The acquisition strengthens Daisy’s IT and telephony offering

The acquisitions adds an additional 1,500 customers for Daisy Comms

Pangea will support partners entering the IoT market with its multi-network SIMs

The investment values DWS at £1 billion 

Dealer has grown indirect partner connections by 250pc in past three years

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

The new brand has been given power to operate separately from the Group’s other businesses

New sales portal precedes a redesign of the Daisy Partner portal

Muller left Daisy abruptly in June amidst acquisition rumours

The deal was announced only last week and followed Daisy CEO Neil Muller’s departure from the company

The firm bought EE partner Voice Mobile and DV02 for undisclosed fees

Daisy chairman Matthew Riley has taken up the CEO role

Daisy Group is the UK’s largest independent provider of telecoms, IT and cloud services

Daisy will take control of 80,000 clients from TalkTalk from July 2018

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

Daisy’s peer group tends to trade off multiples of nearly 11 times EBITDA, meaning a sale could value Daisy at more than £1.5bn

Both awards recognise its connection growth and churn rate

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

Clodagh Murphy also joins the company as its new chief operating officer

Telecoms provider continues  its corporate acquisition strategy with Alternative Networks being its latest target

Payne has become the Newark-based IT provider’s new chief commercial officer

Virgin Media, TalkTalk and KCOM have also signed up to the new code

Six-year partnership will see Daisy’s customers gain access to BT’s Wholesale Hosted Centrex (WHC) platform

Comms provider increasing free internet access points to 1,800 so patients can stream Euro 2016 semi final to their bedsides

Exertis has agreed to sell its airtime business to rivals Mainline and Daisy. Exertis entered the airtime space three years ago, amassing a base of around 22,000 connections across Vodafone, O2 and EE. At its peak, it was connecting 1,500 SIMs a month on average. It confirmed last month it planned to exit the market

Legendary guitarists former London home also boasts managed broadband service installed by communications provider

Distributor will offer its channel partners Virgin Media’s range of ultrafast broadband, with speeds up to 300Mbps

This is the second year O2 has ran the awards, which recognise the achievements of its partners

Certification will benefit company in a number of ways, including added technical support, productivity tools, online training, marketing resources and sales promotions

CEO Matthew Riley says deal will help create the first “truly converged” IT and communications provider in the UK mid-market

Research from telecoms provider reveals average employee losing an average 38 hours and £494 worth of productivity each year

Airtime distributor running a free trial for partners until March 31 to enable them to get used to the solution and demonstrate the benefits to customers

First purchase since founder and executive chairman Matthew Riley led a £494 million takeover of the company in October

Four directors also resign from company following management buyout agreed in October

Riley, who founded the company in 2001 and is leading a management buy-out, to take on executive chairman role

Agreement ends negotiations which had dragged on for three months and sees Daisy return to private ownership

Dealers will receive a £50 bonus for every Sony Xperia Z3 Compact smartphone connected to a Vodafone 4G price plan

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

Previous deadline for consortium to make offer was due to expire yesterday evening

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Majority shareholders Riley and Toscafund, as well as private equity group Penta Capital, form consortium with the possibility of taking firm private

Airtime distribution sets up accreditation programme for partners and offers bonus of £1,000 to those connecting accounts of more than 12 seats from now until September

Business communications provider’s ‘Customer Focus’ workshops recognised, which have attracted more than 300 employees since launch in May

Partners to be rewarded for pushing Microsoft 365, fixed-line services and Vodafone One Net Business

Dealers to draw teams, with winner receiving a Sony Xperia Z1 Compact smartphone and wireless charging mat

Eight dealers that purchase the most Nokia Lumia smartphones in the three-month period will win a trip to the event in London

Surge comes as a result of a dealer incentive in partnership with the operator and Nokia, which saw nine dealers will a three-night stay at the Valderama Golf Club in Spain last week

The distributor said it wants to speak to dealers affected by the sale to “reassure” them of its dedication to the airtime market

Dealers to receive trial SIM cards and devices to enable them to demonstrate the network’s capabilities to customers

Revenue down but adjusted EBITDA and gross margin up, as Group says it has a good pipeline of opportunities and will continue to look at strategic acquisitions

Business communication and IT services provider says purchase represents a clear growth opportunity for it and enhances its ability to deliver sustained growth

Ten dealers, who must buy Nokia SIM-free devices and make O2 mobile and fixed line connections to qualify, will win a ski trip to the Alps in March 2014

Telecoms provider expecting mobile margins to improve over the long term following the introduction of Vodafone’s revenue share model in August

Dealers purchasing BlackBerry 10 smartphones will be entered into a prize draw to win a trip to the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in November  

Group CEO Riley admits it may dip into untouched £200 million banking facility in the right circumstances

Operating losses also increase but unified communications provider says it is well positioned to progress with its organic and acquisitive strategy 

Investors will receive 4p per ordinary share when company’s full year results are published on June 18, which are expected to be ahead of market expectations

Dealers and their customers can receive cash bonuses, with distributor also doubling fixed line bonus to £100

Six banks committing an equal share of £33.3 million each as unified comms provider ramps up its acquisition plans

Airtime distributor may not be able to process any further requests until April following an upgrade cap placed on dealers by the operator

Business telecoms firm will continue to provide data and hosting services from the IT firm’s data centres in Gateshead and Reading

Six top performing partners will win an all expenses paid trip to the Stapleford Park Country House Hotel in Leicestershire in June

Business communications provider says the buy will give it a strong foundation in the IP and data market and further evolve it business

O2 Centre of Excellence partner brings in Richard Morse as sales director to drive business forward

Ten year contract with Essex County Council will see unified comms provider supply services forming part of the local authority’s Next Generation Network

Losses up 55 per cent to £13.8 million in the six months to the end of September, but firm says it will continue to drive organic growth and explore acquisition opportunities  

Group’s commercial director appointed as the new managing director of its retail business

Unified communications provider says its half year revenues are above what it achieved in the same period last year and an improvement in the level of cash flow generation

Unified communications provider to provide round-the-clock service after seeing an increase in the number of customers working outside of normal business hours

Carl Churchill departs along with former Murphx management team following the completion of a management earn-out

Unified communications provider chosen as one of 14 suppliers to deliver communications services under the agreement

Unified communications provider to host event, detailing its portfolio of products to current and prospective partners

Unified business communications provider CloudSelect to run off its own via its own network and UK data centres 

Royal Bank of Scotland joins unified communications provider’s group of banks, with finance deal to support its acquisition of Worldwide Group

Unified communications provider opens new facility within a former Bank of England bullion vault

Telecoms provider acquired audio-conferencing company as COO Gareth Kirkwood departs after two-and-a-half years

Sessions in April will educate partners looking to enter the data market on how to grow revenues and profit margins, as well as improving customer retention

Specialists in data, hosted IP telephony and data selected to underpin product growth within company’s indirect channel

Kate O’Brien joins unified communications provider to head up marketing within its Retail division

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

Unified communications provider chosen to be an O2 accredited partner after relaunching SpiriTel Mobile

Dealers given the whole day to pitch business ideas and opportunities to Daisy Distribution’s network partners at its forthcoming deal clinic next month

Kent-based MoCo looks to have moved early with a smart O2 exclusive, as distribution space continues to consolidate and resellers align with operators