O2 has announced that Ronan Dunne will replace Matthew Key as UK chief executive.

Motorola last week threatened to purge UK distributors that trade grey market stock.

The Samsung F700 slider phone is the centrepiece of Vodafone’s Christmas advertising campaign, understood to have cost around 10 million pounds.

Motorola’s UK business unit has been granted increased autonomy under new senior vice president for EMEA Mike Fenger, appointed last month.

Tesco was hit this week by industry rumours it had let its distribution partners down on its Q4 sales forecasts.

O2 Broadband has been voted the best Internet Service Provider (ISP) for speed, service and reliability in a poll conducted by Thinkbroadband.com.

Orange has signed a multi-year deal with MGM to add a range of films to its digital TV service.

Nokia has signed a deal with wireless broadband provider The Cloud to offer customers free access to the Nokia Music Store at 7,500 Wi-Fi hotspots across the UK.

Alcatel has slashed the price of its Mandarina Duck handset as the price war in the pre-pay market intensifies during the festive period.

T-Mobile will put more money behind third-party data connections in the New Year, said head of independent retail Roger Fletcher last week.