Vodafone and Three have pledged to maintain tariffs for their SMARTY and VOXI MVNO customers.at £10 or below for two years from the completion of the proposed merger of the two networks. They say they will also provide a pricing framework that encourages other MVNOs to access their additional network capacity. Upon approval of the

Reboxed, the sustainable platform offering refurbished devices, has announced a new logistics partnership with BlankIT known for its expertise in device quality control. The collaboration is expected to elevate Reboxed’s mission of delivering top-tier refurbished products to consumers in an eco-friendly manner. BlankIT Ltd will now oversee Reboxed’s device logistics, ensuring rigorous quality assurance. The

Apple has been hit with an £11 billion tax bill following the European Court of Justice’s confirmation of the EU Commission’s decision in a tax case against Apple, ending years of legal battles. The ruling holds Apple accountable for unpaid taxes worth up to €13 billion, underscoring the Commission’s fight against aggressive tax planning by

The iPhone SE and basic iPhone 14 models are staying in the iPhone lineup which should help to maintain used value of these models as the iPhone 16 now moves to the top of the tree. The iPhone 16 range is the usual standard (£799) Plus (£899), Pro (£999) , and the Pro Max (£1,199)

Following the success of the blockbuster movie, Human Mobile Devices (HMD) has partnered with Mattel to create the £99 HMD Barbie Phone. The phone is a feature phone, not a smart device, and aligns with HMD’s belief that younger people are trying to limit their screen time. It was developed with Mattel’s design team and

Cashback site TopCashback has partnered with WeBuyAnyPhone.com to give TopCashback users an extra £25 back when they recycle their phones through its new ‘Sell Your Phone’ service. WeBuyAnyPhone.com will power the ‘Sell Your Phone’ service hosted on TopCashback.co.uk, which offers cashback rates to over 15 million members. TopCashback members can trade in their current or

The average age of used devices at the time of trade-in or upgrade has increased to 3.71 years, up from 3.64 years in Q1 2024. This is according to Assurant’s report on emerging trends in the secondary mobile device market and the trade-in and upgrade patterns among consumers. The increase in upgrade times is primarily

Mobile device repair, refurbishment, and supply chain solutions provider TMT First has been appointed as a Microsoft Authorised Service Partner to provide repairs for Microsoft Surface devices. TMT First now has access to Microsoft training, certification, advanced diagnostics, specialized tools, and genuine parts. This collaboration adds to TMT First’s existing partnerships with Apple, Samsung, and

Apple adoption of RCS (Rich Communications Services), will transform the way people and businesses communicate writes Robert Gerstmann,  co-founder, of messaging and voice services company Sinch. Apple’s adoption of RCS is undoubtedly a significant milestone for digital communication. With interactive and secure messaging, RCS enhances customer experience and trust. Brands will be able to engage

 Major MVNO Lyca Mobile has lost a £51 million VAT appeal over the sale of its voice, text, and data bundles between 2012 and 2019. A 55-page judgment by the First Tier Tribunal Tax Chamber disagreed with Lyca’s argument that VAT only became payable when the bundle data was used. Lyca had claimed that VAT

Virgin Media O2 supports the merger of Vodafone and Three and said it  would be “a positive step for investment in the UK’s digital infrastructure.” The affiirmatiom was made by Lutz Schüler,CEO of Virgin Media O2 announcing the networks Q2 financial performance.  Virgin Media O2 and Vodafone UK have a new, long-term mobile network sharing

Leading used iPhone reseller Renewd has gone into administration. Netherlands legal firm HVG Law, which specializes in technology and telecommunications, is handling the administration. Renewd issued a statement saying: “Renewd® has requested a suspension of payments to address the current challenges. Over the coming weeks, we will decide how best to proceed, with a full

Apple’s says it has made life easier for non authorised repairers by making its official self service diagnostics software available in the U.K. The software gives gives anyone the same ability as Apple authorised service providers and independent repairers to test parts functionality and performance, and identify which parts may need repair. The software supports

Apple has suspended work on the second-generation Vision Pro spatial computing headset to focus resources on developing a cheaper model, The Information reports. Apple is launching the Vision Pro in Europe and the UK on July12 with pre-orders open Next Friday (June 18) The Information reports that an Apple indicated the company plans to divide its

Ofcom has fined BT £2.8m because subsidiaries EE and Plusnet  did not  provide more than a million customers with clear contract information before they signed up for a new deal. Ofcom said: “The company broke our consumer protection rules designed to ensure telecoms customers get clear, comparable information about the services they are considering buying.”

