Ralph Mupita, Group President and CEO of South Africa network MTN, has been appointed Deputy Chair of the GSMA Board for the remainder of the current term, which runs until the end of 2026. Vivek Badrinath, Director General of the GSMA, said: “His experience will be invaluable as we continue to navigate the dynamic landscape

Samsung Electronics Co-Chief Executive Officer Han Jong-Hee has died at the age of 63 due to a heart attack while receiving hospital treatment, the company has announced. This leaves Jun Young-Hyun, the semiconductor chief executive who was appointed co-CEO just last week, as the sole CEO of Samsung Electronics. Han,was instrumental in elevating Samsung’s television

Likewize has named seasoned US executive Ryan O’Hara as its new CEO, taking over immediately from ex-Caudwell Group luminary Rod Millar, who has led the company since 2019. O’Hara has extensive leadership experience across technology, media, and consumer services, having held senior positions at News Corp, Madison Square Garden, and media and technology company Gemstar-TV

Intel data boss Justin Hotard wil be Nokia’s new president and CEO from April 1 taking ober from Pekka Lundmark. Hotard, 50, most recently served as Executive Vice President and General Manager of Intel’s Data Center and AI Group, overseeing AI integration across diverse sectors. Prior to this, he held senior roles at Hewlett Packard

Marc Allera will step down as CEO of BT’s Consumer division on March 31 and will be succeeded by Bell VP Claire Gillies, the company has announced. Allera leaves after nine years with the company. From April 1, Gillies will assume the role of CEO and join BT’s Executive Committee. He said: “Over the past

At the end of a week when it was announced Exertis owner DCC Group is selling the distributor to focus on its energy business, UK CEO Tim Griffin is upbeat and positive about the news. “It’s not a drama from my point of view. I see it as a big opportunity to have an owner

Bllling systems provider Lifecycle Software, has appointed chief commercial officer Liz Parry as its new Chief Executive Officer. She takles over from Kelvin Chaffer, who is leaving the company after 23 years to become CEO of group company Neural Technologies specialising in revenue assurance. Lifecycle is an online charging system, billing and business support solution

Stephen van Rooyen, the man who helped launch Sky Mobile andn Sky Broadband in the UK will be the new CEO of Vodafone’s Netherlands joint venture, VodafoneZiggo, from September. VodafoneZiggo is a Dutch company offering fixed, mobile, and integrated communication and entertainment services to consumers and businesses. It is a joint venture of Liberty Global,

SAP chief business officer, Marika Auramo, has left the German business software giant after 24 years and moved to Vodafone as CEO of Vodafone Business, taking over from interim CEO Giorgio Migliarina. Auramo who has more than 25 years of experience in the global IT industry,  also joins Vodafone’s Executive Committee. At the German internatonal

Vodafone chief commercial officer Max Taylor is now  CEO  replacing Ahmed Essam who now becomes Executive Chairman Vodafone Germany and CEO European Markets. As chief commercial officer he was responsible for the commercial performance of the Consumer division including sales and marketing, digital, brand, customer experience and commercial operations. Taylor has 25 years experience in

International mobile comms connectivity provider Cellhire has appointed former Vodafone IoT sales chief Tony Guerion as its new CEO. Guerion has more than 27 years of experience in the communications industry. He joined Vodafone in 2010 and become Global Head of Sales for IoT in 2016. Cellhire provides mobile communications, M2M/IoT services and data connectivity

TalkTalk Business managing director Ruth Kennedy has been promoted to Chief Executive Officer. She became TalkTalk Business MD in March after working senior roles across sales, commercial and operations in TalkTalk’s Wholesale and Group Business Units since 2011. “I’m delighted to become CEO and to continue our mission to support thousands of UK businesses. As

Telecom software solutions provider PiPcall has appointed former Orange senior VP Duncan Ward, as its new CEO.

Marc Allera, the CEO of BT’s Consumer Division would be an ideal prime candidate to take over as  BT Group CEO from Philip Jansen (main pic) says top telco analyst Paolo Pescatore. “This has been on the cards for some time” said Pescatore. “There’s not much more left for him (Philip Jansen) to do. He

Former Assurant Europe CEO Andy Morris has joined Likewize to run its global strategy and develop new markets in device protection, repair, warranty and related solutions

Former Assurant CEO Andy Morris has joined Likewize to run its global strategy and develop new markets in device protection, repair, warranty and related solutions

Former William Hill CEO Ulrik Bengtsson has joined Virgin Media O2 as chief operating officer. He replaces Jeff Dodds who has taken a CEO position at another company and will leave in the summer. 

Interim CEO lands top job on a full-time basis following internal and external search for a replacement for Nick Read

Rolf Werner tasked with driving Nokia’s market share and expansion into new segments

Current group chief financial officer steps into £1m role on interim basis Vodafone Group chief executive Nick Read is being replaced at the end of December by current chief group financial officer Margherita Della Valle . She steps into the £1m job on on an interim basis until a permanent replacement for Read has been

Froment-Curtil’s successor has not been announced yet

The company has doubled its workforce in the last two years and won many awards

The Warrington based company hopes new leadership will target growth and customer expansion

This segment highlighted the efforts telcos are taking towards providing customers with affordable bundles and what is BT’s response to some of CCS Insights predictions 2023

NTT data suggests that 72 per cent of top performing businesses already outsource more than half of their network infrastructure

He cited his achievements with HMD in his post

The company has seen recent growth with the acquisition of Relove Technology, and another part of this growth is that the new management team will take majority ownership of the business

Hellings takes over the role from founder Michael Maltby, who will now move to non-executive director on the board

Vittorio Colao was concerned indirect distribution could not fulfil Vodafone’s strategy of controlling the customer experience

Wong was one of the founding members of Realme when it was created in 2018

Carter is currently a non-executive director of FTSE 100 company United Utilities, but this will end in July

Major Ericsson shareholders lose bid to dethrone top man and board

Taylor joins the company from Ensono

Tech21 has today announced the appointment of David Giblin as its new CEO.

