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GK Telecom global eSIM offers customers commission-earning opportunities

SIM and calling card distributor GK Telecom is launching an eSIM data-only service on Monday (9/11) that will allow its subscribers in 210 countries to earn unlimited commissions simply by sending their friends and followers a unique invitation QR code.

September 7, 2023

Virgin Media O2 3G shut down starts in 2025

Virgin Media O2 will start a phased 3G shutdown in 2025 in line with Government and industry edicts that all networks have to shut down 3G by 2033.

September 7, 2023

Virgtin Media O2 3G shut down starts in 2025

Virgin Media O2 will start a phased 3G shutdown in 2025 in line with Government and industry edicts that all networks have to shut down 3G by 2033.

September 7, 2023

Xiaomi Q2 financials soar to record highs

Xiaomi’s gross profit soared to a record high of 21.0 per cent for the three months ended June 30 across smartphones, IoT and lifestyle products, and internet services.

September 7, 2023

VirginMedia O2 fibre rollout is on the Upp after new acquisition

Virgin Media O2 and, nexfibre have bought East of England fibre operator Upp. Nexfibre is a joint venture between InfraVia Capital Partners, Liberty Global and Telefónica. It will roll out fibre to five million homes not currently served by Virgin Media O2’s network by 2026. The deal gives nexfibre a regional fibre network with low

September 6, 2023

Barclay Comms invests £500k in flexible ‘Bounce’ network swap service

Belfast unified comms provider Barclay Communications has launched a service called ‘Barclay Bounce’ that allows business customers to easily switch between O2, Vodafone, EE without paying early termination charges or starting a new contract. The company has invested £500,000 in the new service including a £350,000 CRM system and £150,000 in specialist engineering staff to

September 5, 2023

ICT Reverse celebrates 20 year anniversary

Asset disposal firm ICT Reverse is celebrating its 20th anniversary this week. The company was established in 2003 by Craig Smith and was originally known as ShP processing largely used phones. It rebranded as ICT in 2016 and in 2018 the company was acquired by Asian firm EcoRenew which also bought Mazuma. Smith set up

September 5, 2023

Vodafone starts replacing Huawei equipment with OpenRAN tech

Vodafone has started removing legacy Huawei equipment at 2,500 sites across Wales and the South-West in line with Government timelines to remove high-risk vendor technology and replacing it with new OoenRAN tech. Huawei’s links to the Chinese Communist Party British led to it being deemed as unsafe to be used as critical telecom infrastructure by

August 31, 2023

Ex-Assurant, LikeWize and AO supply chain pro to join BlankIT Ltd

Secondary market logistics and services company BlankIT has appointed Dan Jackson as Operations Director. Jackson joins from his current role at Adapt Global. Jackson has held positions at Assurant, LikeWize, and AO. His move to BlankIT reunites him with BlankIT’s founder, Paul Schofield, as the two had worked together in other organizations. Schofield commented, “Dan

August 31, 2023

iPhone 14 Pro set for biggest price drop after the ’15’ launches says Envirofone

The iPhone 14 Pro is set for the biggest price drop after the release of the ’15’ in less than a fortnight, says Envirofone.

August 30, 2023

Vodafone’s latest partnership is child’s play

Vodafone and children’s charity NSPCC have teamed up to develop an online platform to provide parents with resources for buying their child’s first phone and set parental controls.

August 29, 2023

EE Commercial head Bridget Lea MD joining Snap as UK general manager

The head of Commercial for EE Bridget Lea has been appointed general manager of Snap, the parent company of Snapchat,

August 29, 2023

iPhone 14 range dominates global shipments for first half of the year.

The iPhone 14 range dominated global smartphone demand for the first half of the year. according to Informa’s research arm Omdia.

August 28, 2023

Vodafone’s pop-up South Bank London skyline sculpture is complete rubbish

A Vodafone pop-up sculpture model of London’s skyline to celebrate being named London’s Best Network by European testing company, NET CHECK is total garbage.

August 24, 2023

Which? demands Ofcom investigates Virgin Media “unacceptable price hiking”

Consumer advice organisation Which? has urged Ofcom to investigate Virgin Media’s impending contract terms that allow it to raise broadband bills by “unlimited sums” from next April

August 24, 2023

Cellhire and OV partnership extends IoT SIM offerings to clients

Mobile connectivity specialist Cellhire has teamed up with Manx Telecom IoT company OV to give Cellhire’s clients and channel partners access to more than 600 direct roaming agreements.

August 24, 2023

eSIM growth requires better customer onboarding says new report

Network operators will need to develop more ways than just QR codes and make it easy to transfer an eSIM from one device to another to maximise the potential of eSIM growth.

August 21, 2023

Development fund helped authorised Samsung Repair Centre TMT First to record year.