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

Quickline Communications CTO and 5G Testbeds and Trials programme programme director Ian Smith is the new head of UK Telecoms Innovations Network taking over from Nick Johnson. UKTIN brings together industry, academia, and government stakeholders to advocate for telecoms R&D talent in investment, cooperation and commercialisation. The 5G Testbeds and Trials Programme is the government’s

Virgin Media O2 and IT consulting and services giant Accenture have teamed up to develop applications for businesses interested in utilising 5G mobile private networks. The technology includes computer vision AI for product quality control monitoring of equipment to meet factory floor compliance requirements and queue management systems. The applications are built on Accenture’s Edge

Apple has revamped and strengthened its iPad lineup with a new range of devices. The range includes the new M2 iPad Air and M4 iPad Pro. The M4 chip has appeared just six months after the launch of the M3 last November and consists of 28 billion transistors built using second-generation 3-nanometer technology. At just

Another week. another Focus Group acquisition. This time the latest addition to the Focus Group is Brighton and Hove mobile services and communications provider Cellular Solutions, set up in 1999. Focus Group last month secured £21.3 million in investment funding from Hg Capital Trust, an investor in European and transatlantic software and services.  The two founders

Apple has changed its repair processes in ts Self Service Repair programme to allow consumers and independent repair providers to use parts from donor devices that can be paired to the repaired product. The parts calibration process will begin this fall with safeguards to block parts from lost or stolen devices being used. The new

Apple will defend itself from the US Justice Department which is accusing the Cupertino giant of violating US federal and state antitrust laws. The 800-page complaint was filed on Thursday in a US. District Court in New Jersey by the Justice Department and 16 other US state and district attorneys general and says Apple has

TMT First founder Adam Whitehouse’s campaign to get a national apprenticeship scheme set up has succeeded with the official launch of The Digital Device Repair Technician Apprenticeship. The scheme, which will now be rolled out nationally over the coming months, has been created in partnership with the Institute for Apprenticeships Tech Education (IfATE). It follows

MVNO Lyca Mobile has hired ex-Vodafone Group executive Nikos Paraskevopoulos (main pic left) as its new group chief financial officer and ex-BT and Plusnet executive Ketan Hindocha (right) as group director of customer care. These appointments are part of Lyca Mobile’s recent efforts by CEO Richard Schäfer to strengthen its executive team, which also saw

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

Focus Group has acquired RPM Communications which sells cloud-based telephony to the healthcare sector. The move bolsters the growth of Focus’ specialist healthcare division Think Healthcare which is an approved supplier to NHS RPM Communications and is also a preferred supplier to NHS England. “When the opportunity arose to further enhance our capabilities and bolster

Focus Group has acquired RPM Communications which sells cloud-based telephony to the healthcare sector. The move bolsters the growth of Focus’ specialist healthcare division Think Healthcare which is an approved supplier to NHS RPM Communications and is also a preferred supplier to NHS England. “When the opportunity arose to further enhance our capabilities and bolster

Samsung Electronics UK has appointe ex-Nike and Amazon executive  Deborah Honig as its first-ever Chief Customer Officer. She spent the first part of her career as a management consultant at McKinsey where she was part of the consumer practice and advised global businesses on strategy, marketing and commercial leadership.   Honig has worked for Nike, Amazon,

Apple has expanded its Self Service Repair program to include the iPhone 15 lineup and M2-powered computers. The service is now available in 24 additional European countries, including Croatia, Denmark, Greece, the Netherlands, Portugal, and Switzerland. This expansion supports 35 Apple products across 33 countries and is available in 24 languages. Apple Diagnostics for Self

Nokia and BT Group have teamed up to build an ecosystem of developers to improve 5G monetisation.

Apple is facing a civil court class action over allegations of UK market abuse claims that it deliberately slowed down the performance of older iPhone models.

Mobile marketplace platform Mozillion has been certified by TikTok Shop as an approved refurbished mobile tech provider.

Over The Top business messaging traffic will surge to 375 billion messages by 2028, up from the 100 billion messages recorded so far 2023 according to Juniper Research. 

