DCC plc, the parent company of Exertis, has announced it will sell the top-tier distributor as part of a new strategic direction focusing on the energy sector. DCC aims to streamline its portfolio to capitalise on growth opportunities in energy. This announcement was made by DCC Chief Executive Donal Murphy during the company’s interim results

GK Telecom has introduced a new range of 7-day unlimited eSIM plans targeted at people attending major sporting events such as Paris Olympics 2024, expos in Dubai and Qatar and the ICC Men’s T20 Cricket World Cup USA. The seven-day plans aim to provide reliable internet in over 200 countries, helping travellers stay connected without

New offices will be near Vodafone Group London HQ Virgin Media O2 is moving to a new state-of-the-art UK headquarters in Sheldon Square, Paddington Central (above). This announcement comes as Virgin Media O2 reports its 2022 financial results – its first full-year results since the business was formed on 1 June 2021. The full-year figures

Unlimited texts and voice calls for all customers who are moved to O2 from next month.

The network will streamline and simplify the group while accelerating the digitisation of operations

Customers can set up monthly debits to top up their phone monthly

Mobile repair and product firm ArmaFone opened its first TechPOD in July outside a Sainsbury’s store, in a new supermarket strategy that it hopes will bear fruit alongside other initiatives like its tech academy

The announcement is part of BT Group’s better workplace programme in the UK

The move is part of EE’s plan to become the most personal customer-focused technology brand in the UK

New technology aims to build a better, more secure broadband and mobile infrastructure by boosting competition and innovation with the telecoms supply chain

Plan is for USB-C to be standard across EU by autumn 2024

Group CEO outlined new products, MVNO service and Rugged Care

Juice aims to be a leading accessories brand for sustainable materials and want others to follow in its footsteps

Three FTTP packages have been launched, with a range of features included

The operator will look to strengthen its B2B offering in the new year

The government has agreed with UK mobile network operators Vodafone, EE, Virgin Media O2 and Three that 2033 will be the date by which all public 2G and 3G networks in the UK will be switched off.

Radius has been active in Northern Ireland with acquisition of two telecoms firms

BT revenue was down three per cent for the first half 

Telcos are unprepared for 5G, says NTT Data UK 

Plans are available for 150Mbps, 300Mbps, 500Mbps and 900Mbps

Work is already underway at Huawei to lower the power consumption of its products

More than two million BT customers could receive compensation of up to £500 if the claim is successful at court

The MVNO is also looking to revamp its brand identity in the UK

Operator is offering 60GB of data for £20

The operator has also unveiled a new fitness plan for Apple Watch customers

Customers will be able to access 24/7 priority access to Apple experts via chat or phone, plus more

Network will offer 5G anywhere in the UK by 2028

Plans begin from £10 per month

The new proposals also look to speed up the rollout of 5G across rural communities

The project will see new and existing phone masts built or upgraded to end poor or patchy 4G signals

Communities.connected plans are around 50 per cent off standard business tariff prices

iD Mobile has grown to become one of the UK’s biggest MVNOs

Three is aiming to have employees working at the new office by Q3 2021

Data rollover and flexible allowance among offers

Brightstar will relocate its operations to another location in Crewe, plus open two new dedicated call centre’s

Continued growth also planned for pre-existing territories

The vendor says the investment will provide 100 new jobs

Boris Johnson permitted Huawei a limited 5G role in January

Acquisition gives Tech Data $6bn enterprise value

Scottish, Welsh and NI locations subject to local government advice

The operator also introduces reserve data and adds BritBox as a swappable benefit on Smart Plan’s

There are four 5G plans available for BT customers

The network has announced tailored tariffs for both sets of customers

Ofcom hopes to drive better competition across the country, especially in rural areas

Investment comes from new ownership

All four MNOs to offer iPhone 11 pre-orders from today

EE launched its 5G network towards the end of May EE has today (August 28) followed in the footsteps of rival operator Vodafone and launched unlimited 4G and 5G mobile data plans. The operator initially launched its 5G network in May, becoming the first MNO in the UK to rollout 5G and has announced a

The dealer is on the lookout to more than double headcount in the next year Fareham-based dealer Prestige Telecom is moving offices as it embarks on a recruitment drive. The Plan.com partner is relocating back to Gosport, where it was founded in 2014 by Andrew Rodgers and Sean Rhodes. The move, expected to be completed

The main account holder has access to each individual plan Virgin Mobile has launched a Family Plan offer to give its customers a simpler way of managing multiple mobile plans. The plan is available exclusively to Virgin Media customers and provides a single account for multiple SIMs, with customers able to add up to five

