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Retailers hit by Samsung S4 delay due to ‘high demand’
Customers warned not all pre-orders will be fulfilled at launch for new Galaxy handset
Retailers - Mobile News
April 26, 2013
Q10 goes on sale at Carphone’s Selfridges concession stores
Retailer selling QWERTY BB10 device for £579.95 SIM-free or free on tariffs from £36 per month
Retailers - Mobile News
April 26, 2013
BlackBerry gives Selfridges three day exclusive on Q10
First BlackBerry 10 device to feature a QWERTY keypad will be available from the department store chain’s four locations and website this Friday
Retailers - Paul Withers
April 24, 2013
Met to launch probe into export of stolen handsets
National Mobile Phone Crime Unit to begin looking into issue next month as it seeks to clarify ‘low-level’ information it has received
International - Samantha Tomaszczyk
April 23, 2013
Vodafone to introduce revenue share model for dealers in July
All partners given three months notice of the changes and will join those trialling the model for the past year
Dealers - Michael Garwood
April 22, 2013
UK businesses risk ‘missing out’ on 4G benefits, Barclays finds
A study by Barclays shows over half of online businesses expect 4G to increase traffic to their sites, but 89 per cent have not developed their website for mobile devices
Retailers - Samantha Tomaszczyk
April 22, 2013
TalkTalk fined £750,000 for excessive silent sales calls
The TV, broadband and phone provider was found to have breached Ofcom policy in two telemarketing campaigns
Unified Comms - Samantha Tomaszczyk
April 19, 2013
Philip Sambrook quits Data Select for rival 20:20 Mobile
Sambrook quits Data Select after five and half years to become new sales director at 20:20 Mobile
Dealers - Michael Garwood
April 12, 2013
Carphone exclusively bundles red Galaxy Tab 2 and S III Mini
Retailer offering deal on O2 for £22 a month with 300 minutes, unlimited texts and 500MB of data
Retailers - Paul Withers
April 12, 2013
CPWB’s EE dealers face further payment delays
Carphone Warehouse Business blames delayed paperwork from EE for late commissions
Dealers - Mobile News
April 10, 2013
Daisy Group to pay dividend after positive financial results
Investors will receive 4p per ordinary share when company’s full year results are published on June 18, which are expected to be ahead of market expectations
Unified Comms - Paul Withers
April 10, 2013
Gamma Telecom doubles MVNO partners in a year to 100
Switching its wholesale agreement from Three to Vodafone has been the driving force behind the surge, company claims
Unified Comms - Michael Garwood
April 9, 2013
Daisy Distribution launches O2 fixed line incentive
Dealers and their customers can receive cash bonuses, with distributor also doubling fixed line bonus to £100
Dealers - Paul Withers
April 9, 2013
Nimans ranked top of O2 JUC league table
Operator awards Nimans top partner status during February to recognise distributor’s performance
Dealers - Mobile News
April 8, 2013
Evolve Telecom buys up Quore Technology in latest acquisition
Platinum partner takes customer base to around 80,000 connections with its second dealer purchase in a month
Dealers - Paul Withers
April 8, 2013
BlackBerry Q10 now available to pre-order from Carphone
Smartphone will be free on contract from £36 a month, with first 2,000 customers to pre-order receiving a wireless Bluetooth speaker worth £79.95
Retailers - Paul Withers
April 5, 2013
Tablets outselling PCs by 264 per cent in Irish market
Sharp growth in sales attributed to Christmas gifting market for seven inch devices
Retailers - Mobile News
April 3, 2013
CWU warns O2 about continued below-inflation pay rises
Union accepts 2013 offer of 2.5 per cent but warns ‘low’ rises will not be tolerated by members indefinitely
Retailers - Mobile News
April 2, 2013
ANOVO signs new repairs deal with Phones 4U
Contract extends in and out of warranty service offered to the retailer by repairs specialist, which also provides a range of after sales support functions to its customers
Retailers - Paul Withers
March 28, 2013
Phones 4U smashes first day pre-order record with Galaxy S4
Retailer giving pre-order customers the chance to win a Galaxy Camera and Galaxy Tab 10.1 each day until the smartphone goes on sale
Retailers - Paul Withers
March 28, 2013
Carphone to offer Galaxy Tab 2 with first 2,000 S4 pre-orders
Retailer to begin taking pre-orders of the Galaxy S4 from tomorrow, with every customer receiving a free accessory bundle
Retailers - Paul Withers
March 27, 2013
Daisy Group agrees new £200m banking facilities
Six banks committing an equal share of £33.3 million each as unified comms provider ramps up its acquisition plans
Unified Comms - Paul Withers
March 27, 2013
Welcomm acquires rival O2 CoE partner Davison Comms
Latest move represents Welcomm’s sixth acquisition in the past four years
Dealers - Mobile News
March 26, 2013
Gang who stole £150,000 of stock from CPW sentenced
Eight youths targeted 42 Carphone Warehouse stores across London and surrounding areas
Retailers - Samantha Tomaszczyk
March 25, 2013