Apple could next year seize greater control of the used iPhone market as the popularity of refurbished iPhones chips away at sales of the brand-new models according to analysts CCS Insight. As part of its annual ‘Predictions for 2024 and Beyond’ event CCS Insight reckons, Apple will take direct action to dominate the secondary market

Apple is expected to sell over 150 million units of its new iPhone 15 lineup within the first 12 months of release, according to research firm IDC.

Apple is expected to sell over 150 million units of its new iPhone 15 lineup within the first 12 months of release, according to research firm IDC.

On the eve of the new iPhone 15 launch, Apple and Qualcomm have revealed Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 5G Modem will continue to be used in iPhones in 2024, 2025 and 2026

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

Around three million owners of older iPhones will soon be receiving $65 each in damages from Apple after a class action that accused Apple of slowing their devices succeeded reports San Francisco’s Mercury News

Apple iPhones hold their value by 53 per cent after four years according to refurbished device vendor 4gadgets which analysed prices between 2018 and 2022. Samsung models depreciated by almost 70 per cent with the Galaxy S9 dropping by 80 per cent against its launch price with the 2018 iPhone XS, dropping 80.2 per cent

It’s more important than ever that brands can develop new mobile apps quickly and cost-effectively writes Perry Krug , Head of Developer Experience at Couchbase 

 Three delivered the fastest 5G internet speeds over the last year according to nearly 100,000 real word tests carried out by users of the nPerf mobile application.

The Android platform is now riddled with scam apps that can hijack user’s personal data. Cybersecurity experts ESET says there has been an 88 per cent increase in the number of SpyLoan loan apps that can steal sensitive information from infected Android devices This has led to a 19 per cent overall growth in the

OPPO is to appeal yesterday’scourt decision that it must obtain a FRAND (fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory) license to use a Nokia patent covering 4G/LTE and 5G patents and an implementation patent involving the generation of a power supply signal for a power amplifier. OPPO went to court to try to avoid a UK FRAND licence and an

Ex-Three financial director Paula Benoit has joined utilities and connectivity Glide, as chief financial officer. Glide operates across s the UK and Europe and specialises in connecting student and built-to-rent accommodation, shared HMO living, and business parks with fibre broadband and wifi. It has its own national full fibre network reaching over 100,000 premises, Benoit has

A board director of German building materials company Heidelberg Materials AG, has been appointed to the £760,000 role of Vodafone Group chief financal officer following a “rigorous international and cross-sector search” 

Successfully bringing together Vodafone and Three customer records and packages will be key for ensuring that billing and services continue as normal for customers says Harry Dougall, CFO and founding partner at Sagacity The Vodafone-Three deal is the latest in a long line of telco Mergers and Acquisitions  including the high-profile Virgin-O2 merger which happened

Vodafone Is using Ericsson’s new A3218 compact antenna to make planning applications easier, and improve 5G capacity, coverage and performance without increasing its antenna footprint.

Mobile News Awards Best Accessories Distributor winner Fónua, has gained Apple Authorised Reseller status.

European Commissioner Thierry Breton (main pic) has warned Apple against artificially limiting of data transfer speeds and battery charging times with cables not MFI-certified or approved by Apple.

Apple will early next year start selling its first mixed-reality product, the Vision Pro. But it will only be available in the USA and cost $3,499.

The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB),  has accused Apple of colluding with the USA’s top spy agency, the NSA, to infect iPhones with malicious code to eavesdrop on calls of diplomats and other people of interest.

Hungary airline Wizz Air has partnered with eSIM Go to allow Wizz Air passengers to buy and activate eSIMS to access mobile data services in more than 150 countries

Dhirendra Prasad stole parts faked invoices and took bribes from crooked Apple vendors. Must repay $19 million to Apple and IRS

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

Vodafone and Coventry University have collaborated to expand their 5G Standalone 5GSA Media Innovation Lab in Coventry to develop new 5G use cases around media and broadcast events such as festivals and live content contribution in isolated locations. Vodafone and Coventry University deployed the UK’s first live 5G Standalone (5G SA) network in 2020 to

All metals are to be sourced from recycled sources  Apple has pledged to only use recycled cobalt in batteries by 2025 along with recycled rare earth elements in magnets, and recycled tin and gold in circuit boards. Apple currently sources most of its aluminium, rare earth elements, and nearly all tungsten from recycled material. “Our

Vodafone UK has a new head of Small, Medium and Enterprise (SM&E) business sales. strategy. She is Claire Harris who has been promoted from the director of regional business and replaces Andrew Stevens who held the position since 2019 and is now Commercial Director, Business at Vodafone. She will be in charge of selling Vodafone’s

The scheme is being handled through Euan Blair’s  skills training organisation

… as Group MD Paul Bryan moves to an international role

But Chinese suck as OPPO, Vivio and Xiaomi vendors ‘have much to do’.

