Around Virgin Media O2 350 employees from the current Bellshill office will relocate three miles away to new luxury offices at Maxim Park, in Lanarkshire, 20 minutes from Glasgow. Maxim Park was selected for its amenities, transport links, and community environment. The new office will serve employees across departments including network expansion, technology, and operations.

UK mobile customers will be better protected against unexpected roaming charges while using their phone abroad and at home under new Ofcom rules that have not yet come into force. Following Brexit, UK laws requiring operators to alert customers of roaming charges when they start roaming ceased to apply, although many operators have continued to

Minister of State at the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology and the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, Chris Bryant has visited the new Digital Catapult 5G Immersive Lab in Newcastle. THe innovation lab, based in Newcastle’s Eldon Square, will help SMEs adapt to 5G and immersive technologies and facility wwill encourage SMEs to

The second-hand smartphone market grew seven per cent in the second quarter of 2024, according to the latest research from CCS Insight. But although shipments of devices increased, the value of the secondary market declined by 13 per cent to $7.7 billion due to the popularity of older devices such as the iPhone 11, which

The GSMA, the global organisation uniting the world’s mobile ecosystem, is a sponsor for this year’s Mobile News Circular Summit, the UK’s only conference focused on the secondary market channel Scheduled to take place on October 22-23 at the Park Plaza Riverbank in London, Circular Summit will bring together industry leaders, policymakers, and innovators to

Vodafone’s former Regional CEO of Africa, Middle East, and Asia Pacific, Vivek Badrinath, will become GSMA director general and  GSMA Board member in April. This follows the announcement in June 2024 that current director general, Mats Granryd, will step down after MWC Barcelona. From March, he will take on a new role as special advisor

Tesco Mobile Chief Customer Officer Rachel Swift has joined Virgin Media O2 as Brand and Advertising Director to lead brand strategy, loyalty, sponsorship and partnerships, and advertising, Her appointment marks a return to O2 where she was brand and creative Director for two years.. She has also held similar positions at John Lewis and Marks

HMD, which now calls itself Human Mobile Devices, has introduced a smartphone it says can be easily repaired at home. The HMD Skyline’s back is removed by turning one screw and levering it out with a guitar pick. The screen, any bent ports, and a depleted battery can be accessed and fixed. The phone has

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

and Virgin Media O2 have entered a long-term network-sharing agreement to enhance rural connectivity  The agreement builds on the existing collaboration between Vodafone UK and Virgin Media O2, including the Shared Rural Network initiative, to deliver quality mobile coverage in hard-to-reach areas across the UK. “With this agreement and our merger with Three, we will

Motorola is launching a new £299 5G Moto g85 5G in August and added two new devices to the Razr family The Moto g85 5G will be sold through Amazon, Argos, John Lewis & Partners, Vodafone, and EE, from August 2nd. Carphone Warehouse and Currys will offer the phone on a plan costing £14.99 per

Vodafone has added a ‘Good Grade’ option in its refurbished phone range which claims to offer customers savings of up to £216 over new. Good Grade is described as “excellent working order but some visible signs of use, such as small scratches, dents or marks on the case and screen”. Good Grade devices, include iPhone

HONOR has brought out a new 200 Series line-up with an emphasis on photography and prices ranging from £279.99 to £699.99. The new line was developed with Studio Harcourt, a Parisian portrait photography house that helped develop AI capabilities to manipulate light and shadow based on analyzing thousands of photographs. The HONOR 200 Pro is

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

Virgin Media O2 has overhauled its O2 refurbished phone Like New programme and is offering savings of up to £439 across a select range of refurbished phones. The network is also offering a limited-time discount of £360 on selected mobiles for all customers, as well as an additional £70 upfront saving on some phones, including

EE has removed fixed tills from its stores and replaced them with new cloud-based point-of-sale (POS) technology following a six-week pilot across 15 stores. The new system will allow EE store staff to complete all sales, service, and operational processes from a single device, including a smartphone, instead of multiple devices for different tasks. The

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,

Virgin Media O2 Business has struck a deal with the government procurement organisation to supply the public sector with a full range of digital services with discounts. The network, along with the Crown Commercial Service, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding aimed at accelerating the replacement of legacy technology with new digital solutions across government

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

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

 Vodafone Business has launched ‘Your Business Can’, a new brand campaign aimed at helping small and medium sized businesses source the digital tools to enhance cybersecurity. Vodafone Business reckons 46 per cent of UK SMEs felt that they could increase profits and efficiency by making better use of digital tools, whilst 40 per cent admitted that

