The retail giant admitted there’s “plenty of work to do”

Apple leads the market share for wearables in the first quarter with four million shipments

Gross profit is up 14 per cent from £98.8m to £113m, while EBITDA rose 27pc to £39.6m

The company also reported net profits of £7.3bn despite plans to range in US operators collapsing

Three UK hit 10 million active customers during a year of heavy expenditure.

According to new research from Counterpoint the sector is the fastest growing in the industry

Revenue up despite customer base dropping by 0.5 million to 25 million

Maintel claims it now “stands as one of the largest communications integrators in the UK” with combined revenues of around £150 million

EBITDA is down two per cent to £341 million year-on-year while customer base grew 9 per cent to 9.9 million

The operator will install the first permanent network mast on site this year

Mobile phone consumer spending is on track to hit nearly £322 billion ($400 billion)

Samsung and Exertis also win two awards each at the UK mobile industry’s biggest night of the year

40,000 Honor 8 devices were sold on Black Friday last year

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

Company claims it is building the widest portfolio of mobile solutions in the sector

It has since grown the number of vendor partners it works with in the sector to more than 30

UK revenues were up 15 per cent with shipment volumes up by five per cent

Wraps taken off new devices as manufacturer remains defiant on its brand strength

Giving customers control is a key differentiator for STK to achieve its targets

Future LG devices will be unveiled in the new form factor seen on the G6

The firm is currently in talks with another major UK B2B distributor

5G and network splicing open up new vulnerabilities to the Internet of Things

The handset comes with LED lights on the rear which can be customised to music or themes

It is the first smartphone in the world with a 4K HDR display

Both will go on sale from March this year

The tablet was launched alongside a new Gear VR headset

Devices, which include an updated 3310 feature phone, will go on sale in Q2

CEO Richard Yu unveiled the new device to hundreds in Barcelona

Hundreds attended one of the most anticipated device launches this year ahead of Mobile World Congress for the unveiling for the LG G6 LG has taken the wraps off the LG G6 at its launch event in Barcelona this afternoon (February 26). As hundreds of journalist attended a full house event at the Sant Jordi

It is the first BlackBerry handset launched by the Chinese company since purchasing brand licensing rights last year

Follow up to 2015 version will first be available from Vodafone on contract and prepay

Samsung president of mobile business DJ Koh made the announcement after admitting Note7 battery faults

Sunnyside Business Consultants co-founder Andy Tow tells Mobile News his thoughts on what might happen this year, including Nokia’s rise from the ashes and driverless cars I said last year that column inches in 2016 would be filled with big data and security: Cloud, Internet of Things and connected devices,wearables, smartwatches and accessories, virtual reality, quad

Rainbow Communications sales director Stuart Carson (pictured left) tells Mobile News his thoughts on what might happen this year, including the end of ISDN and PSTN lines, and what it means for businesses

Aerial Business Communications MD Paul Davis tells Mobile News his thoughts on what might happen this year, including the strengthening of WiFi and squeezed margins

Voice Mobile managing director Ian Watson tells Mobile News his thoughts on what might happen this year, including consolidation after the Three/O2 merger and the next iPhone

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

Excalibur CEO James Phipps tells Mobile News his thoughts on what might happen this year, including movements by the major networks and BlackBerry’s presence in the B2B space What an interesting year and 2017 will prove to be no different. I suspect Three and O2 will have strategic challenges ahead from the failed takeover and EE

Genuine Solutions sales and purchasing director Bav Majithia tells Mobile News his thoughts on what might happen this year, including the significance of wearables in our lives and the evolution of Internet of Things We believe that the overall marketplace will continue to grow and develop as manufacturers continue to compete for share of wallet

Supercover Insurance director of sales John Fannon tells Mobile News his thoughts on what might happen this year, including consolidation and continued domination by Samsung and Apple

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

ANOVO UK sales and account director Ron Harckham tells Mobile News his thoughts on what might happen this year, including the growth of smart home devices and the prevalence of artificial intelligence 

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 

Olive Communications chief executive Martin Flick tells Mobile News his thoughts on what might happen this year, including consolidations and the importance of Internet of Things in gaining market share

