Currys’ iD Mobile MVNO will be sponsoring Channel 4‘s free streaming E4’s ‘Bright Entertainment’ channel. IDMobile, which runs on the Three network, will use the sponsorship to promote a new logo and branding identity. The sponsorship ident feature voice-over from actor and comedian Matt Berry. E4 Bright Entertainment’ is primarily aimed at the 16/18–34 age

The Mobile News Awards 2024 are now officially open for entries, inviting UK mobile channel submissions for exceptional work in 2023.

 emporia Telecom, has a signed a retail partnership with Channel Islands network operator Sure to sell its devices in Jersey, Guernsey and Isle of Man.

Residents of London Borough of Tower Hamlets can access these 4G bus shelters

Pangea’s sales planner will allow its partners to plan around the upcoming switch-off

In a Q&A with Mobile News, Vodafone’s new head of channel strategy, Kathryn Platt, talks about subjects including her plans to engage channel partners and the opportunities she sees ahead in IoT

Flexi-Rental helps customers to buy the latest tech at significantly discounted prices

Platt has been at the operator for over 15 years

First Mobile News Award that will count reader votes

With BlackBerry’s focus now on security, the vendor has said goodbye to its classic devices by pulling the plug on the legacy software they run. But as we reflect on its past, can it still make a handset comeback?

Bizon previously worked in senior positions at 20th Century Fox and was a go-to-market and channel management director at Three UK.

Llewellyn recently took over as Vodafone’s head of channel strategy

Llewellyn has been with the operator since 2006

Fort joins from 9 Group and boasts strong mobile experience 

Smethurst takes on the newly created role after 17 years at Gamma

Phil Turner will join the company with over 30 years worth of experience

It comes with Android 10 OS and is both waterproof and dust-proof

McManus joins Gamma after five years at DWS

Leading lights of the channel reveal how they restructured and strengthened their resilience

Dealer has grown indirect partner connections by 250pc in past three years

It’s the biggest business crisis of the last 100 years. So how is the industry reacting to the disaster?

‘No registration impacts thus far’

Blacklisting of Huawei likely to have have a ‘significant negative impact’ for the rest of the year

Analysis comes the same day as Facebook bans pre-installed apps on Huawei devices

The new brand has been given power to operate separately from the Group’s other businesses

Industry veteran tasked with expanding Lease Telecom’s channel to 500

Improvements has the manufacturer claiming it can give a “more consultative approach”

Plans are available for businesses with over 250 employees and make sure that the business do not pay for more than the usage if their employees

Prices start from $549 to $629 and features in two versions of black

Scene in which Martin Freeman is ‘breaking up’ with his current mobile provider has been deemed misleading

Four price plans offer a range of perks, from WiFi and PayPal devices to business support

Henry West joined FluidOne from Hull-based internet service provider KCOM

Mercer has over 20 years of experience in the telecommunications industry

Successful integration of Currys PC World customer base crucial to latest stage of growth plans

Sheehan previously ran enterprise business at Vodafone Ireland and has taken the reins after Phil Mottram departed Vodafone UK in October

EE channels and trading managing director Ettienne Brandt, tells Mobile News his thoughts on what might happen this year, including how essential 4G has become and network data transparency

The event between the two companies is being held on November 10

Event will see attendees find out from distributors, networks and developers on a number of additional ways to boost sales

Manufacturer admits it “hasn’t been easiest to work with” but vows to increase focus on indirect

Mobile News asks B2B dealers for their views and what benefits (if any) they’ve had so far

Manufacturer spending “millions” to boost operator and dealer relationships after admitting it “could do better”

Adverts feature Paul Chowdhry, Steve Jones and James Buckley promote camera on the manufacturer’s latest flagship smartphone

Exertis, Onecom and Next Communications were amongst the companies who confirmed stock Samsung’s flagship

“Business as usual” for EE after its B2B arm is folded into newly created BT Business and Public Sector division as part of restructure

The new programming includes content from Lifetime, History, H2, Gold, Good Food and British Eurosport channels

Former Yes Telecom CS exec Vinny Sohanpaul joins roaming SIM provider to oversee reseller sales drive

Dealers predict new releases will not reach the heights of the iPhone 6

Gerry McQuade tells Mainline dealers importance of channel to network at 2015 Premium Partner Program at Wembley

Exertis sales director of mobile Simon Woodman talks up the “huge” selling opportunities of wearable technology in B2B and B2C

Report claims executives met with financial and legal advisers to the retailer to discuss an acquisition along with EE, but later dismissed any deal

Ingram Micro aiming to help ease financial burden on its dealer partners when buying new hardware 

The government has begun talks with trade and crime bodies following reports the phones were being targeted at prisoners

The ASA said it was “concerned” to find Affordable Mobiles had incorrectly advertised the HTC One silver as in stock and available for next-day delivery

Most ‘affordable’, ‘efficient’ customer and staff management tool, Sunrise Associates says

Sessions to show how its range of fixed, mobile and data services can help increase their business

Advertising regulator deems upfront handset price was not prominent enough

Advertising regulator told retailer it should have made limitations to its upgrade deal clearer to customers

Telecoms provider has more than halved partner numbers in the country, according to sources

Tributes pour in for Mobile Phone Xchange MD, who was also one of the first dealers in the market

Partners praise ‘competitive’ price points and ‘excellent’ branding as UK’s first LTE network launches

Unified communications provider to host event, detailing its portfolio of products to current and prospective partners

With unemployment numbers at a 17-year high and few signs of economic recovery on the horizon, Mobile News asks the dealer channel about the challenges it is facing

Top dealers reveal their acquisition strategies as B2B dealer General Telephone Company is sold to fixed-line dealer