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Mobile Fun to double number of retail sites
Increase to 27 sites expected to occur by July 2013, as online retailer focuses on strategy of building a large network of localised bases
Retailers - Mobile News
September 20, 2012
iPhone 5 breaks pre-order records at Carphone and P4U
Retailers report huge interest in new Apple handset ahead of Friday’s release date
Retailers - Paul Withers
September 18, 2012
Two million pre-order iPhone 5 worldwide in the first 24 hours
Pre-sale figures for first day reported to be more than double the number for 4S last year
Retailers - Mobile News
September 17, 2012
Azzurri wins mobility contract with Comet
Unified communications supplier wins managed services deal from Vodafone to refresh retailer’s mobile estate, covering 1,500 devices
Unified Comms - Paul Withers
September 17, 2012
Carphone launches pre-orders for the iPhone 5
Price-plans available with all networks with the 16GB device free on selected plans from £45 a month
Retailers - Mobile News
September 14, 2012
Upgrades down at Carphone in build up to iPhone 5 release
Handset upgrades down as customers wait on iPhone 5 release
Retailers - Michael Garwood
September 13, 2012
EE announces iPhone 5 tariff prices on Orange and T-Mobile
New 16GB version of Apple handset will be available free on Orange on two-year contracts from £46 per month
Retailers - Mobile News
September 13, 2012
Operators reluctant to commit to extended Sunday opening hours
Possible plans to make Olympic trading hours permanent met with lukewarm response
Retailers - Mobile News
September 12, 2012
Global Mobile Comms launches ‘first’ rugged tablet
Tablet designed by consumer retailer costs £1,099 SIM-free and is targeted at construction staff or environments where devices can be easily damaged
Retailers - Mobile News
September 12, 2012
Six Degrees signs data deal with Interexion
Datahop division becomes a Tier 1 carrier for co-location data centre service provider, offering services from the company’s new London base
Unified Comms - Paul Withers
September 11, 2012
Carphone predicting smartphone boom this autumn
Retailer expecting 15 per cent of consumers to buy or upgrade to a smartphone in the next three months off the back of a number of handset launches from manufacturers
Retailers - Paul Withers
September 7, 2012
Phones 4u begins to take pre-orders for Sony Xperia T
Retailer makes new Sony handset available on contracts with O2, Orange and Vodafone from £26 a month
Retailers - Mobile News
September 4, 2012
Ericsson considering deal for division of Nokia Siemens Networks
Swedish firm reportedly one of two companies contemplating buying business support system division of Nokia Siemens Networks
International - Mobile News
September 4, 2012
Six Degrees acquires Aurora Networks
Managed data services provider continues its acquisition strategy to add new capability in areas such as IP telephony and video conferencing
Unified Comms - Paul Withers
September 3, 2012
Carphone appoints Sam Tyrer as new UK retail director
Retailer’s online solutions managing director to take on her new role from early next month, replacing Anthony Hemmerdinger
Retailers - Paul Withers
August 30, 2012
Phones 4U signs exclusivity deal for white HTC Desire X
New handset will be available for pre-order from today with free headphones for customers on tariffs over £26 a month
Retailers - Mobile News
August 30, 2012
Olive’s base purchase strategy continues with MPC London buy
Vodafone platinum acquires purchases over 1,000 connections from MPC London, following a similar deal with Connection 365 at the end of last month
Dealers - Michael Garwood
August 29, 2012
GPS Telecom and Abzorb agree airtime and data deals alliance
Partnership with B2B telecom and solution provider sees GPS Telecom join the AbzorbPlus+ partner programme
Dealers - Paul Withers
August 29, 2012
Carphone predicts intense smartphone battle this autumn
Retailer expecting a ‘super-upgrade autumn’ as millions of out of contract iPhone 4 customers look for a new smartphone
Retailers - Paul Withers
August 22, 2012
Huawei launches Ascend P1 on Vodafone
Marketing campaign encompassing billboards, digital and print media used to promote the new device
Retailers - Mobile News
August 21, 2012
Shop staff misleading customers on fixed phone contracts
Investigation from Which? finds eight tenths of mobile shop staff are providing customers with inaccurate information about the possibility of price rises
Retailers - Paul Withers
August 15, 2012
SIM-only contract sales up 26.5 per cent at Carphone
Retailer says rise is down to customers delaying getting new phones to wait for major handset launch announcements expected this autumn
Retailers - Paul Withers
August 15, 2012
Phones 4U makes LG Optimus 4X HD available to pre-order
First 50 people to pre-order the new high-end smartphone will win tickets to see Cheryl Cole in concert at the LG Arena on October 12
Retailers - Paul Withers
August 15, 2012
Carphone Warehouse retail director quits
Anthony Hemmerdinger leaves just a year and a half after joining to oversee retail estate
Retailers - Mobile News
August 14, 2012
Mobile Fun expects US expansion to boost annual revenue by £800k