Micro-P reveals plans for assault on airtime distribution market
New £150k platform to drive convergence in mobile with the aim of making 2,000 connections per month before 2014
Dealers - Michael Garwood
March 25, 2013
Evolve Telecom buys Vodafone gold partner Fenchurch Comms
Purchase of gold partner takes firm’s base to more than 70,000 connections on the network as it targets more acquisitions
Dealers - Paul Withers
March 25, 2013
BlackBerry Q10 to hit shelves on April 26
Reports suggest the second phone to run the BlackBerry 10 operating system to be released on the same day as the Samsung Galaxy S4
Retailers - Paul Withers
March 22, 2013
PMGC Technology acquires Veecom Systems
Deal sees PMGC become the largest Vodafone platinum partner in Scotland, taking its base past 60,000 connections
Dealers - Paul Withers
March 20, 2013
Carphone: Samsung’s S4 “the one to watch” as interest rockets
Retailer sees interest rise 446 per cent compared to the manufacturer’s flagship smartphone for last year, calling it the busiest pre-registration period it has ever seen
Retailers - Paul Withers
March 20, 2013
Gamma to run ‘Races Roadshow’ for channel partners
Sessions to show how its range of fixed, mobile and data services can help increase their business
Unified Comms - Paul Withers
March 20, 2013
Mobile retailers contribute 10pc to UK tablet sales
Most devices bought in other retailers according to annual market report by CCS Insight
Retailers - Mobile News
March 19, 2013
Phones 4 U,CPW and EE to stock Samsung Galaxy S 4 from April 26
Vodafone and Three have also confirmed they will “soon” stock the new smartphone
Retailers - Samantha Tomaszczyk
March 15, 2013
O2 wins hat-trick of gongs at Mobile News Awards 2013
Samsung and Lebara also triumph twice at industry’s biggest and most prestigious awards ceremony 
Dealers - Paul Withers
March 15, 2013
Ingram Micro adds Oaisys to UC vendor list
Ingram Micro will add Oaisys, a supplier of call recording technology, to its list of UC parters which also includes ShoreTel, Cisco and Jabra
Unified Comms - Samantha Tomaszczyk
March 14, 2013
Coms makes World Telecom its first acquisition
VoIP provider takes on almost 50,000 large corporate customers as it drives its acquisition strategy
Dealers - Paul Withers
March 12, 2013
LSG to provide Nationwide customers with mobile insurance
Phones 4U’s security arm to provide services to five million of the building society’s FlexPlus Account holders
Retailers - Paul Withers
March 8, 2013
P4U offers premium Sony headphones to Xperia Z customers
Stores in London, Leeds, Birmingham and Manchester will promote the handset by giving away prizes at fun day
Retailers - Mobile News
March 8, 2013
Daisy exhausts Vodafone business upgrade limit for Q1
Airtime distributor may not be able to process any further requests until April following an upgrade cap placed on dealers by the operator
Dealers - Paul Withers
March 7, 2013
Tesco commits to no mid-contract tariff hikes
The ‘Tesco Mobile Tariff Promise’, which fixes core contract costs, is the first of its kind from a UK network provider
Retailers - Samantha Tomaszczyk
March 7, 2013
Mainline launches BlackBerry Z10 incentive for dealers
Two dealers with the most business connections on EE, Orange or Three in March will win a lead generation campaign
Dealers - Paul Withers
March 7, 2013
Vodafone partners with Towers Watson on car insurance service
Vodafone will combine its ‘Vehicle Connect’ with partner Towers Watson’s ‘DriveAbility’ programme to create products for car insurance companies and their customers
Unified Comms - Samantha Tomaszczyk
March 5, 2013
B2B dealers accuse EE of lack of respect following upgrade cuts
Dealers question network’s loyalty to the business channel after move
Dealers - Paul Withers
February 26, 2013
A1 Comms to sell B2B deals through its Go Mobile retail stores
Fourth online consumer brand, Phones.co.uk, to also launch as company continues to build on last year’s success
Dealers - Paul Withers
February 25, 2013
Avenir Telecom switches to O2 for UC services
The distributor expects to save at least £10,000 over two years by moving to O2 unified communications: fixed line and broadband
Unified Comms - Samantha Tomaszczyk
February 22, 2013
Carphone Warehouse in talks to sell French arm
The retailer is reportedly in talks to sell its French retail operations as part of a review of its overall Phone House business
Retailers - Samantha Tomaszczyk
February 22, 2013
UK mobile operators celebrate 4G auction success
EE (T-Mobile, Orange and 4GEE), Three, O2 and Vodafone all successful with their bids.
Dealers - Michael Garwood
February 20, 2013
Vodafone partners with security firm BAE Systems
Vodafone’s five-year deal with BAE Systems will see its range of smartphone and mobile security products expand
Unified Comms - Samantha Tomaszczyk
February 18, 2013
EE cuts upgrade period for Orange B2B customers to 30 days
Operator to reduce timeframe from three months on April 1, but the 90 day rule will still exist for dealers upgrading Orange customers to 4GEE plans
Dealers - Paul Withers
February 15, 2013
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