Dealers - 7 - Mobile News

O2 dealers fearing the worst ahead of stock market float

Uncertainty surrounds the channel and its future as operator begins search for investors

October 5, 2016

Onecom signs £3.2 million broadband agreement with CityFibre

The agreement adds to an existing £1.7 million deal signed between the pair in September this year

October 3, 2016

Rainbow seeks pots of gold with new premises

Dealer hoping to raise revenue to Â£15 million and connection base to 15,000 with new office openings

September 21, 2016

ShP Limited rebranded as ICT reverse

Brand, name, logo and website have all changed in a move to raise the profile of the business’ online presence and help provide greater level of communication for customers

September 21, 2016

A new lease of life for the handset market

Rising smartphone costs have fuelled a demand for leasing solutions

September 14, 2016

Onecom strikes £1.7 million broadband deal with CityFibre

The deal will see Onecom provide broadband speeds of up to 125Mbps to more than 150 businesses throughout Southend-On-Sea

September 12, 2016

Is Microsoft set to kill off handset business?

â€¢ Handset division â€œdecimatedâ€ â€¢ No roadmap revealed beyond 2016

September 6, 2016

Fanfare for Apple ‘fading fast’ as interest in iPhone 7 plummets

Interest in Apple’s latest iPhone release has fallen to an all-time low according to the B2B channel, with Samsung now dominating sales. Apple unveiled its latest incarnation,the iPhone 7 at its annual autumn event in San Francisco last Wednesday (September 7). Its release date has been mooted to be a week later, on September 16.

September 5, 2016

Vodafone denies “strong-arming” partners into new programme

Dealers lambast mobile operator amid complaints of poor service

August 22, 2016

“I’m out!” Former Dragon Linney flies out of Outsourcery following GCI buyout

Cloud computing firm teetered on edge of bankruptcy before last month’s acquisition, but now Linney and co-founder Simon Newton have left, according to sources

August 19, 2016

Zest4 appoints former O2 man Le Saux as head of M2M

Le Saux spent two decades with Telefonica/O2 most recently as head of M2M managed connectivity and partner sales

August 17, 2016

Chess moves to help partners with revamped portal

Airtime distributor claims “all-in-one” partner platform will boost reseller productivity by at least 20pc

August 10, 2016

Azzurri CEO Chris Jagusz heads for the exit

Jagusz will step down from O2 Direct Partner following its acquisition by Maintel

Onecom buys rival Evolve to take Vodafone base above 300,000

Merger of two of Vodafone’s biggest dealers will see Onecom revenues top £80 million

Onecom to create 37 new jobs at Telford office

Additional sales executives will treble headcount at base in Shropshire as part of continued investment

The business of Brexit: Bosses give their views

The telecoms industry’s leading players give their views on the UK’s exit from the European Union and how it might affect business

Mainline and Daisy set to acquire Exertis airtime base

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

Compare52 recruits Lindsay Hill as executive chairman

Former Citation CEO Hill also takes an undisclosed share Manchester-based airtime firm

Excalibur bags gong for Responsible Business practices

Vodafone Platinum Partner recognised by Business in the Community for “integrating sustainability issues” into its Swindon-based dealership

Nokia’s back from the dead, but for how long?

Former Nokia executives join forces to resurrect iconic brand in £240 million agreement

ANOVO wins multi-million contract from UTL to handle Three returns

The service and repair company is understood to have beaten rivals UTL, Brightstar and DHL in the tender

Reaction: O2 and Three block will benefit industry

The reaction follows the European Commission’s decision to block CK Hutchison’s takeover of O2 last week (May 11).

O2 shelves plans to sell off Tesco Mobile MVNO

MVNO would have been sold if deal with Hutchison had not been blocked by the European Commission.

