins Vodafone platinum partner to drive strategy of acquiring IT hosting companies

GfK research shows uptake of deals hit record high in July this year due to increase in cheaper deals and decline of pre-pay

Vodafone platinum partner looking to add almost 40,000 connections as it retains its ranking of 64th position in the Tech Track 100

Industry sources suspect network of giving financial assistance to chosen partners

100 people wait overnight outside flagship Apple store to buy latest handset

Retailer’s 10 best performing stores will stock the full range of iPhone 5 variants when the handset goes on sale tomorrow morning

Retailers report huge interest in new Apple handset ahead of Friday’s release date

Pre-sale figures for first day reported to be more than double the number for 4S last year

Handset upgrades down as customers wait on iPhone 5 release

New 16GB version of Apple handset will be available free on Orange on two-year contracts from £46 per month

Datahop division becomes a Tier 1 carrier for co-location data centre service provider, offering services from the company’s new London base

Retailer expecting 15 per cent of consumers to buy or upgrade to a smartphone in the next three months off the back of a number of handset launches from manufacturers

Managed data services provider continues its acquisition strategy to add new capability in areas such as IP telephony and video conferencing

Retailer’s online solutions managing director to take on her new role from early next month, replacing Anthony Hemmerdinger