People could be missing out on an average of £638 by failing to recycle old electronic devices, according to new research from Virgin Media O2. The findings, released ahead of Global Recycling Day on 18 March, estimage 92 million electronic devices— including smartphones, tablets, smartwatches, and gaming consoles—have been thrown out wtih household waste over

Vodafone UK and Ericsson claim 5G AI technology abd machine learning has reduced power consumption by up to a third at some London cell sites. The two companies tested Ericsson’s latest artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning to reduce energy without sacrificing performance. The trial introduced three key innovations: 5G Deep Sleep – Smart algorithms

Vodafone reckons nearly a million UK children have been conned by online scams over the past year. The data comes from a survey of  2,000 parents, children aged 11–16, and over 4,800 teacher. It found that 13-year-olds are the most frequently targeted. The average financial loss per scam is £103, often causing anxiety, depression, and a

Almost half the UK population believes AI features on smartphones are overhyped, according to a new study commissioned by Uswitch.com, the comparison and switching service. The survey, conducted by research firm Opinium, quizzed 2,000 UK adults last month. The results reveal that consumers want AI tools to be practical, intuitive, and relatable. For brands to

Virgin Media O2 has been rated the top national broadband provider in the UK by Opensignal. It secured first place in four out of five award categories, based on billions of daily measurements from over 100 million devices assessing mobile and broadband performance globally. Opensignal specialises in measuring and analysing mobile network performance and user

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

Norwegian children’s smartwatch maker Xplora Technologies is set to buy Swedish device manufacturer Doro for £61.4 million (SEK 829 million). The bid of SEK 34 per share is 38.2 percent above Doro’s closing price on the Stockholm Stock Exchange last Thursday. Doro’s largest shareholders, Accendo Capital, Cidro Förvaltning, and Swedish investor and entrepreneur Peter Lindell,are considering the bid.

Approval for the Vodafone and Three merger is now in doubt as the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) says it could lead to higher prices for consumers. Although a final decision is not expected until December 7, the CMA says it is now worried that the merger “could lead to millions of customers having to

Pioneer secondary market provider musicMagpie’s global revenue dipped by £8.1 million, from £61.9 million to £53.8 million, for the six months to May compared to the same period last year. This drop is primarily attributed to strategic changes in its USA operations, shifting to a sourcing-only model. Despite the overall revenue decline, UK consumer technology

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

The integration of 5G into UK rugby stadiums could boost the sport’s economy by £139 million each year by 2029 says a forecast by Development Economics into impact of advanced connectivity on professional sports. The Vodafone-commissioned research claims an increase in revenue is expected from improved hospitality and ticketing strategies enabled by 5G. Sales of

5G connections will account for over half of the world/s mobile connections by 2029, says GSMA Intelligence. This will rise to 56 per cent by 2030 making 5G the leading connectivity technology. Connections surpassed the one billion mark at the end of 2022 rising to 1.6 billion connections by the December last year. This is

Rugged handset specialist Bullitt Group has gone into administration with the loss of 100 jobs after a critical planned restructuring failed. Mobile News understands 100 staff were let go on Friday after the plan to move them across to a new company failed, and that none of them had been paid for two months. The

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

O2 stores will be offering free O2 data, texts and calls for up to a year to homeless people and those in povert who meet the qualifying criteria.

Vodafone has teamed up with the Jason Robinson Foundation and prominent charity Sported to support community sports clubs.

Virgin Media O2’s mobile contract base put on 50,000 new users in the third quarter of the year to a total of 16.1 million with monthly consumer contract churn remaining low at one per cent. 

Nokia is to slash up to 14,000 jobs by 2026 to reduce cost base by up to €1.2bn million and increase operational efficiency

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

Vodafone processed around 169 terabytes of data were consumed by the 200,000 Glastonbury Festival crowd last weekend using nine masts. This is double the amount of data used in 2022., Vodafone also handed out 2,500 SIMS to festiva-goers, emergency services, bar operators, charities and Glastonbury’s core operations and accessibility teams. At least 450 gigabytes of

A dozen mobile network operators and the GSMA have agreed to new targets to reuse and recycle all mobile devices by 2030.

UK customers could save more than £400 each on average by extending the life of their smartphones, tablets or laptops by a year according to a report by Asurion Europe  The report maintains the UK population could be saving over £18.8 billion by keeping their devices for an additional year then trading them in. It

Virgin Media O2 has been named the best network in the UK for combined connectivity experience, according to mobile network benchmarking specialist GWS. GWS collects data from 17,500 local markets in 25 countries and collects more than 54 million data points collected daily from mobile consumers  For thee statistics it collected data over six months

Edinburgh is the worst city for losing mobile signal and more than 14 per cent of UK smartphone users get average download speeds below 10Mb according to an analysis by Opensignal, which provides network data from billions of measuring points. Opensignal’s latest analysis states most people lose mobile signal for one per cent of the

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BT Group will cut up to 55,000 jobs by 2030 to reduce the current 130,000 number of employees to between 75,000 and 90,000. “The end of the 2020’s BT Group will reply on a much smaller workforce and a significantly reduced cost base. New BT Group will be a leaner business with a brighter future”,

