Phoenix Cellular, the secondary market distributor founded in 2015 by brothers Marc and Paul Walters along with Andrew Dulla has gone into administration. Administrators Begbies Traynor were appointed yesterday (June 4) to handle the company’s affairs. The Walters brothers were previously involved in recycling at Mobile Phone Xchange (MPX), a company they ran with their

Another week. another Focus Group acquisition. This time the latest addition to the Focus Group is Brighton and Hove mobile services and communications provider Cellular Solutions, set up in 1999. Focus Group last month secured £21.3 million in investment funding from Hg Capital Trust, an investor in European and transatlantic software and services.  The two founders

The analogue switch off will have a huge impact on non-voice applications says Nextivity VP strategic accounts Colin Abrey.  As telephone networks are being overhauled the world over, the analogue era in the U.K. is coming to an end in December 2025.

The figure will double by 2026 to 4.3 billion, reports Berg Insight 

The recent Experian M&A review named Praetura as the North West’s leading debt provider in 2021

Industry veteran Whitehead brings over 20-years of mobile industry experience

But chip shortage will put brakes on growth according to Swedish market research firm Berg Insight

New Director’s Choice Partner of the Year award goes to Active Digital

Mike Koenigsheim has nearly 20 years of experience at Brightstar and Tech Data

Phoenix currently process more than 40,000 used mobile phones per month 

UK arm of the business reported a loss of €182 million (£158.6m) in mobile customer revenues as Europe as a whole reports a 17.6 per cent loss in profit

The global market for second-life mobile devices is going to reach epic growth say the Phoenix men