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Issue 456
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Daisy acquires Managed Comms
February 8, 2010
Daisy purchases data networks provider Managed Communications for £6.3million
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BCW unveils new mini mobiles
February 8, 2010
Bluetooth product manufacturer Bluechipworld (BCW) to launch two more mini mobile devices in May
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Unicom adds to staff count
February 8, 2010
Unicom has brought in former T-Mobile employee Moira Robertson as its head of regulatory affairs
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Mobile News Awards now sold out
February 5, 2010
All tables for the annual awards ceremony on March 18 at The Hilton on Park Lane have now gone
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HSC targets large T-Mobile growth
February 5, 2010
HSC is looking to double the T-Mobile PRO Stockist dealers it serves to 68 after achieving 100 per cent retention levels last year
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Frequency ups Case-mate range
February 5, 2010
Case-mate's European distributor Frequency Telecom has added three more of the protective casing manufacturer's products to its range
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T-Mobile in BlackBerry bonanza
February 4, 2010
T-Mobile shifts 10,000 BlackBerrys per week during Christmas quarter, as BlackBerry Storm 2 9550 debuts on contract and Curve 8520 on prepay
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T-Mobile unveils Q1 handset range
February 4, 2010
Android and BlackBerry dominate T-Mobile's Q1 handset range
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Voda UK revenue down, subs up
February 4, 2010
UK revenues continue to slide, albeit at slower pace, but customer numbers top 19 million and some praise reserved for indirect channels
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Go Mobile shuts 15 of its shops
February 3, 2010
Retailer in purge of under-performing shops; sets ultimatum for remainder of estate
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Avenir reshuffles in fixed line push
February 3, 2010
Avenir restructure sees redundancies as its IT, warehouse and client services teams are merged and it expands fixed line sales teammore...
OFT to scrutinise Orange/T-Mobile
February 3, 2010
The Office of Fair Trading is in talks with the European Commission to receive further information on the joint venture between Orange and T-Mobile
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20:20 unit gets WEEE certificate
February 3, 2010
Distributor's recycling division, Phonerecyclebank, gains approval by Environment Agency for its recycling processes
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Orange sets capped business tariff
February 3, 2010
Orange launches a new fixed-price payment plan for large business customers to set their monthly bill in advance
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Voda plan to hike 40pc SME share
February 3, 2010
Vodafone puts distribution channel at centre of fight for increased SME market share, and will arm it with Apple iPhone and OneNet
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T-Mobile admits iPhone imports
February 3, 2010
T-Mobile confirms reports it sourced Apple iPhone handsets from Europe to retail high-value customers in the UK
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Android rise troubles trad vendors
February 3, 2010
Incumbent handset brands Nokia and Sony Ericsson must regroup as Android army mobilises, remark analysts
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Virgin steps up smartphone offer
February 3, 2010
Virgin Mobile to release broader range of Samsung and HTC devices as it seeks to grow quality of its base
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How the industry went for a Barton
February 3, 2010
After 23 years in the business, long-timer John Barton has announced his departure. Mobile News looks back on his distinctive career, and his roles in network operations, distribution and manufacturing
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- Nokia's first blood in maps war
- 2010: There's a prediction for that
- HSC Q&A: Bob Sweetlove
- Micro-P's channel-hopping ramps up
- T-Mobile Q&A: Richard Moat
- iPhone and OneNet underpin new Vodafone SME drive
- Peter Edwards: 1948-2009
- Mobile market report: Italy
- Decade Review 2000-2009: 10 handsets of the decade
Cutting Room: Is navigation Nokia's road to riches?
February 5, 2010
Free voice navigation on Ovi Maps may be seen as a breakthrough announcement, but Nokia has a long way to go before toppling the likes of TomTom and Garmin
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- Speakers' Corner: A unified comms revolution
- Parallel Lines: UC collaboration
- Cutting Room: Future certainties and uncertainties
- Speakers' Corner: The 'youth' market
- Parallel Lines: Network choices
- Cutting Room: Samsung's consistency
- Speakers' Corner: Regulators may act
- Parallel Lines: UC for SMEs
- Cutting Room: Nokia and Brightpoint
Home Truths: Hard sell, or is selling hard?
February 5, 2010
“I sat in on a session where a highly paid sales trainer stated that selling is ‘an exchange of goods or services for money’. It is the dictionary definition but it is patently untrue”
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James: Middle men in new convergence
February 3, 2010
Fone Logistics and HSC plan growth in their customer bases by the same route. But Avenir Telecom has already tried that
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- James: T-Mobile strategy is urgent, but short-term
- Jonathan: An exciting start to a new decade of mobile
- Devika: Irish tale of troubled retail
- Mike: O2 partner saved from extinction
- Devika: NMPCU and phone theft
- Mike: O2/Voda battle royale
- Paul: O2 customers save, dealers pay
- James: Micro-P spreads wings as UC ready to fly
- Devika: CPW's 21 originals
Re-Tales: Deal makers (01/02/10)
February 5, 2010
A round-up of deals available from mobile retailers online and on the high street
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- Mystery Caller: Mobile internet
- Mystery Shopper: Cheetham
- Dealer Sales Corner: Contact Pro for SMEs
- Re-Tales: Deal makers (18/01/10)
- Mystery Caller: Travel alerts
- Mystery Shopper: Manchester
- Dealer Sales Corner: Office Comminicator
- Device Advice: Nokia E52 - Another Eseries hit
- Re-Tales: Deal makers (14/12/09)
USA: Dell CFO joins the Brightstar board
February 1, 2010
Brightstar has appointed former Dell chief financial officer Tom Meredith as vice-chairman on the board of directors
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