Guy has created an array of products such as Hive thermostat, security cameras, home diagnostics and Curve tracker 

The patent has been fought over before and was at the centre of legal battles with HTC and Nokia in Germany

Mobile repairer has relocated from St. Matthew Street in Ipswich

New appointment recently left rugged handset manufacturer where he was brand manager

The dealer adds new office to those in Hull and Leeds as it expands into the North East

The distributor will be doubling the headcount in its Security Business Practice team and a Centre of Excellence set up in Warrington

After 25 years at Access Communications Philips makes the move.

Daisy Group managing director David McGinn predicts the rise of Device as a Service and notes the importance of new regulations coming in May this year

He will join in July and replace Jim Michel, who left the business at the end of last year

Barclay Communications managing director Britt Megahey tells Mobile News his thoughts on what might happen this year, including IoT becoming more common in homes and digital assistants

Gusto Telecom managing director Jolyon Bennett tells Mobile News his thoughts on what might happen this year, including movements by the networks and the decline of the iPhone

UTL managing director Claire Walters, tells Mobile News her thoughts on what might happen this year, including how vital a fast turnaround from high street retailers will be to networks 

Mdee managing director Tanny Jeffrey, tells Mobile News her thoughts on what might happen this year, including the resurgence of Machine to Machine, the rise of Internet of Things and the strengthening of 4G

Tech Data managing director Matt Child  tells Mobile News his thoughts on what might happen this year, including more consolidation, quitters and Brexit

Industry veteran leaves distributor to focus on driving mobile recycler’s UK business

De Sousa (pictured) was previously managing director of unified comms provider Insight

Daisy Distribution managing director Dave McGinn sees three key focus points for distributors – the operators push into unified communications, Cloud services impacting on the channel and opportunities for LOB applications

Dealers will be considerably helped by distributors and networks in meeting specific customer requirements, according to Mainline Digital Communications managing director Andrew Boden, with the channel growing as more embrace convergence

Aerial Telephones managing director Paul Davis reckons consolidation of ICT will come to the fore, with FMC and consumerisation also emerging as key focus areas for growth

MoCo managing director Ian Robinson thinks being able to offer added-value business apps will be a key point of difference in the market place, with ICT continuing to gather pace

Huawei and ZTE will start to be recognised more to consumers under their own brand names, according to Mobile Fun managing director Mo Hussain, as end users are driven towards cheaper devices

Voice Mobile managing director Ian Watson thinks we should keep an eye on Nokia releasing a Microsoft-based tablet to rival the iPad, whilst Everything Everywhere will make its unified communications move

Data Select managing director Roy Taylor thinks adding value in distribution will be key this year, with manufacturers able to counteract a difficult period through clear differentiation in handsets

Plenty of fighting spirit is what’s needed to combat a difficult year, says Fonehouse managing director Clive Bayley, with businesses keeping a very close eye on cash flow