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Oppo announces two-year partnership with UEFA

The phone manufacturer will work with UEFA to showcase inspirational moments from the Champions League to football fans around the world

Wireless Logic completes acquisition of Jola

Wireless Logic has over eight million active IoT subscriptions

BT to add 2,800 jobs to its Digital arm by 2024

It will take the total internal colleague base within the BT Digital business to 6,300

TMT expands its company through specialist training academy

The company has doubled its workforce over the past two years and is looking to grow further

Cellular IoT connections grew 22pc to 2.1bn in 2021

The figure will double by 2026 to 4.3 billion, reports Berg Insight

Likewize turns to AI tools to tackle fraudulent device claims

The tool produces a score that allows Likewize to decide whether to accept, reject or continue to investigate a claim

Exertis expands cloud offering through BitTitan partnership

The partnership enables Exertis to offer BitTitan’s MigrationWiz service

TRG partners up with Ooodles to further push circular economy drive

TRG has taken over Ooodles online trade-in service

Virgin Media O2 offers to buy TalkTalk

The news arrives three months after revelations that TalkTalk had been approached by many other rivals including Vodafone and Sky

Xiaomi handed €3.2m fine in Italy

The fine relates to Xiaomi allegedly falling foul of warranty and repair rules in Italy

Exertis named UK distributor for Nothing

Exertis will distribute the recently released Nothing Phone (1) smartphone

Lyca Mobile: Almost half of UK consumers consider switching providers due to EU roaming charges

Lyca Mobile is one of the only operators to not have reintroduced EU roaming charges, helping to bring down costs for UK customers

O2 terminated Phones 4U contract to focus investment on 4G rollout

The retailer was O2’s most expensive indirect channel Court hears

Ofcom publishes Q1 2022 complaints report with EE receiving the least complaints

The report shows the number of complaints made to Ofcom in the first quarter of 2022 per 100,000 customers

Nothing unveils Phone (1), with prices starting from £399

The Phone (1) goes on sale on July 22

Vodafone and The Scotland 5G Centre team up for 5G networks

The two 5G MPNs were delivered by Vodafone in less eight weeks from commission to switch on

HMD Global introduces three new Nokia devices

The latest additions to HMD Global’s portfolio emphasises its commitment to make sure everyone has access to affordable and long-lasting technology

Genuine Solutions acquires Relove Technology

Both companies have a shared commitment to reduce the impact of e-waste and drive a positive change

Apple bullet-proofs iPhone against state-sponsored cyber attacks

$10 million in grants offered to anyone who can crack Lockdown Mode

Vodafone and Virgin Media O2 to provide 4G and 5G coverage on London Underground

Customers of all four MNOs will be able to use 4G and 5G mobile coverage on the London Underground by 2024

Uswitch turns to Google Cloud to future-proof business model

The company was impressed with BigQuery and saw a shift in performance

Virgin Media offers summer savings of up to £360 on devices

New customers can enjoy a range of deals throughout July

O2 announces summer savings on a range of devices

Customers can also access O2 perks such as free Disney+ or Audible for the first six months as well as access to O2 Priority

Nearly 200,000 signed up so far for Nothing Phone (1) pre-orders

The highly anticipated Phone (1) launches next week

Uswitch: Brits could face £787 phone bill when roaming abroad

A third of people surveyed have called for roaming to be abolished

Tango Networks and BT create agreement to use the EE network for UK business users

The partnership aims to deliver the best-in-class MVNO business mobile services in the UK

EE adds 5G coverage to Wembley stadium

Wembley is the first UK stadium to have a 5G solution dedicated to just the pitch

Neos Networks appoints former BT-man as chair of board

Passingham joins as Neos Networks looks to expand the rollout of its connectivity services

CityFibre appoints new chief digital and information officer

Higgin has a career spanning over 25 years working in energy, utilities and infrastructure roles

Mobiles.co.uk: Almost half of Brits would donate their phone battery without any reward

Across the UK, 86 per cent would be willing to share their phone battery for something in return

Virgin Media O2 Business switches on the UK’s first 5G-connected hospital

The trial is a collaborative development between South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, NHS Digital, Virgin Media O2 Business, Bruhati and Nokia and will test a number of use cases

Eurostar Global expands Sony partnership with Xperia 10 IV now available

It follows the launch of the Xperia 1 IV through Eurostar Global last month

Exertis scores sponsorship extension with Basingstoke Town FC

The distributor also sponsored the club last season

Vodafone Group CEO feared Carphone Warehouse dominance if Phones 4U ceased trading

Vittorio Colao was concerned indirect distribution could not fulfil Vodafone’s strategy of controlling the customer experience

EE reveals data records were broken at Glastonbury 2022

Over three million calls were made over the course of the event, a rise of 200,000 from 2019

Why Vodafone was ‘scared’ EE would terminate its Phones 4U contract.

And even the Mobile News Awards get a name check at the mobile channel’s £m’s trial of the Century Vodafone was scared that EE would drop Phones 4U leaving Vodafone as the retailer’s sole network and weakening its negotiating position with Carphone Warehouse, the High Court of Justice Business and Property Court heard on Day

BT asks for more time to remove Huawei equipment as ban deadline approaches

Prime Minister Boris Johnson introduced a ban on Huawei components for use in British networks in 2020- calling them a ‘high-risk vendor’ following US sanctions

Cellhire secures investment from LDC

LDC has provided more than £1.3 billion of investment to over 130 businesses in the UK technology, media and telecoms sector

Vodafone UK issues 5G investment warning

The operator has recommended the government issues an updated 5G strategy

Barclay Communications launches apprenticeship scheme

Apprentices will work towards gaining a City & Guilds Level 3 qualification in ICT Systems and Principles

WeBuyAnyPhone.com gifts £10,000 worth of mobile phones to Ukraine

The phones will go to the Ukrainian Association of Women in Law Enforcement to help search and rescue efforts and for counselling

Uswitch: Broadband outages affecting 11 million Brits cost UK economy £1.3 billion last year

Nottingham suffered the worst of the outages by spending the most time offline and losing 9.2 million hours of broadband annually

CCS Insight tips AR and VR shipments to grow 30pc in 2022

The number will grow sixfold to reach 88m by 2026

SMEs are losing £18.77bn in revenue due to ‘poor connectivity’, claims Three UK study

An output of £7.7bn is potentially being lost to the British economy each year

New cost of living commitment agreed between UK telecom industry and the government

The measures will ensure those struggling financially can continue to make calls, send texts and have access to the internet

HTC unveils £399 mid-range smartphone

It comes with a rear triple-camera and is runs on a Snapdragon 695 processor

MWC to remain in Barcelona until at least 2030

The event has been held in Barcelona since 2006

Vodafone named official connectivity partner of Wimbledon

The Wimbledon Experience W12 will enable fans to watch the BBC broadcast coverage of the matches live on a large screen within an English garden landscape