Virgin Media O2 UK says consumers are being “swindled” by networks charging for phones they have paid for. But Vodafone calls this claim ‘incorrect and misleading’ Virgin Media O2 says UK consumers are spending millions of pounds buying their smartphones twice over”.  “Three of the four UK mobile network operators EE, Vodafone, and Three, are

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

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700 5G smartphone models are now available 

37 million customer records compromised  T-Mobile US has revealed it was hit earlier this month been bit by a serious data breach by a “bad actor” who used an API (Application Programming Interface) to raid 37 million accounts for customer data. The hacker scooped up customer names, billing addresses emails, phone numbers, date of birth,

Telcos are no longer required to provide fax support to customer lines

New government plans will ensure everyone can access fast and reliable coverage wherever

The network will streamline and simplify the group while accelerating the digitisation of operations

The UK is known to produce the most electrical waste, and as per the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) forum’s global report, 5.3 billion mobile phones will be thrown away this year and e-waste will grow to 74 million tonnes a year by 2030

The new guidance aims to support innovation, investment and growth, by content providers, broadband and mobile companies

Shell Energy, BT Mobile and Virgin Mobile among the most complained about broadband and mobile providers

This decline is likely to continue for the next six to nine months

Community Fibre already has 675,000 ready-for-services houses in London and South East

Vodafone is to sponsor UK Armed Forces Rugby Union (UKAF). The UKAF Rugby Union is a combined team of the best players and support staff from the Royal Navy, British Army and Royal Air Force.

Roaming IoT connections will jump 1,140 per cent during the five-year period

It will take the total internal colleague base within the BT Digital business to 6,300

Phones 4U owners took funds that could have sealed a deal Marc Allera tells Court on Day 15 of collusion case

The analyst firm forecasts 5G connections to hit 1.2bn by the end of the year

The regulator argues that the fine such should be heavier

The move could push Apple to change its charging port to meet legislations

BT’s broadcast innovations took place on Saturday at the Gallagher Premiership Rugby match between Saracens v Northampton Saints

The company is one of few in the UK to have partnerships with all three major mobile networks

Out-of-contract customers are overpaying on pay-monthly rolling mobile contracts that costs 430 per cent more than the best value SIM-only offers

The initial collaboration between the companies was announced in 2020 with Zen committing to launching services across four locations, which has since expanded to 31

More than two in five people will have reach of 5G connectivity by 2025, says GSMA

The market grew 148pc year-on-year in 2021

Broadband and mobile companies such as BT, O2 and Vodafone use the rate of inflation to set its price increases.

Ofcom regularly make statutory requests for information from companies to protect customers

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

5G will account for half of cellular connections in Western Europe by 2024

Vodafone and WPI are hoping to put pressure on the government to step up efforts to reduce emissions

Bigger growth is expected in 2022 as the post-pandemic recovery continues

The investigation focuses on dates prior to O2’s merger with Virgin Media

Businesses of all sizes can apply for the scheme up until late October

However the impending right-to-repair movement could limit 5G smartphones sales growth post-2025

There’s no time like the present for eSIM adoption, enabling greater flexibility for consumers when roaming, and cost and revenue benefits for operators says Mobilise founder and CEO Hamish White

Businesses have sought to replace fixed lines with internet-based comms in recent years

The number is poised to reach 4.5m this year

But Europe is lagging behind other regions

5G services will also be introduced at a later date

Latest Mobility Report forecasts 3.5 billion 5G subscriptions by the end of 2026

The distributor is pulling out of the Swedish market after 45 years

CEO Jansen says the FTTP boost will aide the UK’s economic recovery

COVID has delayed 5G uptake in usually crowded areas, but Apple’s entry may help to drive the market

Price rises will be written into customer contracts

London, Birmingham, and Manchester are the top three cities for 5G usage

Consumers find convenience in buying phones online, but the high-street

Blacklist accuses company of being owned by Chinese military

Increasing 5G availability and pandemic recovery to drive desire to upgrade

Extension of promotional partnership from earlier this year

The telco is aiming to build on 5G agreements in place with the UK’s four MNOs

BT alleged to have broken rules in 2017/18

Rise of CPaaS services will fuel growth, but SMS still more popular

Ericsson Mobility Report says 5G adoption has gathered pace in 2020

Stolen products include iPhone 11s, Apple Watches and iPads

P40 series first in line, with older flagships to also benefit

Telco eyes flat or slightly increased profit as business overhaul continues

However the report highlights a number of challenges that need to be overcome 

Efficiencies lead to energy savings of more than £10m

Which? Recommended provider extends 5G and VoWiFi to customers

Bristol experienced the most amount of time with outages across the UK

Operators are expected to lose less in revenue in the long-term as illegal channels are clamped down on

Samsung has pushed its own services in recent years to personalise its offering 

Aim to help business partners reduce emissions by 350m tonnes by 2030

The decision represents a u-turn by Boris Johnson, who had granted Huawei a limited role back in January

The operators have called for a longer transition period to avoid disruption

Study of seven countries finds UK consumers least likely to cut spending budgets

Johnson gave Huawei a limited role in building 5G networks earlier this year

The lockdown has seen families make the most out of their broadband 

Samsung and Huawei suffered the most out of the vendors for Q1

Assembly Research highlights six recommendations for the UK policymakers in order to achieve target

47-year-old remanded in custody on arson charges