Tom Bennett, Freshwave CTO, on how changed post-Covid working habits have also created changed connectivity requirements for companies/employers; as a result, a thriving specialist industry of providers is springing up, supplying the “last mile” work to ensure total coverage; and developing increasingly ingenious tech that is critically important for areas like the City of London.

Contact with emergency services can be made outside mobile and wifi coverage

Apple has two years until December 2024 to ensure its products comply with the new EU Directive using USB C instead of Lightning, its proprietary iPhone charging technology since 2012.

Wiggin formerly played a part in driving digital connectivity across the UK

EE has partnered with a global consumer cyber safety company, Norton, to launch the new service, which will be exclusively available from launch to EE pay monthly mobile customers

Legg has 30 years of experience in the telecoms sector

The manufacturer is looking to grow its market share in the UK and Europe

Information is provided though quiz style questions and interactive activities

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

Claims disputed patent is “irrelevant to 5G”

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

The app will help households understand their home energy consumption, monitor their power usage and find ways to cut costs

Sylwia Kechiche, Principal Analyst at Ookla, discusses the topic of consolidation and how it may impact consumers if network convergence is carried out incorrectly

Apple will ditch its Lightning charger and all iPhones produced in 2023 could be equipped with USB-C charging globally and not just in the European Union

The new series comes with a 10.9 inch Liquid Retina display, 12MP front and back camera, A14 bionic chip and an all-day battery

Meriel Lenfestey to work towards JT’s new five-year strategy to grow the business

Court cuts fine by two thirds

The European Parliament says the law will be beneficial for the environment and gives consumers the choice to purchase a device with or without a charger

Operators are now in an abusive relationship with Apple says Simon Rockman When Lenovo launched the Motorola Razr 5G it was eSIM only. And no one noticed. Apple launched the iPhone 14 (essentially an iPhone 13 with ’14’ on the box) and it was hailed as a great innovation because it was eSIM only. Perhaps there

CTO Scott Petty and CNO Alberto Ripepi to lead engineer and development group

He will report directly to CEO Florian Seiche as the company develops its growth strategy for the full portfolio of devices and services

Former BT employee Lee will join Voneus as it aims to double its customer footprint by 2023

USA move to eSIM hailed as a ‘game changer’ Apple has scrapped the physical SIM tray in American versions of the iPhone 14 and replaced it entirely with an electronic SIM. The move was hailed by Amdocs group president and head of technology Anthony Goonetilleke as a “watershed, game-changing moment for seamless connectivity”.  “We’re seeing momentum

The new plan is part of EE’s journey to become the most customer-focussed UK technology brand

Robinson played Rugby League and Rugby union at International level and won the 2003 Rugby Union World Cup

Don’t panic but update now say security experts Apple has for the first time publicly disclosed serious security vulnerabilities for iPhones, iPads and Macs. These could potentially allow attackers to take complete control of devices. Apple said it is “aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited” and has rushed out

Milligan’s current position as Three’s director of service operations and assurance has seen him work with the board to define Three’s operating strategy

The teams across both Exertis’ offices will report to Sutherland

The app charges the price of vouchers back to customers EE bill and is immediately available in the MyEE app via a barcode

Shane Kelly previously spent six years at Dixons Carphone

The name 5 Eleven was chosen because the company started in an office space called 511, and now it has moved to a larger space in line with its growth ambitions

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

Davison joins from Tech Data where he worked for 18 years

$10 million in grants offered to anyone who can crack Lockdown Mode

Passingham joins as Neos Networks looks to expand the rollout of its connectivity services 

Higgin has a career spanning over 25 years working in energy, utilities and infrastructure roles

Lifecycle Software CEO Mo Firouzabadian discusses hypersscalers, 5G and the importance of a streamlined approach