Boland’s appointment follows recent addition of non-executive directors

Former Nokia and Vodafone-man Narayan is promoted to the role of CEO

The growth will focus on global market opportunities around data centres, FTTH, 5G and telco network services

Swantee has held senior roles at a number of different telco’s 

Founder Shaun Collins to step into executive chairman role

Ainley will join the company from February 1

Current CEO Steve Mollenkopf to retire following 26 years at chip firm

Finnegan, who took the reins at a challenging time, wants a better investment climate

Cosgrove has held a variety of senior roles in the IT and technology industry

Scott has several years’ worth of experience within the telecoms industry

Bullitt co-founders and board members step back from direct running of the business

The dealer has also been named Vodafone Innovation Partner of the Year

Dowd departs after nearly two years in the role

Sheth has helped to build the Realme brand in India

Dossa replaces Send For Help founder and CEO James Murray

Staff members will also receive a pay increase of 1.5 per cent says CEO

Three Ireland CEO Robert Finnegan to succeed Dyson

Carr played a pivotal role in the sale of MPD to AO World

The change was made following Rajeev Suri’s departure after more than a decade

Adam Toop started Adam Phones back in 1987

Mark Lightfoot steps into CEO role with David Pollock executive chairman

Continent must take a vendor-agnostic approach to industry

Sievert will take on the role from May 1, 2020

Tom Denyard starts his role on November 5

The claim comes after Vodafone launched 5G with a range of unlimited deals O2 CEO Mark Evans has said Vodafone customers are not getting a true 5G experience, highlighting the operator’s new unlimited but throttled data packages. Vodafone, which launched its 5G network on July 3, is selling three tiers of 5G contracts: Unlimited Lite

Kumar has held a number of roles within the telecoms industry Vodafone Group has confirmed the appointment of Vinod Kumar as chief executive officer of Vodafone Business. Kumar begins the role on September 2 and takes over from Vodafone Group CEO Rest of World Vivek Badrinath, who has held the interim role since March. Kumar

Three will be the only MNO offering ‘true 5G’

According to its financial statement Sony shipped just 6.5 million handsets globally in 2018

Next year will bring a host of fresh 5G-centric products, says Fergal Donovan

The manufacturer also gave a live demo of its 5G phone

CTech are looking to build on partnerships with Three, Vodafone and Lebara

Latest entrant into the market is lead by Robert Pryke who has experience at Wileyfox, Siemens Mobile and Samsung

Tenth anniversary of the ‘S’ range sees a third handset added to the portfolio

Manchester is the first airport in the country to receive the 5G trial with further ‘travel locations’ set to follow

Kirkby has held positions at operators in Sweden and Denmark and will join the board in March

The tech could provide a fibre alternative, alongside other 5G uses such as IoT and broadcast

Olive Comms connection total now surpasses 150,000

Criminal investigation follows more than a year of a ban in the US as the CFO faces extradition to the states

Excalibur CEO say the focus in 2019 will be on fixed-line services

New recruit has formerly headed up Virgin Media Qatar

The rebrand is aimed to make the network more inviting for businesses of any size to work with Vodafone

Network used mobile airwaves to broadcast the Wembley Cup on November 25

Huawei’s two-day mobile broadband forum at the ExCel attracted nearly 1,000 industry guests

Regulator has defended its decision after Virgin Media CEO Tom Mockridge described the fines as “unreasonable”

Leading Vodafone Partner blames EU ruling on roaming for diminished profitability in 2017

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

Muller left Daisy abruptly in June amidst acquisition rumours

The acquisition of both MPD online brands is expected to be complete before March next year

Dowd suddenly left O2 as group sales director in September last year

Former O2 CEO Matthew Key has joined the BT board as a non-executive director. He has also assumed roles as a member of the audit and risk committee and the nominating and governance committee. During his time at O2, Key struck a deal with Apple to exclusively range the first iPhone in the UK in

The investment will see five million homes receive full fibre meeting a third of the target set by government

He will assume his role on February 1 and will be paid a £1.1 million salary

Delegates and partners heard how Vodafone is preparing itself for a new age of technology

Woodward has previously worked at HTC and Sony and has 20 years experience in the technology industry Tech21 has announced the appointment of Colin Woodward as its new CEO. Woodward makes the move from his previous position as global vice president of sales and will be in charge of overseeing global operations for the protective

It’s that time of the year again – when the smartphone giant reveals its new flagship devices

Dunne joined US operator Verizon two years ago departing O2 as CEO

Former Microsoft vice-president Gary Fowle will take the helm from CEO Beatrice Lafon as head of Kondor Exertis has announced the appointment of ex-Microsoft vice-president Gary Fowle (pictured) as head of Kondor following its acquisition of the accessories distributor, replacing CEO Beatrice Lafon (below). The announcement was made today (Aug 2), Fowle will head up

Data Select chose the occasion of its 26th event to announce improvements to its Platinum Club

Dealer has ambitions to be a unified communications specialist this year

Daisy chairman Matthew Riley has taken up the CEO role

The BT Board has commenced their search for a successor to be appointed in the second half of the year

Ridge rode 300 miles starting in Falmouth, to Cornwall, and finally London

The distributor is undergoing a renaissance masterminded by charismatic new boss Beatrice Lafon (pictured above) 

OnePlus 6 will allow users to hide on screen notch but no release date or price as of yet for new smartphone

Former CEO of Littlewoods and Very will take charge in April after Seb James announced his move to Walgreens Boots