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Onecom strengthens Vodafone partnership with expansion product offering

The expansion builds on a long-standing partnership between Onecom and the operator

Phones 4U was “old-fashioned” Orange VP tells Court

Lack of investment made acquisition unattractive

YouGov poll reveals majority of Brits don’t expect 5G to impact them positively

Nearly half of Brits surveyed disagree that 5G will have a positive impact on their lives

POCO introduces the F4 globally

It features 5G support and POCO’s highest frequency prime core

Jurassic Fibre passes 100,000 FTTP milestone

The ISP is eyeing up 500,000 premises by 2025

Vodafone partners with Oracle to modernise IT infrastructure

The collaboration will support Vodafone’s tech 2025 goals of providing quality customer experiences, reducing time-to-market of services, and reduce operational costs by using automation

Tesco Mobile latest network to reintroduce EU roaming

O2 and Virgin Mobiles are the only big operators that haven’t announced EU roaming charges

UK businesses keen for 5G according to UK5G research

Most UK businesses are confident ‘they understand the benefits of 5G’

Ericsson Mobility Report: 5G to exceed one billion subscriptions this year

4.4 billion 5G subscriptions are forecasted for 2027 as 5G is scaling faster than all previous mobile technology generations

BC Partners scuppered EE/Phones 4U deal by taking £200m dividend Court hears

Phones 4U owners took funds that could have sealed a deal Marc Allera tells Court on Day 15 of collusion case

Jurassic Fibre extends fibre network as Chancellor visits headquarters

The Chancellor visited the headquarters to support Tiverton and Honiton Conservative candidate Helen Hurford ahead of the local by-election on June 23 and wanted to visit a business that was helping the local economy

Phones 4U court case: EE boss recorded clandestine lunch with Telefonica chief

Private meeting may have breached competition law – Barrister

Bastion outlines intent with appointment of insurance industry veteran Holman

Holman has over 40 years’ experience across the insurer, broker and MGA insurance markets

O2 and Virgin Mobile confirm availability of Sony Xperia 10 IV ahead of release

Sony’s latest smartphone is set for release at the end of this month

Nokia partners with DOCOMO and NTT on developing vision for 6G

The vendor expects to launch 6G commercially by 2030

Speakers’ Corner: Debunking four common misconceptions around refurbished phones

With refurbished smartphones offering consumers the chance to save money during a difficult financial climate, Aznu general manager Stephen Smith pushes the case for why they shouldn’t be overlooked

European smartphone market suffers worst first quarter since 2013

A number of factors including geopolitical tensions in Ukraine have caused the slump, says Counterpoint Research

Tecno launches Camon 19 Pro smartphone

However no UK release date has been confirmed as of yet

CCS Insight: 5G connections to pass 1bn by end of 2022

The analyst firm forecasts 5G connections to hit 1.2bn by the end of the year

Gadget insurance bouncing back as travel returns and lockdowns ease

The mobile and gadget insurance market have been hit during the pandemic with lockdowns and as people stopped travelling, but an upturn is being seen amid the recovery, with more growth expected ahead

EU plans for a common charging port welcomed as positive move

Plan is for USB-C to be standard across EU by autumn 2024

Qualcomm acquires Cellwize in 5G adoption push

The deal was confirmed by the chipset manufacturer today (June 13)

Barclay Communications partners up with Avaya

The partnership will see Barclay Comms pushing Avaya’s full range of OneCloud communications services

New Ofcom rules to protect rural phone boxes

Ofcom rules in favour of protecting phone boxes in areas with bad signals

Truphone reportedly being sold for £1

Abramovich and his Russian business partners could lose more than £300 million on their investments in Truphone

Ericsson ready and waiting to help operators speed up 5G rollouts

The UK has lagged behind some others in rolling out 5G, but Bjorn Odenhammar, Ericsson’s chief technology officer for the UK and Ireland, says there are ways they can use spectrum efficiently to give it a boost

Giffgaff: going refurbished saves £200

Refurbished tech is becoming an increasingly popular choice amongst consumers

IDC: Wearables market sees first annual fall with shipments down 3pc YoY

Smartwatches continue to grow but wristbands dropped 40.5pc during the quarter

Vodafone Q+A: a strategy for engaging channel partners

In a Q&A with Mobile News, Vodafone’s new head of channel strategy, Kathryn Platt, talks about subjects including her plans to engage channel partners and the opportunities she sees ahead in IoT

ReplaceBase puts on polished show on TikTok

The team plan to keep creating content to inspire people to self-repair and contribute to the circular economy

Doro strives to keep things easy for over-65s as market evolves

The Swedish vendor, which targets older users, offers a range of device types to suit different needs and is introducing new smartphones and 4G-enabled handsets, but is keen to keep things simple for users

More mobile recycling urged to halt growing e-waste mountain

With estimates that the level of e-waste outweighed the Great Wall of China in 2021 alone, the growing refurbished sector is pushing to increase awareness among users of the need for behavioural change

Three UK invites MP to officially open HQ in Reading

The new office sees Three UK’s two Thames Valley offices combined in one location

Vodafone NZ fine over FibreX appealed by Commerce Commission

The regulator argues that the fine such should be heavier

VOXI launches 30GB of 5G data for £10

Its ‘Friends With Benefits’ scheme also rewards you for inviting your friends to join VOXI

Virgin Media O2 launches hyperfast Gig1 broadband for small businesses

Its fixed network has passed 15.7m premises and the company is investing £2bn a year to expand its network to more areas in the UK

One in five UK households struggling to afford broadband

The cost-of-living crisis is hitting Brits in staying connected

Giffgaff members can receive £200 cashback when purchasing and recycling through Samsung

Samsung will plant 11 trees for every device returned

EU agrees to make USB-C chargers mandatory by 2024

The move could push Apple to change its charging port to meet legislations

VOXI offers customers cash and free subscriptions with Revolut

Revolut is a UK based fintech founded in 2015 which offers banking services

Plan.com launches new mobile network through MVNO agreement with BT Wholesale

The deal is available to plan.com customers who can access EE’s 4G and 5G network including VoLTE and VoWiFi

Canalys: Global wearable band shipments down but watches grow 15 per cent in Q1 2022

Wristwatches accounted for 76.6 pc of all wearable shipments in this quarter

Eurostar Global Electronics warehouse refit starts this week

New security systems and mobile device handling stations

BT launches new partnership network for UK’s smallest firms

This new network is aimed at helping small businesses grow

Realme appoints youngest ever CEO of Realme Europe

Wong was one of the founding members of Realme when it was created in 2018

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AGM launches latest AGM H5 smartphone in the UK

It comes with Android 12 OS and boasts a 7,000mAh battery

BT and Ericsson to provide commercial 5G Private Networks in the UK in new multi-million pound partnership

The deal will combine BT’s expertise in fixed and mobile networks with Ericsson’s 5G network technology and enterprise solutions