Stop the Smartphone Swindle: One year of calling for a fairer deal for consumers Rob Orr, Chief Operations Officer, Virgin Media O2 One year ago, we launched the ‘Stop the Smartphone Swindle’ campaign to demand fairer mobile contracts for consumers. We exposed how millions of people across the country are paying for phones they already

Lyca Mobile has appointed Lawrence Corbett (main pic left) as the new Group Chief Operating Officer and James McQuillan as the UK and Ireland Country Manager. Their arrival follows the appointment of Richard Schafer as Group CEO last June. “We are poised to challenge established operators. Lawrence and James, with their impressive backgrounds, are invaluable

All three will start with immediate effect

Incumbent COO David Ainslie to move to non-exec role

Thermal imaging camera can monitor 100 people per minute

Onecom and Vodafone’s five-year deal will be worth up to £600 million in revenue

The ROKiT IO and IO Pro 3D will both be released at the end of March

AO World has unveiled ambitions to become the largest online-only mobile retailer in the UK after its acquisition of Mobile Phones Direct (MPD). The online white goods retailer announced earlier this month that it has agreed to buy MPD for £32.5 million with completion of the sale due before March 31, 2019. AO World plans

In the newly-created role Hinds will report to Exertis UK and Ireland managing director Paul Bryan

The high spec smartphone has a vapour cooling system to prevent overheating

Former Phones4U boss John Caudwell has once again been named as the UK’s richest mobile phone industry tycoon, according to The Sunday Times’ Rich List.

The deal expands Vodafone’s cable reach to challenge German market leader, Deutsche Telekom

Onecom acquires the base as part of its long term ambition to hit £100 million in turnover

Agreement comes after HTC stocks stopped trading last night

iPhone shipments rose marginally in the most recent three month period

All three firms are looking to expand UK retail footprint by striking a distribution deal with the Reading-based distributor

Browett had only spent seven months at Apple as its retail senior vice president between April and October 2012

Former supply chain director and VP at Universal Music Group charged with managing the distributor’s logistics and warehousing operations

Vodafone platinum partner has been tasked with driving organic growth at UC provider a year on from acquisition

Kent-based dealer named “ultimate front-line team” in telecommunications category at ninth annual Stevie Awards

Cooke joins following six years at Microsoft with responsibility for ‘invigorating’ the Exertis brand across the Uk and Europe

Winners of operator’s annual business awards announced at Partner of the Year awards

Vodafone platinum partner wins annual local business award for the second time

Dealer wins awards from O2 and QMS and signs sponsorship deal with England Rugby player