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Samsung’s mobile business struggles in Q1

Manufacturer acknowledges tough market and expects flat second quarter, but announces plans to release new Note device

Selfridges range BlackBerry KEYone exclusively

Smartphone will be available in Selfridge’s home and tech department for £499 exclusively for a limited time

O2 embarks on apprentice recruitment drive

Applications opened today roles begin on September 18 for a two year duration

Brightstar appoints Nazish Dossa as new UK managing director

He will join in July and replace Jim Michel, who left the business at the end of last year

Exclusive: Westcoast aiming to be the UK largest B2B hardware distributor by 2020

MD Alex Tatham believes its selective focus on vendor partners and its smaller size will help it succeed

O2 undertaking ‘world first’ autonomous car trial

The trial will involve a fleet of autonomous cars driving from London to Oxford independent of human interaction

Redsquid appoints industry veteran Andy Tow as new CEO

Former Avenir MD replaces Raithatha as B2B dealer aims to double turnover within two year

Exclusive: dealers outraged as Vodafone cuts revenue share on connections

Six per cent drop comes just months after operator temporarily cut bonuses on new connections

Vodafone aims to break two-hour marathon barrier

The current marathon world record was set in September 2014 by Kenyan Dennis Kimetto

Three customers outraged over weekend outage

Customers were unable to make calls or send text messages over the weekend with some messages being sent to strangers

Sony XZ Premium to be available in Bronze Pink from June

The latest colour will join deepsea black and luminous chrome from the end of June this year

Elitetele.com continues acquisition spree with Comms Supply purchase

Unified communications provider acquires its 13th business since 2008 as product and service portfolio grows

BlackBerry KEYone up for pre-order at Carphone

It will retail for £499 with a release date to be confirmed

Honor 8 Pro now available in UK

The handset is available for £474.99 directly from Honor and Amazon

LG offering Mercedes Benz in G6 prize draw

The raffle is open to everyone and runs between April 27 and May 31

Ofcom lays out fairer broadband plan to Openreach

Finalised rules will take effect on April 1, 2018

Ofcom tells industry to “up its game” on customer service

Tesco Mobile customers had the highest levels of satisfaction compared to the mobile sector as a whole (96 per cent)

Exertis signs deal to distribute all STK’s handsets to UK partners

It will see Exertis offer STK’s full handset range, which currently includes the Hero, Galactic, Sync and Storm

CityFibre targets Thames Valley firms with superfast connections

Clients in a range of sectors, including health, IT, recruitment and financial services in the cities

Retrak brings virtual reality headsets to WHSmith

The global VR market is expected to grow from a predicted 2.5 million devices by the end of this year to 24 million by 2018

Reviveaphone eyes nationwide expansion as it looks to raise £1 million in investment

Managing director Murphy appeared on Dragon’s Den in 2012 securing £50,000 to start his firm

Next Communications appoints Syed as new account manager

Milad Syed was corporate key account manager for Onecom since 2013

Doro MD: 6520 to hit heights of our best-selling devices

The 6520 is on course to surpass the PhoneEasy 612 in sales according to UK and Ireland managing director Chris Millington

Honor announces plans to consolidate its markets and reduce international focus

CEO George Zhao admits growing worldwide presence had made it harder to meet customers’ demands

Vodafone expands rapid phone replacement service to SMEs

Vodafone Rapid vows to replace lost, stolen or damaged work mobiles within four hours, now includes larger businesses

Rural campaigners warn Chancellor over 5G: don’t run before you can walk

A recent study claims mobile users received a 4G connection 43.7 per cent of the time between June and August 2016

Vodafone abolishes roaming charges in 40 destinations

The network are also hiring over two thousand staff in their UK call centres as part of a new customer campaign

Onecom’s new office helps it increase total revenue by £1m

It adds to £65 million turnover Onecom achieved at the end of last year with connections also gained

Dealer’s gone to Iceland with Chess Partner

All partners of the airtime distributor are automatically entered into the competition

Kondor CEO Rob Haycock takes flight

He has been replaced by Beatrice Lafon after more than 12 years in charge

EE begins customer service recruitment drive across UK

The operator will fill up call centres in North Tyneside, Methyr Tydfil, Darlington, Greenock, Plymouth and Doxford EE is recruiting 800 contact centre advisors in ambitions to lead customer service in the UK mobile industry. The operator will fill up call centres in North Tyneside, Methyr Tydfil, Darlington, Greenock, Plymouth and Doxford. Of the 800 new employees,

Bullish Plan.com launches “game changing” V4 partner portal

“groundbreaking” portal will widen the gap between its distribution rivals says Plan

Distribution shake up: Brightstar and Data Select sales bosses depart

Brightstar and Data Select’s sales bosses have both left the respective hardware distributors after more than 13 years combined. Dylan Price became the latest high-profile executive to leave Crewe-based Brightstar, departing the business early last month after a two-and-a-half year stint. A Brightstar spokesperson confirmed his departure from the distributor to Mobile News but declined […]

Galaxy S8 a “game-changer” that will return Samsung to leadership

Analysts heap praise on new devices that will help reverse fortunes following Note7 controversy Samsung will regain its leadership position from Apple with the Galaxy S8 smartphone, with the flagship product proving to be a “game-changer” for the manufacturer. That is the resounding verdict of analysts who were in London on March 29 to see

Excalibur appoints former Vodafone director Boucher as CEO

Business owner and former CEO James Phipps takes executive chairman position at leading Vodafone B2B dealer

RootMetrics: EE best 4G coverage in top 13 cities in the UK

The latest report from RootMetrics found that EE 4G signal does not drop below 90 per cent throughout the whole of England or below 85 per cent throughout Britain

O2 signs multi-million pound WiFi deal with City of London

The 15-year contract will see the operator manage one of the most technically advanced WiFi projects in the world

LG commences global G6 shipments

Pricing and exact release date is yet to be confirmed

Carphone Warehouse opens LG G6 pre-orders

The device will be released on May 3 and is available in Mystic White exclusively in Carphone Warehouse

Vodafone plan to rename West Ham’s London Stadium

It will reportedly be a six-year deal worth £20 million, effective by the next Premier League football season

Vodafone extends IoT partnership with Amscreen

Amscreen has also announced it will provide data on air pollution using its kiosks

Exertis rebrands audio visual division as Exertis Medium

This follows Exertis’ acquisition of audio/visual distributor Medium UK in November

Chess boosts turnover to £120 million with Foursys buy

The acquisition will add more than £11 million in turnover

EE launches multi-million pound 4G ad campaign

It will highlight EE’s 4G availability across the UK

Huawei P10 available across major operators and retailers

Huawei launched the P10 at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona earlier this year (February 26)

Ofcom forces Openreach to lower broadband wholesale prices

The proposed rules will have prices slashed every year until 2020/21

Spectrum Telecoms aiming to double turnover to £10m with new products

Spectrum Telecoms is aiming to double its revenue to £10 million by the end of 2020, driven by organic growth and new product launches which it declined to reveal. The Burton-on-Trent dealer, which offers mobile, fixed line and hosted telephony, celebrated its 20th anniversary in January and surpassed the £5 million revenue milestone at the

Connect Comms crosses the sea with Belfast base

The move will strengthen the dealer’s Vodafone One Net offering