The rugged specialists are offering plans spread out over 24 months Bullitt Group is launching flexible leasing plans for businesses after partnering with technology services supplier JTRS. The ruggedised specialist, which acts as global licensee for the Caterpillar brand, will provide the new leasing service for its Cat S61 and S41 smartphones, with no upfront

Vodafone’s 5G network is live in seven cities, with 19 towns and cities covered by the end of the year Vodafone has launched its new unlimited data plans for 4G and 5G today – including 5G-ready SIM Only plans from just £23. It follows the operator announcing the 5G plans last week when it switched

So far six cities in the UK has EE’s 5G network, with more penciled in for next year Daisy Communications has confirmed that it is to offer 5G mobile plans to businesses through EE. EE became the first operator in May to launch 5G in the UK and has chosen Daisy Communications as one of

All 5G plans have unlimited data with their download speed differentiating them. Prices start at £23

5G has been touted as the future for home broadband EE has started selling 5G mobile broadband plans with a HTC 5G Hub. Two plans are available on 12 months contracts – 50GB for £50 per month and 100GB for £75 per month. An upfront charge of £100 is needed for the HTC 5G Hub,

Prices start from £37 per month and gives customers access to 52 Premier League football matches

Oppo entered the UK in January and has also entered Poland, Turkey and Switzerland this year

Plans do not apply to SIM-only customers

Range of phones includes UK’s cheapest foldable

The UK ranked 136th for the cost of 1GB of data worldwide, while India is the cheapest 

A multi-network feature can pair the T500 phone with the Vodafone, O2 or Three network

Tech Data, Ingram and Brightstar tasked with distribution of up to two million Xiaomi devices

The eSIMs only cater for data usage so far but cellular and messaging are in development and expected in the coming months

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

SMARTY launched in August 2017 and works off the Three network

There are four different payment plans customers can choose from between £10 to £30

Newly-appointed Huawei UK managing director Anson Zhang (pictured above) up for the challenge 

Nigel Whitehead (pictured above) reveals how PC World and a consultancy job proved to be the biggest challenge of his career

Employees of the NHS, police and armed forces already benefiting from O2 Open perks

Swap36 is the first plan for tablets with data rollover 

UK networks say they have no plans to charge for EU roaming after Brexit.

Now that devices are making money, Sony head of distribution and retail Rob Hunt says that mobile is at the heart of everything the manufacturer will do in the future

The communications provider is still on target to hit total revenue projection of £754m by year end

She will move into a strategic advisor role from December 31 before departing next year

The challenge looks to be prompted by Three’s own legal action to impose a bigger cap on immediately usable spectrum

New management team claims its strong customer service is at the heart of its success

Pay monthly EE customers can use their tariffs in 47 European destinations from June 15 

CEO George Zhao admits growing worldwide presence had made it harder to meet customers’ demands

Manufacturer is in talks with a number of partners to broaden its reach

The new offer launched today (August 18) is valid on up to 20 new connections

Reports claim the Spanish operator has ditched plans to offload its UK arm after UK voted to leave the European Union

Business Extra+ tariff includes unlimited calls and texts to and from the USA, EU and UK, plus daily data in the EU

Queen’s Speech also revealed commitment to guarantee every household minimum broadband speed of 10Mbps

MVNO would have been sold if deal with Hutchison had not been blocked by the European Commission.

US case-maker is targeting retail partnerships after launching “Guardian” cases for iPhones and Samsung Galaxy devices

Its first 4G SIM-only plans range from £8 per month with 1GB of data – the cheapest available in the UK

The tariffs include unlimited texts and minutes, with data ranging between 4GB and 12GB

Data allowances for the five new plans range from 2GB up to 16GB

Move to new 40,000 sq ft premises doubles office space as it prepares to grow staff by almost half before the end of next year

Spectrum has been freed up by Ministry of Defence and regulator says there will be no cap on amount of spectrum bidders can buy

Operator has switched on additional 1800MHz spectrum at sites across Northern England, West Midlands, Scotland and Northern Ireland, with the rest of the UK set to follow

Distributor growing sales team to help penetrate UK’s major companies

Daisy Distribution MD Dave McGinn discusses life inside and outside of the workplace

Handset to have specs comparable with the Samsung Galaxy S5 and will run the Android OS

Combined company would be valued at about £3.5 billion and have 1,300 outlets nationwide

The European Commission has proposed banning incoming call charges within the EU from July 2014

Operator could add a further 10-15 per cent of initial store target due to its good progress and strong list of candidates

Latest addition in the Samsung Galaxy range of devices to go on sale in July

New £150k platform to drive convergence in mobile with the aim of making 2,000 connections per month before 2014