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Vivo launches first foldable smartphone X Fold

Vivo has also launched its first tablet, the Vivo Pad

Samsung and Virgin Media O2 complete deployment of live 4G and 5G sites

The companies also completed the first 5G data call on Virgin Media O2’s commercial 5G network using the sites

Nokia to withdraw from Russian market

Vendor says the decision will have little impact on financial earnings for the year

Eseye announces two new Board of Directors

Other recent Eseye appointment include Brian Casto as Senior VP of global professional services, Michael Cihra as senior VP, alliances and partners, and Larry Socher as VP of strategy and solutions

Canalys: Revenue for PC shipments up 15pc during Q1

Demand for more expensive PCs helped the overall revenue to grow

Three UKs new ‘Mobile Britain’ report reveals 5G boom

Findings showed 81pc of monthly data peaks in the last two years were linked to football matches

BT launches new free tools as thousands of businesses have no cyber protection

Research from BT found 55 per cent of SMEs which lack cyber protection believe their business isn’t big enough to be a target

Uswitch: More than three million customers could save by switching to SIM-only

Out-of-contract customers are overpaying on pay-monthly rolling mobile contracts that costs 430 per cent more than the best value SIM-only offers

Phoenix hopes to blaze a post-COVID trail in refurbished reboot

Refurbished player Phoenix Cellular is looking to go after larger accounts and multifaceted relationships with customers, after setting out a long-term strategy. We visited the firm in Crewe to find out more

Judgement Day for Mobile News Awards 2022

Industry experts judge record-number of 112 entries (beats 85 entries in 2020)

Ofcom appoints former Vodafone veteran to manage UK’s airwaves

Ex-Vodafone chief strategy officer Lloyd has specialist experience across the wireless and technology sectors spanning 20-years

Eastern part of Jubilee Line gets permanent mobile signal

The telecoms service provider previously ran a pilot on this part of the Jubilee Line

Bullitt outlines plans to diversify rugged portfolio beyond hardware

Group CEO outlined new products, MVNO service and Rugged Care

Xiaomi keeps sights on top three as vendor looks ahead

Xiaomi identifies Generation-Z as a high volume market for vendor

Vodafone UK appoints new channel head

Platt has been at the operator for over 15 years

Vodafone doubles data for PAYG customers

New and existing customers are eligible for the new plans

Cellhire appoints former BT employee Griffiths

His previous role was head of sales- M2M and IoT Connectivity at BT

Oppo makes play for top-three spot in the UK

Since launching in the UK in 2019, Oppo has looked to boost brand awareness in the market

Three Hong Kong starts accepting payments via cryptocurrencies

Only Hong Kong residents will be able to use the service, which will not be available in mainland China

Huawei calls out ‘unfair’ and ‘targeted’ actions

The vendor had been poised to play a pivotal role in building the UK’s 5G networks

KeySIM strikes remote SIM deal with Wired Broadcast

The proposition aims to offer greater flexibility for customers

Phoenix Cellular secures £10 million funding facility from Praetura

The recent Experian M&A review named Praetura as the North West’s leading debt provider in 2021

Truphone plugs eSIMs in bid for SIM-free world

Truphone has provisioned close to 18m SIMs globally, up from 10m last March

Qualcomm: chipset crisis will soon stabilise

2022 will see a transition back to pre-pandemic levels, say Qualcomm

Wireless Logic launches Conexa IoT platform

The new cellular network reduces complexity and helps to address the evolving needs of the IoT

Armafone debuts tech repair academy

The repair retailer is aiming to inspire apprentices to get into the mobile repair and tech sector

Xiaomi adds three 5G devices to Redmi range

The trio will feature MediaTek processors

Xiaomi and Oppo both looking to claim third spot in UK

The two Chinese vendors want to become the third biggest smartphone vendors for market share in the UK

Ukraine conflict could mean over 100m lost device sales

Semiconductors may be impacted if there are neon shortages

eFax: 42pc of workers report lack of privacy in the workplace

22 per cent of those surveyed outlined the need for better technology solutions for sending confidential files and data in the office

Huawei names Meng Wanzhou as rotating chairwoman

The recently freed daughter of Huawei founder Ren Zhenfei will remain in her CFO role

Ericsson CEO survives removal vote over Iraq expenses scandal

Major Ericsson shareholders lose bid to dethrone top man and board

Swycha: only 7pc of parents purchase a refurbished mobile phone

The study revealed that the average age children are gifted their first phone is 10

Doogee launches new S98 rugged smartphone

The phone is waterproof, drop-proof and dustproof and can withstand extreme weather conditions

Huawei reports decline in revenue despite profits hitting record high

The results were in line with expectations according to the vendor

Zen to offer Full Fibre broadband services by extending partnership with CityFibre

The initial collaboration between the companies was announced in 2020 with Zen committing to launching services across four locations, which has since expanded to 31

Apple to slash iPhone volumes due to Ukraine conflict – Nikkei Asia

Apple recently launched its 5G version of the iPhone SE

Government names Lord Michael Grade as preferred candidate to chair Ofcom

Lord Grade is a Conservative peer and ex-chairman of the BBC and ITV

BAI Comms appoint former Vodafone-man Pusey as chair of the board

Pusey will provide strategic leadership and advisory input as part of his role

Xiaomi announces UK pricing and availability for the 12 series

Pre-orders for the 12 and 12 Pro start from April 1 and official sales start April 15

OnePlus set to launch ‘out of this world’ flagship smartphone

OnePlus 10 Pro is the first OnePlus device featuring a camera system that shoots in full 10-bit colour that processes 64 times more colour than smartphones that shoot in 8-bit colour

Xiaomi reports 34pc YoY growth in total revenue

Xiaomi also reported strong growth in premium smartphone sales, AIoT development, smart ecosystems, internet services revenue and investment in R&D

HMD Global launches ‘three-day battery life’ Nokia G11

It features a rear triple-camera and 5,050mAh battery

Vodafone’s FTTP broadband now available for ‘SoHo’ sector

Rollout of Vodafone’s FTTP service will hit 35 locations across the UK in coming weeks

Samsung announces new devices in Galaxy A series

Pre-orders for the Galaxy A53 start today and will become widely available on April 1, with the A33 Available from April 22

Uswitch: UK households are sitting on 22 million unused broadband routers

Uswitch.com is calling on broadband providers to make it easier for customers to recycle unused routers, and to offer a service for customers to return old routers

Radius swoops for Air Telecom Group in latest telco acquisition

Radius has acquired a number of telecoms companies in recent years

Three UK reports highest consumer contract additions since 2012

Pre pay customers remain down since the pandemic, but Three expect a recovery in the coming months