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Onecom strengthens Vodafone partnership with expansion product offering
The expansion builds on a long-standing partnership between Onecom and the operator
Dealers
June 24, 2022
Barclay Comms secures two major UK govt contracts worth over £750k
The Northern Ireland dealer has struck deals with the Welsh Parliament and New Forest District Council
Dealers
October 25, 2021
Barclay Comms pledges £250k support to NI businesses hit by pandemic
Businesses of all sizes can apply for the scheme up until late October
Dealers
September 6, 2021
Daisy Comms acquires Premier Choice Telecoms
The acquisitions adds an additional 1,500 customers for Daisy Comms
Dealers
August 18, 2021
Cellhire appoints new BDM to boost channel presence
Fort joins from 9 Group and boasts strong mobile experience
Dealers
July 29, 2021
M Group Services acquires Waldon Telecom to boost mobile offering
Waldon Telecom will remain a standalone brand despite the acquisition
Dealers
July 16, 2021
Barclay Group injects £2m into landline division
As the Belfast-firm eyes up future global expansion
Dealers
June 2, 2021
Your Comms Group hits £5m in revenue
The dealer aims to boost this by a further 20 per cent next year
Dealers
April 30, 2021
Radius expands on telecoms push with Frontier takeover
The acquisition follows the recent addition of Rainbow Communications earlier this month
Dealers
March 29, 2021
Onecom boosts OneCloud platform with extended Vodafone offering
The agreement enables Vodafone’s SIP and SD-WAN offerings to work seamlessly with Onecom’s OneCloud
Unified Comms
March 2, 2021
Onecom acquires rival Vodafone dealer Olive Communications
It’s the third acquisition Onecom has made since LDC investment arrived in 2019
Dealers
February 11, 2021
Pangea reports partners’ IoT data usage up over 500pc during 2020
The IoT provider added 75 new channel partners last year and recently hit the 300 partners milestone
Unified Comms
February 3, 2021
Barclay Comms secures £3m Cambridge University contract win
The contract will see Barclay Comms add an additional 5,000 mobile connections
Dealers
January 6, 2021
Excalibur’s 2020 financials hold firm despite Covid-induced mobile dip
IT and fixed-line business sees growth while roaming declines impact mobile
Dealers
December 2, 2020
Olive grows north of the border with expansion into Scotland
UC industry veteran Stuart McAlpine will lead Olive’s Scottish team
Dealers
December 1, 2020
Onecom announces acquisition of Nice Network
The takeover of Nice Network will strengthen Onecom’s North East presence
Dealers
November 10, 2020
Excalibur wins Vodafone Regional Partner of the Year award
Dealer builds on Sunday Times success and revenue growth
Operators
November 4, 2020
Olive CEO picked for top-50 leaders list
The dealer has also been named Vodafone Innovation Partner of the Year
Dealers
October 21, 2020
Radius continues telecoms push with Connect Total acquisition
Acquisition gives fuel card giant Northern Irish foothold
Jasper Hart
October 1, 2020
Onecom founder Ridge takes over as CEO following Dowd departure
Dowd departs after nearly two years in the role
Dealers
September 28, 2020
Frontier Group makes moves in healthcare with partnerships manager hire after doubling turnover
In the most recent financial year Frontier announced turnover of £3.5 million
Dealers
September 24, 2020
Huawei device distributors remain supportive of Chinese vendor
Distribution partners continue to back Huawei after UK decision on removal of vendor’s 5G equipment
Manufacturers
July 21, 2020
Former O2 SMB partner head Jason Phillips takes COO role at Aerial
Incumbent COO David Ainslie to move to non-exec role
Dealers
July 3, 2020
Radius combines telecoms acquisitions into Radius Connect division
Division looks to double growth in the next two years
Jasper Hart
July 2, 2020
Chess names new CEO amid staff shuffle
Mark Lightfoot steps into CEO role with David Pollock executive chairman
Jasper Hart
January 20, 2020
O2 5G launch reaction round-up: dealers and analysts comment
Mobile News gathers the views from observers on the operator joining the 5G party
Other
November 26, 2019
Vodafone 5G launch reaction round-up: dealers and analysts comment
Mobile News has gained the views from observers on the operator’s 5G debut After delaying its 5G launch from the end of May, Vodafone has become the second UK operator to switch on the brand new technology. This follows EE’s 5G launch in late May. Vodafone launched its 5G offering at the lavish Sky Garden in London,
Other
July 23, 2019
5G launch reaction: consumers, dealers and analysts
Mobile News gathers the views from the street and the industry on EE’s 5G debut On May 30, EE became the UK’s first network to launch 5G, via the new OnePlus 7 Pro 5G device. On a sunny morning, Mobile News headed down to the operator’s Cheapside branch, where EE was holding a launch event
Other
June 24, 2019
Ex-Carphone marketing manager sets up agency to help dealers
New agency aims to help dealers better used the marketing material given to them by the operators
Mobile News
January 30, 2019
O2 praised by dealers for quick customer response to Ericsson-induced network outage
O2 partners congratulate the network for good crisis management as 32 million lost service
Dealers
December 18, 2018
Dealers call on networks to help them promote the benefits 5G will offer
5G awareness a must according to dealers.