Buy a new Motorola Edge 50 Ultra, Motorola Edge 50 Pro, or Motorola Edge 50 Fusion smartphone and you’ll be able to use it in Nheengatu, Kaingang, Cherokee, Kangri, Maori, and Ladin and type in Kuvi (look it up!) The Motorola and Lenovo Foundation have added these languages as part of the 90 or so

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

Three UK is using former hardman footballer Vinnie Jones in a campaign with Chelsea F.C. and Samaritans to address mens’ mental health issues In an online video, Jones talks abouth is own mental health issues with Chelsea players Cole Palmer, Nicolas Jackson, Robert Sanchez and Alfie Gilchrist and encourages them to ‘talk more’. Jones said: “I

Tracy Westall, chair of Curium Solutions, Department for Transport non-executive director and former TechUK non-executive director is the new chair of digital connectivity and innovation company West Midlands. She takes over from former Giffgaff chairman and co-founder Mark Stansfeld who leaves after four years in the role. West Midlands 5G (WM5G) was the UK’s first

Likewize and Mazuma Mobile both emerged as double winners in the Mobile News Awards 2024 which saw 21 trophies given out in front of a crowd of 500 mobile industry guests at The London Hilton on Park Lane last night hosted by Hal Cruttenden. Nearly 100 entries competed for the top awards judged by 13

EE’s newest retail concept, the EE Studio,has won the ‘Best New Store” category of the Retail Week awards. The Studio was opened last June in its flagship store at Westfield, White City, West London and covers 4,325 square feet and aims to showcase state-of-art connectivity and technology solutions. The Studio offers visitors a range of “experience

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

Xiaomi and Leica Camera AG have unveiled the Xiaomi x Leica Optical Institute which aims to integrate optical technology with digital imaging and AI to produce the next generation of mobile photography. Xiaomi willprovide robust R&D support for the Institute. Currently, three major laboratories are planned in Beijing, with focuses on Camera Hardware, Imaging, and

Virgin Media O2 and its shareholders Liberty Global and Telefónica are to challenge BT Openreach with their own net network company called NetCo to build fibre network infrastructure. The venture is ley to Virgin Media O2’s ambitious plan to upgrade 16 million homes across the UK to full fibre as a major competitor to BT’s

Finalists for this year’s Mobile News Awards. are announced, Thirteen mobile industry experts spent a day reviewing a total of 97 entries across 21 categories (below). Congratulations to all the Finalists (below). Winners will receive their trophies at a black-tie Gala dinner at The London Hilton on Park Lane on March 6 attended by more

Mobile News’ Circular Summit conference held last November has facilitated the establishment of a UK Circular Standards Committee to oversee agreed standards of quality for the sale of used devices. Leading figures from VMO2, GiffGaff, EE, Vodafone, Three, PhoneCheck, eBay, BackMarket, CCS Insights, Currys, and Music Magpie have already joined the committee,following a presentation at Circular

Virgin Media O2 and Tesco Plc have renewed their Tesco Mobile joint venture for another 10 years to continue the partnership which has been in place for 20 years. Tesco Mobile now has a customer base of over 5.5 million users. Lutz Schüler, CEO of Virgin Media O2, commented “ “We have enjoyed great success

Lyca Mobile has appointed Lawrence Corbett (main pic left) as the new Group Chief Operating Officer and James McQuillan as the UK and Ireland Country Manager. Their arrival follows the appointment of Richard Schafer as Group CEO last June. “We are poised to challenge established operators. Lawrence and James, with their impressive backgrounds, are invaluable

Ruggedised handset company Bullitt Group is set to go into voluntary administration according to a report in the Telegraph. The Telegraph reported that Bullitt’s satellite connectivity business and 100 employees would be transferred to a new company owned by its creditors. A source close to the company told Mobile News that it was not surprising

Doro UK and Ireland MD Peter Marsden is heading up a new Doro direct-to-consumer division, He has been replaced as MD by senior channel account manager Ben Crompton. Crompton has 20 years’ experience in the mobile industry and has worked at Orange and BlackBerry. He joined Doro in 2019 and will be working to expand

Virgin Media O2 chief commercial officer Rob Orr (main pic) has taken over as chief operating officer to replace Gareth Turpin who has left the business.

