The GSMA has launched a cloud-based service to help mobile operators accelerate the rollout of next-generation device features across iOS and Android. Called GSMA Entitlements, the platform was developed with telecom software specialist NetLync. It allows operators and MVNOs to activate and manage services such as eSIM transfers, satellite messaging, cross-platform RCS, 5G data management, VoWiFi,

The Envirofone brand has been acquired from global IT asset disposal company SK TES by recommerce specialists Matt Green and Sam Hargreaves, together with their partner Lewis Cox. Green co-ounded The iOutlet 15 years ago as a bedroom start-up, while Hargreaves launched Technology Recycle Group, which was later acquired by ReBuy. SK TES had previously

High-volume automated robotic device processing provider Cyculus Services is integrating Renew Kings refurb tech into its automated device processing facility in Göppingen, Germany.

Telecom pricing and retail share analyst company FDM has acquired leading technology research and advisory firm CCS Insight in a deal backed by private equity investor Inflexion. 

Vodafone UK has an exclusive deal to distribute the HMD Fuse, claimed to be the world’s first smartphone that blocks children from creating, sharing or receiving nude content.

The Home Office is expected to relinquish its demand that Apple create a back door to iOS, allowing Government access tp encrypted iCloud accounts.

EE has opened its 47th Experience store in Dudley’s Merry Hill shopping centre, its third UK launch of this retail format so far this year.

Shares in Vodafone’s satellite partner AST SpaceMobile rose 20 per cent today before a small pullback after the company posted strong second-quarter results and highlighted progress with key partnerships.

World Mobile, a blockchain-powered mobile network founded in 2018 by telecom entrepreneur Micky Watkins, has teamed up with Indonesia’s largest digital infrastructure provider Protelindo to launch World Mobile Stratospheric (WMS). The plan is to extend mobile coverage from aircraft flying 12 miles above the Earth, combining aerospace technology linking it to World Mobile’s decentralised telecom

VodafoneThree has activated its Multi-Operator Core Network (MOCN) platform on more than 600 sites, with 9,000 expected to be live by the end of the first year of the merger.

Virgin Media O2, Three and iD Mobile were the most complained-about mobile providers in the UK during Q1, according to new figures published by Ofcom today. 

If you’re offered a Galaxy Z Fold 7 or Flip 7 anytime soon;  beware. A truck carrying thousands of Samsung’s flagship devices was hijacked near Heathrow Airport on Monday, in what could be one of the biggest tech cargo thefts in recent years.

A new business communications provider, O2 Daisy, has launched following the merger of Virgin Media O2 Business and Daisy Group.

Essex-based IT asset disposal company, Reuse Technology Group, has appointed Emeka Nwadike as CEO to lead its expansion into the mobile sector. He joins Reuse from Mazuma having previously worked at Twig following its acquisition of Mobi Market, the secondary market reseller he co-founded. At Reuse, Nwadike will focus on expanding the company’s involvement in

 VMO2 IoT connections surged by 458,600 in Q2  reaching 13.2 million, a 7.9 per cent increase year-over-year. 

EE has introduced SIM-only plans aimed at under-18s, alongside in-store safety support appointments and digital guidance materials for parents. 

EGE is now distributing rugged handsets and mobile broadband hotspot devices from US-based Sonim Technologies.

Full-fibre provider CityFibre has awarded £40,000 in grants to four charities through its new Community Fund scheme. Among the beneficiaries is Cambridge Online, which has received £40,000 to support its digital inclusion work. The funding targets communities included in Project Gigabit, the government’s initiative to deliver high-speed broadband to hard-to-reach areas. The Fund offers both small and

The UK has bucked a broader European trend of falling fixed broadband prices, according to a study from global telecom data specialist Tarifica.

Vodafone is promising customers it will resolve their enquiries without being bounced from one service agent to another and being kept ‘on hold’. Called ‘Just Ask Once’, the service promises that a single Vodafone representative will handle a customer’s query from start to finish, proactively providing updates until the issue is resolved. The new service is

Giacom has signed a multi-year agreement with Northampton telecoms provider Guru Technology to integrate Guru’s systems with Giacom’s Cloud Market platform. Guru previously used multiple suppliers and ran a competitive tender to consolidate its mobile base. Giacom was selected based on the strength of its service, Cloud Market portal, integration capabilities, commercial model, and account

VodafoneThree has been selected  as a main connectivity contractor for Sizewell C, the £14.2 billion nuclear power station being built on the Suffolk coast.

Ericsson has deployed Private 5G networks to deliver broadcast-quality video streaming from racing craft at the Emirates Great Britain Sail Grand Prix in Portsmouth next week. 

Vodafone has launched a same-day phone repair service called Fix & Go, at five UK stores.