Matthew Cook
June 4, 2018
Vodafone dealers fume after it scraps upfront payment model
Dealers are fearing for their futures after the operator scrapped its upfront payment model for an alternative method
Dealers
July 3, 2017
Best laid Plan: why V4 takes dealers to a whole new level
Plan.com co-founder on why the latest evolution of its portal will be well worth the wait
Other
May 12, 2017
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
Dealers
April 25, 2017
Furious Vodafone dealers hit out after connection bonuses scrapped
The scrapped bonuses applied to all new connections until April, with incentives ranging between £30 to £150 per subscription
Dealers
January 30, 2017
Dealers revolt as Vodafone scraps renewal connection bonuses
The operator had decided to scrap all renewal bonuses at the end of September as a ‘cost saving measure’
Dealers
November 14, 2016
Vodafone dealers criticise revamped partner programme
They claim the mobile operator has over-complicated matters with the approval process, with the deadline pushed back by a month
Operators
November 2, 2016
O2 dealers fearing the worst ahead of stock market float
Uncertainty surrounds the channel and its future as operator begins search for investors
Dealers
October 5, 2016
Vodafone reassures dealers after going local
Channel partners left fearing cannibalisation of their customer base
Operators
April 21, 2016
Dealers concerned by poor UK cyber security
Channel has been left shocked after Vodafone and TalkTalk both experienced data breaches last month
Operators
November 9, 2015
Dealers accuse networks of PAC code dirty tricks
Networks deliberately obstructing customers’ requests for PAC codes say senior sources
Dealers
June 8, 2015
Daisy offering dealers McAfee Multi Access security product
Airtime distributor running a free trial for partners until March 31 to enable them to get used to the solution and demonstrate the benefits to customers
Dealers
February 18, 2015
O2 dealers threaten “mass churn” over international cuts
They claim the operator’s decision to reduce international revenue share by more than 50 per cent will leave them financially out of pocket
Dealers
February 13, 2015
EE setting out to woo rival network dealers
Operator looking to add 10 large O2 and Vodafone dealers to its 40-strong direct partner network following its partnership with Azzurri as it looks to ‘send a signal to the market’
Dealers
January 21, 2015
Dealers ‘big part’ in EE’s progress
Europe’s largest 4G provider admits past lessons have been learnt and it is winning in the market
Dealers
November 7, 2014
Mdee strengthens ties with dealers with appointment of BDMs
Carl Munn and Nathan Mitchell join EE airtime distributor to manage and develop partner relations across the UK
Distributors
November 5, 2014
Exclusive: Vodafone stuns dealers by axing £100 ‘port-in’ bonus
Dealers complain operator’s commercials were no longer strong enough and that Vodafone had taken themselves out of the acquisition market
Dealers
October 21, 2014
Daisy analysis finds more of its dealers are diversifying
Around 80 per cent of its base don’t see mobile as being central to their businesses, with 60 per cent offering fixed line within their core services
Distributors
September 18, 2014
Mainline to run promotion for dealers to celebrate World Cup
Every handset purchased will act as an entry into a prize draw that includes a behind-the-scenes tour of the FA National Football Centre
Distributors
June 4, 2014
Avenir offers dealers £120 cash advance on EE connections
Airtime distributor says the offer will help them win and retain customers on the network
Distributors
June 3, 2014
Dealers to ‘Get a Piste of the Action’ with Mainline competition
A ski holiday is up for grabs as part of its ‘Get a Piste of the Action’ competition