HONOR has commissioned Porsche Design to help create high-end smartphones. The first jointly-developed smart device will be unveiled next month in China. The Porsche subsidiary has created designs for premium devices for about 15 years including models from BlackBerry and Huawei. “HONOR is the perfect brand partner to drive innovation and combine exceptional design and

Sustainable telecoms equipment and solutions provider TXO has appointed ex-BT executive Kevin Taylor MBE as Chairman. 

The Mobile News Awards 2024 are now officially open for entries, inviting UK mobile channel submissions for exceptional work in 2023.

GlobalIT consultancy Accenture has invested £130 million in a minority stake of a joint venture with Vodafone to implement AI-driven technology in Vodafone’s Intelligent Services (VOIS).

The Mobile Phone Museum has partnered with the PK Porthcurno, Museum of Global Communications in a new exhibition on the 40-year history of the mobile phone.

EE is being relaunched as ‘New EE’ with the biggest marketing campaign since the brand’s launch in 2012. As part of a new raft of services and products, EE has partnered with Apple to launch a new TV streaming service called ‘EE TV.’ The new TV service will offer flexible TV packages accessed from an

AI and advanced photography are the major highlights of Google’s latest smartphones, the Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro, with a ‘focus’ on enhancing photography and communication intelligence.  The Android 14-powered Pixel 8 is priced at £699 (128GB) and £759 (256GB), while the Pixel 8 Pro comes in at £999 (128GB), £1,059 (256GB), and £1,179 (512GB).   Both

Cellhire is to offer connectivity to more than 220 destinations with 700 network operators, following its latest partnership with the wholesale arm of Orange. Global telecoms provider Cellhire has worked with Orange since 1997 and is an MVNO on the Orange Wholesale France network, It will now introduce a “light MVNO” for voice and data

Virgin Media O2 and, nexfibre have bought East of England fibre operator Upp. Nexfibre is a joint venture between InfraVia Capital Partners, Liberty Global and Telefónica. It will roll out fibre to five million homes not currently served by Virgin Media O2’s network by 2026. The deal gives nexfibre a regional fibre network with low

Network operators will need to develop more ways than just QR codes and make it easy to transfer an eSIM from one device to another to maximise the potential of eSIM growth.

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

Used device marketplace site Mozillion is promising sellers of top condition refurbished and certified iPhone models payment within three hours of accepting an offer. The rapid cash offer applies to iPhone models 11 to 14. Mozillion’s new CashLab service collects sellers’ phones, tests them at a new diagnostic centre in Central London, and pays by

TalkTalk and Gamma have signed h new three-year deal to support connectivity services.  The two companies have worked together since 2002 and the new agreement lasts util April 2026. The previous three-year contract provided growth in ethernet additions for TalkTalk’s business wholesale arm. TalkTalk continues as the main sponsor for Gamma’s Gammaverse and GX: Frontiers

ADVERTISING PROMOTION The Xiaomi 13 Series: A New Era for Mobile Photography by Wen Ou, General Manager of Xiaomi Western Europe Photography as we know it has changed dramatically. In just a small matter of years, to the extent that the smartphone has now matured to offer professional imaging capabilities comparable with the best traditional

Samsung has refreshed its Fold and Flip with the fifth generation dubbed the Galaxy Z Flip5 and Galaxy Z Fold5 that feature imrpoved hinges, cameras and displays with five years of security updates and four generations of OS upgrades to extend the product lifecycle.

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” 

Three UK has launched of a new ad campaign with the slogan , ‘Live Your Best Phone Life. The campaign appears across TV, posters, cinema, radio, social and retail

UK mobile customers will have to be told about any roaming charges that apply when travelling abroad, under new rules proposed today by Ofcom.

Vodafone’s has added a new social broadband tariff to its existing social tariff portfolio. The new plan, Fibre 2 Essentials, costs £20 a month for speeds of up to 73 Mbps.

Industry professionals, experts, and enthusiasts will gather at special one-day Mobile News Circular Summit conference on the booming secondary market to be held on November 15 at the Thomas Lord Suite of the world-famous Lords Cricket Ground in London NW8.