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

Onecom CEO Darren Ridge tells Mobile News his thoughts on what might happen this year, including the increase of full fibre optic lines and how businesses will transform with the technology

Plan.com co-founder Keith Curran tells Mobile News his thoughts on what might happen this year, including a bright future for dealers embracing digital change

Daisy Distribution managing director Dave McGinn tells Mobile News his thoughts on what might happen this year, including the wearables market to see exponential growth and more employees demanding work flexibility

Carphone Warehouse Business head of B2B Bob Sweetlove tells Mobile News his thoughts on what might happen this year, including customer focus on mobile to improve efficiency and a positive outlook for independent dealers

Wileyfox co-founder Nick Muir tells Mobile News his thoughts on what might happen this year, including features the mid-low end handset market will deem critical for survival

Fonehouse owner Clive Bailey tells Mobile News his thoughts on what might happen this year, including evolution of the market and casualties from consolidation 

Westcoast head of mobile Darren Seward tells Mobile News his thoughts on what might happen this year, including drastic change to mobile contracts and a massive tip for dealers

Data Select managing director Fergal Donovan tells Mobile News his thoughts on what might happen this year, including new trends in 2016 accelerating in 2017, and greater adoption of mobile payments

Exertis UK and Ireland managing director Gerry O’Keeffe tells Mobile News his thoughts on what might happen this year, including exchange rate effects on the UK and new ownership for some telecom firms 

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

Alcatel UK and Ireland country director William Paterson tells Mobile News his thoughts on what might happen this year, including the rise of online mobile phone sales, 5G and wearable technology

Huawei sales and marketing director Rhys Saunders (pictured centre) tells Mobile News his thoughts on what might happen this year, including the importance of smartphone cameras and battery to contribute to the development of virtual reality

HTC president of Europe Greig Williams tells Mobile News his thoughts on what might happen this year, including the stepping stones to artificial intelligence and growing relevance of Internet of Things

Sony Mobile UK and Ireland country head Warren Saunders, tells Mobile News his thoughts on what might happen this year, including the normalisation of Internet of Things, and increased competition amongst operators

Samsung vice president of IT and mobile Conor Pierce, tells Mobile News his thoughts on what might happen this year, including the rise of augmented reality (AR) and the increasing popularity of 360-degree content on social media

Carphone Warehouse managing director Jeremy Fennell tells Mobile News his thoughts on what might happen this year, including key device launches, the important role virtual reality has to play and the potential rise of augmented reality

Three UK director of customer strategy Danny Dixon tells Mobile News his thoughts on what might happen this year, including consumer control, the rise of SIM-only and the challenge of retaining customers In a saturated market, mobile providers have to work harder than ever to stand out from the crowd. I believe that the future mobile […]

Vodafone UK corporate and external affairs director Helen Lamprell, tells Mobile News her thoughts on what might happen this year, including the separation of Openreach from BT and incoming challenges for UK businesses

O2 sales director Ben Dowd tells Mobile News his thoughts on what might happen this year, including the blurring of lines between work and personal lives and improving customer experience

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 manufacturer sent out invites to its MWC launch event today (January 12)

Distributor will supply company’s audio products to retailers, mobile operators, online and enterprise customers across 55 countries in six continents

It comes a month after TCL announced it had acquired the rights to produce BlackBerry branded devices

Korean manufacturer will announce four new devices for the K series alongside the Stylus 3

It follows the completion of a £240 million deal signed by the Finnish company, HMD and Foxconn subsidiary FIH Mobile

Company, which was formed by ex-Data Select directors Roy Taylor and Jason Kemp, celebrated its first birthday last month

The Banbury-based accessories manufacturer is looking to add 15 more countries before summer next year

Organisers again expect record attendee numbers, with a number of global brands already confirmed as exhibitors

As premiums for international calls, text and data while roaming within the EU are axed, operators set to lose out on billions in revenue

Agreement made in June has been formally adopted by the European Parliament; small surcharges for outgoing calls, texts and mobile internet use from end of April 2016