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Galaxy S III is biggest selling handset of 2012 at Phones 4U
Latest high-end Galaxy handset from Samsung becomes retailer’s best selling of the year, based on pre-orders and first day sales
Retailers - Paul Withers
May 31, 2012
O2 and Jasper Wireless sign M2M platform deal
Operator joins up with M2M service provider for the use of a Cloud-based management platform to give users total visibility of SIM cards connected to the network
Unified Comms - Paul Withers
May 31, 2012
BrightPoint freezes Go Mobile accounts
Shebang’s Go Mobile franchises claim distributor has cut off credit line, leaving them without access to new stock
Retailers - Mobile News
May 30, 2012
Phones 4U reveals Galaxy S III is most pre-ordered handset ever
Retailer joins Carphone Warehouse in revealing new handset has broken pre-order records as it goes on sale today
Retailers - Paul Withers
May 30, 2012
Carphone sets up pop-up internet cafe for Samsung Galaxy S III
Customers given the chance to try the new handset before its release at the retailer’s flagship store on Oxford Street  
Retailers - Paul Withers
May 29, 2012
Daisy Group signs £25m finance deal with RBS
Royal Bank of Scotland joins unified communications provider’s group of banks, with finance deal to support its acquisition of Worldwide Group
Unified Comms - Paul Withers
May 28, 2012
Carphone to sell Norton Mobile Security in its stores
Mobile security product for Android handsets to be available in all of the retailer’s stores from May 28
Retailers - Paul Withers
May 24, 2012
Carphone says Galaxy S III is fastest selling pre-order of 2012
Retailer says thousands placed a pre-order with it within 24 hours of the high-end smartphone being unveiled
Retailers - Paul Withers
May 22, 2012
Shebang to launch contract MVNO on Three’s network
MVNO to go live in Go Mobile shops and via the Go Mobile Network website in July, following the prepay variant launched by the company last October
Retailers - Paul Withers
May 21, 2012
Six Degrees continues acquisition push with purchase of Datahop
Managed hosting provider makes third acquisition in a week as it continues to expand its UK network capabilities 
Unified Comms - Paul Withers
May 21, 2012
Mobile Fun recruits manager for Italian website
Teresa Gualtieri will train at firm’s Birmingham HQ for six months before returning to Italy to run online retailer’s latest new website in Europe
Retailers - Mobile News
May 21, 2012
Dealers exceed sales targets during Mainline promotion
High-performers rewarded with vouchers for luxury sports car driving, golfing days and hot air balloon rides
Dealers - Mobile News
May 18, 2012
Carphone Warehouse makes further drop in iPad 2 price
Price of iPad 2 reduced by a further £30-£50 at Carphone Warehouse
Retailers - Mobile News
May 16, 2012
Retailer partners to get Galaxy S III before May 30 release date
Latest addition to Samsung’s Galaxy portfolio to be made available to customers the evening before the official release date
Retailers - Mobile News
May 16, 2012
Six Degrees acquires two more companies
Managed data services provider targets top five hosting and cloud provider position in the UK this year following purchases of Firstserv and Serverstream 
Unified Comms - Paul Withers
May 15, 2012
Daisy spends £1m on bomb proof data centre in Manchester
Unified communications provider opens new facility within a former Bank of England bullion vault
Unified Comms - Paul Withers
May 14, 2012
EU votes to slash roaming charges
Vote means from July 1 roaming charges will be capped at 24p per minute for calls, 7p per minute for texts and 58p per megabyte for data
International - Mobile News
May 10, 2012
Fonehouse launching revamped website
Retailer adding features to its redesigned website to increase relationship levels between franchisees and customers, as well as pushing its B2B division
Retailers - Paul Withers
May 10, 2012
Virgin Media to get Galaxy S III from the summer
MVNO joins all major mobile retailers and operators in confirming sale of the follow-up to the Galaxy S II
Retailers - Paul Withers
May 9, 2012
Samsung Galaxy SIII named official handset for 2012 Olympic Games
Samsung and Visa announce limited edition NFC ready Galaxy SIII for the London 2012 Olympic Games
Retailers - Michael Garwood
May 9, 2012
Carphone to stock Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0)
Latest addition to Samsung’s Galaxy tablet range to go on sale at the retailer later this month in silver and white
Retailers - Paul Withers
May 9, 2012
HSC to be rebranded Carphone Warehouse Business in June
HSC to be rebranded as Carphone Warehouse Business on June 1 in a move that will give the retailer the widest reach in the UK B2B market under a single brand
Retailers - Michael Garwood
May 8, 2012
Intercity to go before tribunal over claims it forced out whistleblower
Business development manager claims breach of contract and says he was forced out after trying to expose attempts by the company to “massage” customer contracts
Dealers - Mobile News
May 8, 2012
Major retailers and networks confirm Galaxy S III
Carphone Warehouse giving away a 10-inch Samsung Galaxy Tab and accessories to the first 1,000 customers that pre-order the new smartphone
Retailers - Paul Withers
