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Frequency wins exclusive Catalyst Lifestyle supply deal
Company to exclusively provide retailers in the UK and Eastern Europe with durable cases for a range of iPhone models 
Distributors - Paul Withers
June 2, 2014
Maintel appoints new mobile division Leader
New sales manager joins to drive sales of its mobile and unified communications portfolio
Dealers - Alex Yau
May 29, 2014
HTC One Mini 2 goes on sale in the UK
Compact version in the manufacturer’s smartphone range now available from Phones 4u, EE and O2, with Carphone and Three to follow in the coming days
Retailers - Paul Withers
May 29, 2014
Daisy launches Oktober Bierfest incentive for partners
Eight dealers that purchase the most Nokia Lumia smartphones in the three-month period will win a trip to the event in London
Dealers - Paul Withers
May 28, 2014
Azzurri appoints Chris Jagusz as CEO
Jagusz joining from SSE Telecoms later this year with Azzurri chairman Steve Andrews continuing as interim chief executive officer until then
Dealers - Alex Yau
May 27, 2014
Andrew Peat set to join Carphone Warehouse
Former Brightstar 20:20 and Dixons man set to be named new category manager ahead of £3.8 billion merger deal
Retailers - Michael Garwood
May 21, 2014
Data Select shifts office to Globe Park in Marlow
All 80 office-based employees moving to renovated premises, which also houses Peter Jones-owned companies eXpansys and Jessops
Distributors - Paul Withers
May 20, 2014
Nokia Lumia 630 gets May 29 release date in the UK
Low-end device to be priced below £100, making it the cheapest Lumia smartphone to date
Retailers - Paul Withers
May 20, 2014
Daisy sees 129pc increase in Vodafone connection targets
Surge comes as a result of a dealer incentive in partnership with the operator and Nokia, which saw nine dealers will a three-night stay at the Valderama Golf Club in Spain last week
Distributors - Paul Withers
May 20, 2014
Chess board set to buy Avenir’s 30,000 B2B connection base?
IT and fixed line specialist said to be holding exclusive discussions with O2 and EE distributor
Dealers - Paul Withers
May 19, 2014
Olive and Vodafone form exclusive B2B partnership
Vodafone platinum partner gains full access to the operator’s portfolio of products and services and will work with it to design and build ‘complex multi-product’ solutions
Dealers - Paul Withers
May 19, 2014
Phones 4u CEO Kassler ‘disappointed’ by Dixons Carphone deal
Retailer’s CEO claims Phones 4u concessions in Currys and PC World stores only contributed less than 10 per cent of its overall turnover and so the impact “will not be significant to our business”
Retailers - Paul Withers
May 15, 2014
Carphone Warehouse and Dixons complete £3.8bn merger deal
New JV firm will be called ‘Dixons Carphone’ – and will produce company savings of £80 million a year by 2017
Dealers - Michael Garwood
May 15, 2014
Phones 4u and O2 selling Moto E at discounted rate
Handset that was launched yesterday already being sold at a discounted price by two retailers
Retailers - Alex Yau
May 14, 2014
Exertis Micro-P looks to wearables boom
Distributor will offer full range of Samsung wearables and will offer training to its partners on the market opportunity
Distributors - Alex Yau
May 13, 2014
Archos releases touchscreen Android netbook
ArcBook first to market with Android touchscreen netbook which comes pre-installed with Office suite Pro 6
Unified Comms - Alex Yau
May 13, 2014
EE aims to ramp up presence in Scotland with franchises
Six of the operator’s 35 shops in the country targeted to transfer to a franchise model, while other locations pinpointed where it could use franchisees to expand its presence
Retailers - Alex Yau
May 12, 2014
Gusto targets tenfold turnover rise to £30m by end of 2015
Growth plans follow move to new 20,000 square foot premises and blueprint to recruit a further 25 staff this year
Distributors - Paul Withers
May 12, 2014
Data Select strengthens its retail sales army
Two appointments made, including that of former Nokia senior national account manager Rob Hunt
Distributors - Paul Withers
May 12, 2014
Think Telecom targets cross-selling opportunities
New offices and staff members being added to support growth at the firm
Dealers - Alex Yau
May 8, 2014
Exertis Micro-P tees off with Samsung Celtic Cup incentive
Top 29 resellers selling the most Samsung devices and accessories will compete in the day-long tournament at the Celtic Manor Resort in South Wales on July 9
Distributors - Paul Withers
May 8, 2014
Carphone Warehouse and Dixons £3.7bn merger set to go ahead
Companies set to confirm merger that will create one of the UK’s biggest retailers
Retailers - Alex Yau
May 6, 2014
Ingram Micro Mobility offers hardware financing services to B2B channel
Ingram Micro aiming to help ease financial burden on its dealer partners when buying new hardware 
Dealers - Michael Garwood
May 6, 2014
Peter Boucher joins Vodafone Platinum Partner Excalibur
