O2 chief says SIM-only surge means handset manufacturers must come up with more “relevant functionality”

Group reports 9 per cent profit drop amid departmental restructures

Orange Digital Media Index also shows massive increase in mobile data consumption and large rise in popularity of entertainment services

Network signs exclusive deal to sponsor Channel 4 comedy programmes with series of humorous mobile broadband adverts

Vodafone has reduced the price for prepay, pay monthly and business customers roaming and calling abroad.

Orange becomes the first operator to stock LG’s follow-up to the Viewty, due for release at the end of the month

Company brings in Ward Crawford as it looks to strengthen its local senior management team

Former Vodafone global marketing director Rene Schuster to head up O2 Germany from June

Orange has cut the price of its Microsoft Mail data bundle and Orange Device Management to make the services cheaper for business.

Large prepay migration thanks to widening Simplicity SIM-only tariff and high end handset deals