The Manufacturing Growth Programme has helped Samsung repair centre TMT First expand its operation to repair more than 200,000 mobile phones, tablets, accessories and laptops a year.

August 21, 2023

HighNet head of mobile services joins Giacom as account director for Scotland and NI

HighNet head of mobile services Tony Miller has joined Giacom as mobile account director for Scotland and Northern Ireland. Scottish-based HighNet is now part of Focus Group. Giacom is the new unified comms group formed last month by combining Digital Wholesale Solutions (DWS) and Union Street which supply comms, cloud, hardware and billing services Miller

August 17, 2023

Three puts another million in the National Databank

Three is doubling to two million the number of gigabytes of data it gives to the Good Things Foundation’s National Databank for onward distribution to people in financial straits to stay connected.

August 16, 2023

musicMagpie installs SMARTDrop Kiosks into three high footfall shopping centres.

MusicMagpie has installed more SMARTDrop Kiosks in three high-footfall shopping centres. They are Manchester Arndale (main pic), Cribbs Causeway (Bristol) and Willow Brook (Bristol) which attract over 50 million visitors a year, combined. They add to the initial rollout of 290 SMARTDrop Kiosks into Asda stores which started in November 2020 and was completed across

August 15, 2023

Telecoms software provider PiPcall appoints former Orange VP Duncan Ward as new CEO

Telecom software solutions provider PiPcall has appointed former Orange senior VP Duncan Ward, as its new CEO.

August 15, 2023

Millions of iPhone users to get $65 each as Apple loses $500 million battery lawsuit

Around three million owners of older iPhones will soon be receiving $65 each in damages from Apple after a class action that accused Apple of slowing their devices succeeded reports San Francisco’s Mercury News

August 15, 2023

Fergal Donovan to leave PCS Wireless at end of August

PCS Wireless regional president (Europe) Fergal Donovan, is leaving the company after four years at the end of the month by mutual consent, It is understood he sought an exit from PCS Wireless and has nothing fixed in regard to his next challenge.

August 14, 2023

Exertis launches reseller trade-in portal

Exertis has launched a trade-in portal for resellers to offload unwanted handsets, tablets and laptops. Exertis guarantees the price for 14 days after an order is made through the portal. If a device is sent after 14 days the price is adjusted to the current price. Exertis’ business division MTR already has experience in recycling

August 14, 2023

Lyca Mobile extends 10-year sponsorship partnership with West Ham United

MVNO Lyca Mobile has extended its 10-year partnership with West Ham United and now includes the club’s Women’s Team in its sponsored activities. Lyca’s activities with West Ham Mobile Cup will include the West Ham United Foundation girls’ tournament. Also, West Ham United fans will be able to purchase Lyca Mobile ‘Fan Plans’ which will

August 11, 2023

Apple iPhones remain best for retained value – 4gadgets

Apple iPhones hold their value by 53 per cent after four years according to refurbished device vendor 4gadgets which analysed prices between 2018 and 2022. Samsung models depreciated by almost 70 per cent with the Galaxy S9 dropping by 80 per cent against its launch price with the 2018 iPhone XS, dropping 80.2 per cent

August 10, 2023

Scammers fined $300 million for five million illegal robocalls to mobile numbers

An international network of companies that made more than five million illegal spoof robocalls to sell car warranties has been fined nearly $300 million by the Federal Communications Commission. The scammers sold car service contracts claiming they were warranties and were named Sumco Panama, Virtual Telecom, Davis Telecom, Geist Telecom, Fugle Telecom, Tech Direct, Mobi Telecom,

Battery shock in Vodafone survey on customer device issues

Battery issues topped the poll of the most common device problems people would like fixed (33 per cent) closely followed by slow running (28 per cent) and microphone, speaker and camera issues (21 per cent). So says a survey of 2,000 UK adults carried out by OnePoll in July for Vodafone to mark the launch

Three hits a century on Shared Rural Network site contributions

Three has built its hundredth 4G rural site as part of the Shared Rural Network programme. The £1 billion SRN programme will increase all operators’ 4G coverage increase to 90 per cent of UK 95 per cent by 2026.

Ericsson sued for $300 million over cover-up of Iraq corruption report

Thirty-seven Ericsson shareholders are suing the company for up to $300 million over losses claimed to have been suffered following Ericsson’s admission over Iraq business practices where it paid bribes to terror groups. More claims are expected to follow.

Three’s business base up 86 per cent to half a million customers

Three’s business customer base surged by 86 per cent to half a million business customers compared with a year ago and the network now has a total active customer base of more than 10.5 million people, up by 661,000 a year ago.

