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Samsung upgrades Gear 360 camera and VR platform

4K video recording debuts with pricing and availability to be confirmed

Device For Life saving end Dealer Corporate Mobile users £2,000 over two years

The scheme offers the Samsung Galaxy S5 and S6 as well as an extensive iPhone range

O2 rolls out 4G and WiFi calling

Both will first be available in London, Leeds and Slough on certain devices initially

Supercover parent ranked fourth in ‘Best Big Company to Work For’ annual survey

It beat off competition from the likes of McDonald’s, TSB and Iceland Foods

O2 renews lucrative recycling deal with Redeem until end of 2019

The deal will reportedly make it the most successful running contract between a mobile operator and recycling specialist in the UK mobile industry

Samsung probes rogue partners over illicit product tampering

The manufacturer confirmed to Mobile News an unnamed partner had imported mobile devices into the UK from Europe

Sky Mobile enters handset market

The MVNO will offer handsets from the likes of Apple, Samsung, Sony and LG

Gamma revenue rises 11pc to £213.5 million

It also saw a surge in its SIP Trunking and Cloud PBX products

Elitetele.com Mobile on course to hit record turnover of Â£6.7m

Over Â£14 million in revenue generated since 2014, with growth achieved through organic growth, cross-selling and major wins

Maintel hits heights by doubling revenue to more than £100m

The growth was underpinned by the multi-million pound acquisition of Azzuri

Gamma expands nationwide ethernet build-out programme

Partners can now reach customers in 72,300 post codes

Muir departs Wileyfox after ‘misalignment’ on its direction

Muir and Victoria Denman have set up a new company called Growth Hackers to develop start-up firms

O2 deploys paper-less technology for Surrey and Sussex Police

The operator claims to have saved Surrey Police more than £7 million in costs

Three chief Dyson blasts BT over spectrum campaign criticisms

BT Consumer CEO John Petter said Three’s ‘Make The Air fair’ campaign had been for its own benefit

CityFibre gigabit network goes live in Bracknell and Reading

Gigabit speeds could help the regions generate an additional £1.2 billion gross value added

Chess Partner bags O2 digital and customer excellence awards

The distributor has won both awards for the second year running

Ofcom proposing compensation measures for landline and broadband customers

Providers would have to make cash payments or add a credit to a bill for slow repairs, missed deadlines and appointments

Pangea appoints former O2 IoT head McPhillips

He will be Pangea’s sales director commencing the role in April

Vodafone makes board changes following retirement of two members

Nick Land and Philip Yea have stepped down from the Audit and Risk Committee after more than 10 years

BT feeling ‘bite’ from Brexit says chairman Rake

Necessary migrant workers will find working in the UK less financially appealing with the weakening pound

Ofcom fines Plusnet £880,000 for billing more than 1,000 former customers

Telecoms provider continued charging for landline and broadband services, totalling more than Â£500,000

Three annual revenue up 4pc to £2.2 billion

The operator also currently has 9.1 million active customers

Mobile customers paying for handsets already paid off

Consumers are continuing to pay for handsets already paid for by not upgrading

EE and Three stocking red edition iPhone 7 and 7 Plus

Pre-orders start March 24 with prices starting at £699

Apple announces 9.7-inch iPad

Prices start from £339 and will be available from next week

Sweetlove departs as part of Carphone Warehouse Business restructure

He leaves after 22 years, with dealer operation restructured into dedicated O2 and EE network business

Carphone opens pre-orders for Huawei P10

Huawei’s flagship P10 range will be launched in March starting from £569.99

Sony unveils Xperia L1 handset

The new device follows the launch of the Xperia XZ Premium at Mobile World Congress

O2 bags three gongs at Mobile News Awards 2017

Samsung and Exertis also win two awards each at the UK mobile industry’s biggest night of the year

Westcoast aims to be a ‘one-stop’ distributor for its B2B customers

Westcoast has set out ambitions to differentiate itself in the mobile space by being a ‘one-stop’ distributor for B2B customers. It has primarily focused on IT products since its formation in 1984, with its mobile arm only formed in June 2015. However, the distributor’s telecommunications director Richard Wills claimed the company can set itself apart […]

Wileyfox to enter B2B market later this year with new smartphone

The smartphone is scheduled for launch in August

O2 unveils new virtual reality experiences

Fans can experience in VR going against the England Rugby team and performing at The O2

Exertis signs Kaiser Baas distribution deal

This latest deal adds to recent ones signed with smart specialists Netatmo and Nanoleaf

MWC 2017: Honor 8 and 6X smartphones saw sales leap 200pc last year

40,000 Honor 8 devices were sold on Black Friday last year

The O2 helps increase customer numbers at operator by 43pc in 10 years

Brand loyalty, boosted by deal with Millennium Dome, key in achieving industry-leading churn

TCL aims to claw back BlackBerry market share

TCL’s sole focus on hardware can help BlackBerry brand regain market share

MWC 2017: Lenovo sets out plans to regain market share

Manufacturer is in talks with a number of partners to broaden its reach

MWC 2017: Brightstar throws down gauntlet to competition

Company claims it is building the widest portfolio of mobile solutions in the sector

MWC 2017: Exertis now leading in smart home market

It has since grown the number of vendor partners it works with in the sector to more than 30

Exclusive: Samsung calms fears that Note7 controversy could damage brand

UK and Ireland boss Conor Pierce claims it continued to increase share in the premium market throughout last year

Exclusive: Tech Data to “wake up” market with Consumer Technology Group

Company offers electronics, consumer PCs, wearables, virtual reality and accessories from key manufacturers

MWC 2017: Doro wipes out rivals after recent success

UK revenues were up 15 per cent with shipment volumes up by five per cent

MWC 2017: HMD Global eyeing top spots with Nokia brand

Wraps taken off new devices as manufacturer remains defiant on its brand strength

MWC 2017: STK aims for third spot in smartphone market

Giving customers control is a key differentiator for STK to achieve its targets

MWC 2017: LG claims to be ahead with new form factor

Future LG devices will be unveiled in the new form factor seen on the G6

MWC 2017: Huawei confident P10 can exceed P9 performance

The firm is currently in talks with another major UK B2B distributor

MWC 2017: AdaptiveMobile warns operators about IoT risks

5G and network splicing open up new vulnerabilities to the Internet of Things

Government acts to protect Openreach employee pensions

32,000 employees will crossover to Openreach in the separation from BT