Drastic action needs to be taken to encourage businesses to repair devices rather than replacing them to help boost the UK economy writes Adam Whitehouse founder of TMT First, the Staffordshire provider of technology lifecycle services. Whoever is in power needs to encourage people to get devices repaired – they need to make it easier

This year’s WWDC is one of the most significant Apple events in recent years writes IDC vice president for data and analytics Francisco Jeronimo.  With smartphone, tablet and PC sales slowing down due to high adoption rates and offering just incremental improvements from the previous version of devices, Apple needs to reignite consumers excitement to

Decreasing data plan costs and expanding mobile networks are allowing more people than ever to enjoy online gaming writes Mathew Ratty, CEO and founder of ad fraud prevention provider TrafficGuard. Mobile betting draws in the majority share of online gamblers, especially younger bettors. The Gambling Commission found that three quarters of 18–34 year-olds use a

Next year will see many more device-to-device satcoms services says Peter Kibutu,Advanced Technology Lead at 5G satellite consultancy TTP There will be further partnerships between terrestrial network providers, which own most of the desirable spectrum and have access to a large subscriber base, and non-terrestrial providers. These joint ventures will tackle rural and remote black

Talks of consolidation has been rife within the telecoms industry ever since Virgin Media and O2 merged in 2021. Now it seems that mobile networks Three and Vodafone want to strike a deal, as well as some in the broadband space. Analysts in the industry share their thoughts…

The two companies are set to merge because each network cannot solely recover the cost of setting up 5G networks

TeleShield can detect the validity of a phone number from across the world

After launching phones supporting Google services globally, we asked analysts about Honor’s prospects

Reputational scores slump according to analysis company

Decision on handset unlocking seen as progressive, but some say users will get too much freedom

Proportion of Chinese, Indian and Egyptian IP addresses in attacks increases

iPhone sales accounted for 34 per cent of the total global smartphone revenue for Q2 2020

Huawei is persona non grata in the UK. What are the likely repercussions for the channel and users?

Graystone Strategy director James Gray looks at the implications of the proposed merger

Around 80 per cent of its base don’t see mobile as being central to their businesses, with 60 per cent offering fixed line within their core services