Dealers
February 7, 2014
2014 predictions: Dealers
Seven B2B dealers give their thoughts on what might happen this year, including the growth of cloud-based solutions, how Microsoft’s acquisition of Nokia will pan out, the greater emphasis placed on Microsoft Office 365 and the acceleration of 4G
Mobile News
January 27, 2014
Mainline to host three corporate workshops for dealers in January
Workshops in January by EE airtime distributor as a result of three sell-out small business workshops held last month
Dealers
November 29, 2013
Vodafone apologises to dealers over revenue share errors
Operator reiterates its ‘sincere apologies’ after several dealers complain of a number of inaccuracies in revenue share reports
Dealers
November 5, 2013
Avenir incentive lets dealers reach for the sky
BlackBerry hardware and software promotion will see the winning dealer rewarded with a holiday voucher worth £1,500
Dealers
August 9, 2013
Dealers’ livelihoods ‘destroyed’ by ‘illegal’ 1999 GSM gateways ban
Six telecoms dealers had their livelihoods “destroyed” after the UK government allegedly breached EU rules by banning the commercial use of GSM gateways (COMUGS) in 1999, the High Court has heard
Dealers
July 15, 2013
Vodafone revenue share launch delayed ‘so dealers can adjust’
Payment model to come into force at the start of August instead to help prepare partners for the transition
Dealers
June 17, 2013
Gamma: Putting B2B dealers back in control
After establishing itself as a major fixed-line player, Gamma Telecom is looking to make its name in mobile. The firm’s head of mobile, Rob Davis, tells Michael Garwood how it plans to go about it
Michael Garwood
April 22, 2013
Vodafone to introduce revenue share model for dealers in July
All partners given three months notice of the changes and will join those trialling the model for the past year
Dealers
April 22, 2013
CPWB’s EE dealers face further payment delays
Carphone Warehouse Business blames delayed paperwork from EE for late commissions
Dealers
April 10, 2013
Mainline launches BlackBerry Z10 incentive for dealers
Two dealers with the most business connections on EE, Orange or Three in March will win a lead generation campaign
Dealers
March 7, 2013
B2B dealers accuse EE of lack of respect following upgrade cuts
Dealers question network’s loyalty to the business channel after move
Dealers
February 26, 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
January 30, 2013
Dealers suffer three to four week wait for iPhone 5 delivery
Waiting list for new 16GB iPhones now up to almost a month as stocks run low with networks
Dealers
October 16, 2012
Orange and T-Mobile dealers face possible axe in EE review
Dealers face axe as operator looks to consolidate Orange and T-Mobile partner programmes
Dealers
September 24, 2012
Five Vodafone dealers promoted to platinum status
CCS Mobile, One Point Comms, Pescado, Unified World and Totility move up to the top tier of operator’s dealer programme
Dealers
July 2, 2012
MoCo and O2 partner to educate dealers
Event at O2’s Slough headquarters will answer questions on unified comms and convergence
Dealers
June 18, 2012
Dealers exceed sales targets during Mainline promotion
High-performers rewarded with vouchers for luxury sports car driving, golfing days and hot air balloon rides
Dealers
May 18, 2012
Daisy to run data workshops for dealers
Sessions in April will educate partners looking to enter the data market on how to grow revenues and profit margins, as well as improving customer retention
Unified Comms
March 29, 2012
Six Degrees defers plans to acquire mobile dealers
Newly formed unified communications service provider to review its mobile strategy in three to six months
Unified Comms
March 5, 2012
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