Former Vodafone commercial director to head up firms marketing strategy 
Dealers - Michael Garwood
May 6, 2014
Tesco reveals plans to launch own-brand smartphone this year
Handset to have specs comparable with the Samsung Galaxy S5 and will run the Android OS
Retailers - Paul Withers
May 6, 2014
New Phones 4u marketing chief looks to converged strategy
Former Sony Ericsson marketing boss joins retailer and looks to build on store network 
Retailers - Alex Yau
May 2, 2014
Exertis Micro-P appoints ex-BlackBerry executive
Nick Rumsby charged with helping the growth of Samsung sales to the channel at distributor
Distributors - Alex Yau
April 30, 2014
Olive refreshes brand as part of ‘simpler’ offering to customers
Firm drops communications from logo and refreshes brand as part of continued growth strategy
Dealers - Alex Yau
April 23, 2014
Midland rebrands as ‘Mdee’ following radical restructure
Firm to attack IT and fixed line markets and aims to double reseller partners in 12 months
Distributors - Michael Garwood
April 22, 2014
Elite Telecom adds 13,000 connections with Qualitel buy
Purchase is Elite’s 10th since 2008 and adds 600 customers spread across mainly Vodafone and O2
Dealers - Michael Garwood
April 22, 2014
Mobile Fun launches mobile site after online traffic surge
Online accessories retailer builds easy-to-use mobile website after visits rise from 4.6 million to 6.5 million in the past year-and-a-half
Retailers - Paul Withers
April 22, 2014
Andrew Morley exits Motorola after seven years
Motorola UK and Ireland VP general manager pursuing “other opportunities” in the mobile industry 
Dealers - Michael Garwood
April 15, 2014
Galaxy S5 breaks sales records at Carphone and Phones 4u
Carphone says numbers up 150 per cent compared to the Galaxy S4’s opening weekend last year, while Phones 4u reports first day sales doubled
Retailers - Paul Withers
April 14, 2014
BlackBerry exodus drives Azzurri MDM launch
New service will manage devices remotely for clients and take onus off in-house IT departments
Dealers - Alex Yau
April 14, 2014
Exertis Micro-P signs airtime agreement with O2
The deal means all the major UK mobile networks are now available through the distributor’s partner platform Conect
Distributors - Samantha Tomaszczyk
April 14, 2014
Azzurri launches mobile device management service
‘ICON Mobilise’ can handle up to 10,000 devices running a variety of operating systems
Dealers - Samantha Tomaszczyk
April 14, 2014
Exertis Micro-P unveils new business structure
Two divisions – ‘volume’ and ‘value added distributor’ – have been created in response to sales becoming “more technical”
Distributors - Samantha Tomaszczyk
April 10, 2014
Welcomm Comms on acquisition trail
O2 Centre of Excellence partner targeting mobile and fixed line businesses, with one close to completion
Dealers - Alex Yau
April 10, 2014
Nine Samsung stores open in time for Galaxy S5 release
The shops will sell Samsung’s full range of mobiles, tablets, laptops and wearables, including the recently unveiled Samsung Galaxy S5, Gear 2, Gear 2 Neo and Fit
Retailers - Samantha Tomaszczyk
April 9, 2014
Olive investing £100,000 on staff training
Firm hires new HR manager and begins biggest staff training programme in its 11-year history
Dealers - Alex Yau
April 7, 2014
Vodafone goes exclusive with Brightstar 20:20 for accessories
Distributor to manage all Vodafone accessories in UK stores and online, with deal possibly going global in the near future
Distributors - Michael Garwood
April 7, 2014
OneCom doubles size of HQ to 12,000 sq ft with new office opening
Vodafone Platinum Partner takes over the offices next to its existing base in Whiteley to house senior management and 70 customer service staff
Dealers - Paul Withers
April 7, 2014
Midland appoints Tanny Jeffrey to bolster leadership team
Jeffrey brought in to help attract new customers and boost revenues at EE airtime distributor 
Dealers - Michael Garwood
April 4, 2014
Mozilla CEO steps down amid gay marriage controversy
Brendan Eich lasts just two weeks in job after it emerged he donated to Californian anti-gay marriage campaign
International - Alex Yau
April 4, 2014
Brightstar 20:20 officially unveiled to the telecom market
200 guests attend launch party held at London’s Savoy Hotel. MD reveals late bids for 2020 attempted to scupper 2020 deal
Dealers - Michael Garwood
April 3, 2014
Azzurri Comms sales director to exit the business
Craig Wellman joins list of recent departures from B2B dealer
Dealers - Alex Yau
April 2, 2014
Microsoft releases Office software for iPad for first time
Software giant breaks with strategy for only allowing Office suite on Windows tablets
Unified Comms - Alex Yau
March 28, 2014
Samsung Galaxy S5 available to pre-order in the UK
EE offering return flights to 12 European cities, while Phones 4u is giving away a free Galaxy Tab 3 with the first 1,000 pre-orders
Retailers - Paul Withers
March 28, 2014
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