New Zealand mobile and broadband provider Spark is facing calls for a boycott by people who say they are appalled with the network’s support of Fijian-New Zealand trans-activist Shaneel Lal demand that ‘TERFS’ be banned from Facebook/Meta’s new Threads social media platform.   ‘TERF’ (Trans-Exclusionary Radical Feminist) refers to women who dispute that trans-gender women are biological

“The launch of Cloud Market seemed an appropriate time to bring our three organisations together under one brand” Digital Wholesale Solutions (DWS) and Union Street brands have been harmonised under the ‘Giacom’ brand and the group’s four ordering portals have been unified into a single portal called Cloud Market.

HMD Global has launched new £199 Nokia phone with user-repairable and replaceable screen, charging ports and battery.

Handset manufacturers may have to redesign their devices by 2028 if a provisional agreement to require user-replaceable batteries EU is approved by the EU Parliament and Council.

Manchester accessories distributor Mr Mobile has done a deal with outdoor adventure activity company Zip World to sell its Tech Energi charging accessoriews via vending machine taking contactless payments. Tech Energi packages its cables and power banks in containers that resemble drinks cans (below). Tech Energis expects the vending unit will dispense around 100 charging

EE plans to launch Full Fibre 1.6Gbps broadband service soon accompanied by upgraded hubs and routers. The super-fast service has been developed at BT’s research centre at Adastral Park and is built on a gigabit+ capable full fibre network which will be be EE’s fastest service available supporting multiple online devices with average speeds up

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.

A Windows app called Phone Link now on iOS may have created a backdoor for cyberstalkers to target iPhones.

 Xperia 1V flagship available in late June for £1.299 to £1,399.

Mobile network operators are urging newly-elected local councillors to put digital policy and connectivity strategies high on their agenda as they start their new terms. “We congratulate all newly and re-elected councillors in England’s local elections and are encouraging every councillor to actively support our ongoing campaign to fund and roll out local Digital Champions”

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

HMD Global, has brought out a new Nokia rugged smartphone as a successor to the original Nokia 3310 rugged phone.  The new XR21 will come with four years of monthly security updates, three years of OS upgrades, three years of warranty and a one-year screen replacement guarantee The XR21 is claimed to withstand a soaking

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

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

Top tier turnout for mobile industry’s biggest night out

Will sell pristine used iPhones to enterprise sector

 Revamped lenses and sensors claimed to offer DSLR image quality

 iFixit collaboration will facilitate repair-at-home for the G22 model

New offices will be near Vodafone Group London HQ Virgin Media O2 is moving to a new state-of-the-art UK headquarters in Sheldon Square, Paddington Central (above). This announcement comes as Virgin Media O2 reports its 2022 financial results – its first full-year results since the business was formed on 1 June 2021. The full-year figures

Winners will be revealed at gala presentation evening on March 16 Finalists of the Mobile News Awards 2023 have been chosen by 16 mobile industry experts who spent a day at the InterContinental Park Lane business centre discussing and scrutinising 111 entries (above). The judges were: Clive Bayley, Afi Chaudhary, Shan Vyas, Lizzie Bailey, Karl

200MP snapper comes at a £1,1249 starting price

New deal renews patent licence that expired in December  Nokia and Samsung have agreed 5G patent license agreement that will see Samsung make royalty payments to Nokia for several more years. It supersedes the agreement which expired in December. “Samsung is a leader in the smartphone industry, and we are delighted to have reached an

Experience Space in Westfield, White City adds to Kings Cross and Canary Wharf  

Seven-year partnership to continue

Vodafone will be the exclusive mobile network in 300 stores Vodafone and Currys have signed a new multi-year partnership that will see Vodafone continue as Currys’ exclusive network partner and move beyond mobile into home broadband and IoT-connected devices. Currys claims to be the biggest retailer of technology products and services in the UK. It

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

The first three units are live in Leeds, and three more are to follow in the coming months

This follows from the brands first foldable smartphone, the Oppo Find N and the two new devices are innovative additions to the series

The brand showcased its development in smart entertainment, smart productivity, smart health and smart learning

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

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

The new T21 is available in charcoal grey

The new team report to the director of Exertis Pro AV, Jamie Brothwell

EE is delivering its 5G beyond urban areas and allowing towns to benefit from its network

With work forces moving to a more hybrid pattern, Andrew Rowley, Partnerships Director at Radius Connect, explains how Enterprise Mobility Management maintains security for business

The new refurbished range helps promote a circular economy and cut down on electronic waste

The IMO Q5 comes in Midnight Blue and offers a sleek and modern design

The network is aiming to make home phone, mobile, and broadband affordable for all

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

By Marc Overton, Managing Director of Division X, Enterprise at BT

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