Cellhire strikes gold with Rio 2016 Olympic deals

SIM and handset rental firm forecasting multi-million pound revenue increase by providing thousands of connections during summer sporting event

Andrew Peat exits Dixons Carphone following restructure

Peat leaves his role as category director after just two years

Mainline positive on future as part of EE

Airtime distributor will have more than 150,000 mobile connections by the end of the year

Vodafone reassures dealers after going local

Channel partners left fearing cannibalisation of their customer base

Onecom enjoying more triumph after its most successful Q1 ever

Vodafone Platinum Partner has signed up more than £21 million worth of contracts in first three months

Chess signs up with Pier Insurance for policies

Insurance tariffs will be available to airtime distributor’s reseller partners from Â£2.99 per month

Onecom appoints Joe Murphy as head of corporate sales

Experienced manager and director joins Vodafone Platinum Partner’s existing 300 staff

Maintel acquires Azzurri in £48.5m deal

O2 Direct Partner will become part of managed services provider Maintel who announced revenues for 2015 of £50.6m

Mobile News TV: Awards special

This year’s Mobile News Awards took place at the Hilton on Park Lane on March 10. The industry’s biggest Awards ceremony, hosted by top comedian Lee Nelson, saw more than 800 industry guests enjoy the black tie gala, which was sponsored by Exertis, O2 and IPVDX. We spoke to Mobile News editor Michael Garwood to

Welcomm to launch new utilities business

Chairman Chris Stanton claims the service can help customers save thousands of pounds on utility bills

Samsung, Plan and Lebara win big at Mobile News Awards 2016

Korean manufacturer nabbed three gongs at industry’s biggest awards, while Lebara and Plan.com also walked away from the Hilton in Park Lane with two Awards

Chess, Daisy and Welcomm win O2 Direct Partner Network Excellence Awards

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

Olive aiming to “dominate” B2B after clinching £15.25m investment

Vodafone Platinum Partner targeting aggressive growth and acquisitions

February 12, 2016

Olive seals £15.25 million in funding deals

Vodafone Platinum Partner has bagged £10m from the Business Growth Fund and £5.25 million in debt facilities form Barclays

January 22, 2016

Voice Mobile signs £5m Love2shop Mobile deal

EE partner operating multi-retailer’s new online mobile phone offering and providing it with handsets and airtime

December 30, 2015

Tributes pour in following passing of industry “pioneer” Ken Gillespie

Family, friends and colleague praise founder of former dealer National Communications

December 11, 2015

Further growth prompts Pure Telecom relocation

O2 Direct Partner forced to relocate for second time in five years

December 10, 2015

Onecom renews Arup and Skanska deals totalling 10,000 connections

Duo sign up for a further two years, with decision driven by the efficiencies provided by its fleet management solution, CommsManager

December 8, 2015

Truphone partners with reseller RoamingExpert in World Network deal

RoamingExpert’s range of tariffs will now include the Vodafone MVNOs World Network offer that covers more than 200 countries

December 1, 2015

Six Degrees purchases mobile dealer Sunrise

UC firm snaps up B2B reseller for a “significant” undisclosed fee marking entry into B2B channel

November 27, 2015

Staff praised as Excalibur revenues hit £7.6 million

“Hundreds of thousands of pounds” spent on staff training is reaping rewards for Vodafone Platinum Partner, CEO James Phipps claims

November 27, 2015

Exertis ready for “manic” Black Friday as orders jump by 60,000

Distributor, specialising in IT, telecom and consumer electronics fulfilment is expecting up to 60,000 additional orders tomorrow (November 27)

November 26, 2015

Tech Data Mobile adds iPhone BDM & new field sales exec

Dan Manser joins from Ingram Micro Mobility, while Erebouni Torosyan has been promoted internally to become iPhone BDM

November 25, 2015

Connect Telecom sold to exec director in “multi-million pound” deal

Scott Ritchie has bought the Northern Irish Vodafone Platinum Partner and plans to double staff numbers to 70 over next year

November 25, 2015

Exertis and Dell launch holiday incentive scheme

Resellers can win one of seven trips to destinations including Beijing, Dubai, Rio de Janeiro and New York

November 19, 2015