May 4, 2012
BrightPoint profits down 71 per cent to £1.63m
Competitive and economic pressures on vendor partners and customers blamed for steep profit drop, despite revenue jump
International - Mobile News
April 27, 2012
O2 dealer Aerial rebrands in bid to dominate UC space
Company now known as Aerial Business Communications, splitting into four sub-brands to better communicate to customers the products and services it provides
Dealers - Paul Withers
April 27, 2012
Phones 4U to be first European retailer to stock Lumia 900
Retailer will sell both the black and white variants when the Nokia handset goes on sale on May 14, over two weeks later than previously announced
Retailers - Paul Withers
April 25, 2012
Union fears more job losses at EE as retail restructure confirmed
Prospect thinks more job losses are inevitable after 92-page confidential document reveals plans to overhaul retail operations
Retailers - Mobile News
April 24, 2012
New giant dealer emerges from Premier Mobile/Phonebox sale
PMGC Technology inherits 54,000 connections and £10 million revenue stream to become UK’s second largest independent mobile dealer
Dealers - Paul Withers
April 23, 2012
Daisy buys Worldwide Group for £28m
Telecoms provider acquired audio-conferencing company as COO Gareth Kirkwood departs after two-and-a-half years
Unified Comms - Paul Withers
April 13, 2012
Tesco the first retailer to sell white Motorola Motoluxe
Retailer now ranging a white variant of the Android-powered handset, available for free on £20 a month contracts
Retailers - Paul Withers
April 12, 2012
Consumers wasting £5bn a year by being on the wrong tariffs
Research from Carphone Warehouse reveals the extent to which consumers are losing money by choosing the wrong mobile contract, with lack of awareness on what uses data cited as a key issue 
Retailers - Paul Withers
April 10, 2012
Phones 4U gets white Lumia 900 exclusive
Customers pre-ordering the handset will receive a Nokia Play 360 wireless speaker worth £120
Retailers - Paul Withers
April 10, 2012
Fonehouse opens 10 stores at midnight for HTC One launch
Retailer opens for up to 90 minutes as One S and One X go on sale in the UK
Retailers - Paul Withers
April 5, 2012
Carphone launches new accessories range for applications
Retailer begins selling accessories that work in sync with mobile applications, initially available in 10-15 stores and via the company’s website
Retailers - Paul Withers
April 5, 2012
Tesco gets Motorola Gleam+ contract exclusive
A slimmer version of last year’s Gleam now on sale in the UK, free from £10 a month
Retailers - Paul Withers
April 3, 2012
Samsung partners with P4U to offer Olympics football tickets
Customers buying either the Galaxy S II, Galaxy Nexus or Galaxy Note will receive a pair of tickets to one of the Olympic football matches this Summer
Retailers - Paul Withers
March 30, 2012
Daisy to run data workshops for dealers
Sessions in April will educate partners looking to enter the data market on how to grow revenues and profit margins, as well as improving customer retention
Unified Comms - Paul Withers
March 29, 2012
Samsung to open concession at Phones 4U on Oxford Street
Dedicated space to open from tomorrow, offering the widest range of Samsung products available for demonstration anywhere in the UK
Retailers - Paul Withers
March 29, 2012
Digital Phone Company gets new MD and MVNO
Finance director moves to top job as Phil Rider retains role as chairman; new prepay MVNO, Banana Mobile, launches
Dealers - Michael Garwood
March 28, 2012
MOJO Maker forecasts turnover of £40m within next three years
Significant investment to fund advertising campaigns and moves into new business channels, driving a tenfold increase in turnover
Retailers - Paul Withers
March 28, 2012
Staff back Sunday hours extension during Olympics
Employees at mobile shops in the capital behind government plans to abolish Sunday working hours for eight weeks during this summer’s event
Retailers - Mobile News
March 27, 2012
Vodafone gold partner Savin targets platinum status
Expansive dealer aiming for top tier next month as it says it is on course to meet the operator’s annual targets
Dealers - Mobile News
March 27, 2012
Phones 4U starts stocking Doro PhoneEasy 610
Phones 4U starts stocking Doro PhoneEasy 610 device from £59.95 as it looks to take advantage of the senior handset market
Retailers - Mobile News
March 26, 2012
Carphone opens pre-orders for HTC One x
Retailer announces April 5 availability of new flagship HTC handset
Retailers - Mobile News
March 22, 2012
France Telecom-Orange promises LTE rollout across EU by 2015
France Telecom-Orange tells EU it will have rolled out LTE technology across its markets by 2015 but says “a great deal” must still be done
International - Mobile News
March 21, 2012
Daisy forms new specialist partner support team
Specialists in data, hosted IP telephony and data selected to underpin product growth within company’s indirect channel
Unified Comms - Paul Withers
March 21, 2012
Trio celebrate double wins at Mobile News Awards 2012
Lebara Mobile, Vodafone and Microsoft scooped double honours at the Mobile News Awards 2012, hosted by celebrity impressionist Alastair McGowan
Dealers - Mobile News
March 16, 2012
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