Mozillion new CashLab service offers London iPhone sellers near-instant payment

Used device marketplace site Mozillion is promising sellers of top condition refurbished and certified iPhone models payment within three hours of accepting an offer. The rapid cash offer applies to iPhone models 11 to 14. Mozillion’s new CashLab service collects sellers’ phones, tests them at a new diagnostic centre in Central London, and pays by

“Pivotal moment ” as Tekton Billing buys Zygo Technologies

Cloud-based billing solutions company Tekton has acquired customer management software provider Zygo Technologies. Zygo has provided systems to organisations such as Vodafone and O2 in the UK, KPN (Holland) and e-plus and Deutsche Telecom (Germany). Over the past 15 years, it has been also active in Norway, Australia, Niger, Ukraine, USA and Canada covering a

EE loses £24.6m claim against Virgin Mobile over 5G exclusivity dispute

EE this week lost a claim against Virgin Mobile over the exclusivity of the supply of 5G which led Virgin Mobile used to use Vodafone as host network.

Govt invests £160m in next-gen comms satellites

The Government is to invest £160 million in funding research and development of next-generation satellite communications. The scheme aims to establish UK leadership in the next generation of Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite communication technologies such as AI and machine learning needed to support the launch of hundreds of satellites. Whitehall believes LEO satellites will

London’s iconic Marble Arch covered in Vodafone branding – but it’s for a good cause

If you go down to Marble Arch today (or any time in the next four weeks) you’re in for a big surprise. The iconic Arch has been covered in Vodafone-branded hoarding while a month-long conservation project of the 200-year-old Arch place. The six arches and four panels of Marble Arch now feature Vodafone’s red branding,

Vodafone EVO customers get lifetime repair cover and free battery replacement for up to three years

Vodafone is covering every phone on a monthly Evo contract for free warranty repairs as long as the customer has it and free replacement of a drained battery for up to three years of ownership.

£40m fund launched to encourage regions to unlock 5G benefits

A £40 million fund for local and regional authorities to accelerate 5G innovation and pioneer digital connectivity for residents and business is now open for applications,

Three is fastest for 5G internet according to nPerf user app tests

Three delivered the fastest 5G internet speeds over the last year according to nearly 100,000 real word tests carried out by users of the nPerf mobile application.

TalkTalk and Gamma continue partnership with new three-year deal

TalkTalk and Gamma have signed h new three-year deal to support connectivity services. The two companies have worked together since 2002 and the new agreement lasts util April 2026. The previous three-year contract provided growth in ethernet additions for TalkTalk’s business wholesale arm. TalkTalk continues as the main sponsor for Gamma’s Gammaverse and GX: Frontiers

The Xiaomi 13 Series: A New Era for Mobile Photography

ADVERTISING PROMOTION The Xiaomi 13 Series: A New Era for Mobile Photography by Wen Ou, General Manager of Xiaomi Western Europe Photography as we know it has changed dramatically. In just a small matter of years, to the extent that the smartphone has now matured to offer professional imaging capabilities comparable with the best traditional

Android now swamped by spyware apps say cybersercurity experts

The Android platform is now riddled with scam apps that can hijack user’s personal data. Cybersecurity experts ESET says there has been an 88 per cent increase in the number of SpyLoan loan apps that can steal sensitive information from infected Android devices This has led to a 19 per cent overall growth in the

OPPO to appeal High Court Nokia patent judgment

OPPO is to appeal yesterday’scourt decision that it must obtain a FRAND (fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory) license to use a Nokia patent covering 4G/LTE and 5G patents and an implementation patent involving the generation of a power supply signal for a power amplifier. OPPO went to court to try to avoid a UK FRAND licence and an

BT Mobile and Talk Talk lead Ofcom’s most-complained-about providers in Q1

BT Mobile was the most complained-about mobile provider in the first three months of the year says Ofcom. Customers complained mainly about issues with changing providers and how their complaints had been handled. Sky Mobile, Tesco Mobile, and EE attracted the fewest number of complaints during Q1.

Success of new Samsung Flip and Fold hinges on new features and enhancements

Samsung has refreshed its Fold and Flip with the fifth generation dubbed the Galaxy Z Flip5 and Galaxy Z Fold5 that feature imrpoved hinges, cameras and displays with five years of security updates and four generations of OS upgrades to extend the product lifecycle.

OPPO could face UK ban if it does not obtain licence for Nokia 4G/5G patent

A UK High Court has ruled that Chinese handset vendor OPPO must obtain a FRAND (fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory) license to use a Nokia patent covering 4G/LTE and 5G patents and an implementation patent involving the generation of a power supply signal for a power amplifier.

Virgin Media O2 starts redundancies consultations

Virgin Mobile’s planned job cuts of 2,000 people by the end of the year is just the start of further cost cutting measures across the industry.according to top telco analyst Paolo Pescatore. Some people have already left the business. The number of redundancies includes some changes already announced internally. Some jobs are in consultation and