UK mobile and accessories retailer extends operations outside Europe for the first time
Retailers - Mobile News
August 14, 2012
Premier Telecom boosts base by 5,000 with double purchase
Vodafone platinum partner buys network bases from Westcom Mobile Technology and Car Telephone Services, and is targeting further acquisitions
Dealers - Paul Withers
August 13, 2012
Go Mobile’s profits hit all-time high under A1
Retailer’s profits up by 25 per cent last month in first month following its purchase by A1 Comms
Retailers - Paul Withers
August 13, 2012
Data Select readies airtime distribution launch
Data Select agrees deals with Everything Everywhere for consumer airtime connections, with Three also said to be on board
Dealers - Michael Garwood
August 10, 2012
Carphone slashes price of Nokia Lumia 710 to £7.50 a month
Retailer offering the handset for the knock-down price for one week on its Talk Mobile MVNO
Retailers - Paul Withers
August 10, 2012
Underwood-Lea declared bankrupt
Former Fone Solutions director and wife registered bankrupt on July 31
Dealers - Mobile News
August 8, 2012
DSNS disputing O2 SIM card clawback claims
Data Select Network Solutions disagrees with reasons given by operator for clawbacks as parent company Expansys posts rise in sales and profits, but UK business struggles
Retailers - Paul Withers
August 8, 2012
Huawei launches latest dual-branded dongle on Three network
Latest device offers download speeds of up to 21.1Mbps and is available on pre-pay and contracts starting at £7.87
Retailers - Mobile News
August 7, 2012
Phones 4U looks to up share of £200m UK accessories market
Retailer looking for a bigger portion of the accessories space but warns manufacturers must produce broader ranges
Retailers - Mobile News
August 1, 2012
Six Degrees achieves security management certification
Managed data services provider says achievement will give customers the confidence their data is safe whilst enabling new working practices
Unified Comms - Paul Withers
August 1, 2012
Olive acquires Connection 365’s base – with more to come
Vodafone platinum partner says its the first in a number of planned acquisitions this year, in a deal that takes its base to 45,000 connections
Dealers - Mobile News
July 31, 2012
Samsung to release limited edition Galaxy S III for Olympics
Handset to be sold exclusively through Carphone Warehouse from August 1 as manufacturer announces end-to-end solution for guests staying at the Holiday Inn near the Olympic Park
Retailers - Paul Withers
July 27, 2012
ZTE Grand X now on sale at Phones 4U
Retailer becomes the first in the UK to sell the handset, with all customers buying one having the chance to win tickets to a private gig by Professor Green
Retailers - Paul Withers
July 27, 2012
Six Degrees makes Cloud hosting buy and raises new funding
Managed data services provider acquires Cloud Computing Centre, and agrees new £8 million funding package with Penta Capital
Unified Comms - Paul Withers
July 26, 2012
Daisy to open out of hours call centre
Unified communications provider to provide round-the-clock service after seeing an increase in the number of customers working outside of normal business hours
Unified Comms - Paul Withers
July 26, 2012
Google Nexus 7 on sale at Carphone from July 27
First tablet from the Google Nexus portfolio and the first device to run android 4.1 Jelly Bean to be available from Friday
Retailers - Paul Withers
July 25, 2012
LG handset division records loss of £33m for second quarter
Sales fall by 6.8 percent quarter-on-quarter and 28.6 per cent year-on-year as firm ships 13.1 million units
Retailers - Mobile News
July 25, 2012
Mobile veteran Stiley exits after 27 years
Evolve Telecom’s purchase of The Word see’s the Welsh-based dealer’s founder and CEO exit the industry
Dealers - Paul Withers
July 18, 2012
Premier Telecom named Voda Platinum Partner of the Year
Vodafone held its 2012 partner awards in London, which saw dealers Premier Telecom, Pescado and Advanced Computer Software take away the top prizes
Dealers - Michael Garwood
July 13, 2012
Daisy Wholesale MD leaves in reshuffle of the business
Carl Churchill departs along with former Murphx management team following the completion of a management earn-out
Unified Comms - Paul Withers
July 10, 2012
Daisy wins position on Government PSN Services framework
Unified communications provider chosen as one of 14 suppliers to deliver communications services under the agreement
Unified Comms - Paul Withers
July 9, 2012
EE to recycle phones to raise funds for children’s campaign
Old mobiles handed into Orange or T-Mobile shops to be recycled, with funds going towards raising £1 million for the ‘Mobile for Meals’ campaign
Retailers - Paul Withers
July 5, 2012
iPhone to boost Q4 revenues at BuyMobilePhones.net
Online retailer forecasting monthly turnover of £10 million, driven by sales of the iPhone across all networks
Retailers - Paul Withers
July 3, 2012
Evolve Telecom buys Vodafone platinum partner rival The Word
Acquisition increases Evolve’s base to 60,000 customers across nearly 3,000 customers, with The Word continuing to trade under its own branding at present
Dealers - Paul Withers
July 2, 2012
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