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BT rivals call for Openreach reform in Ofcom letter

Vodafone UK, TalkTalk, Sky, FCS and INCA set out 10 point reform plan in letter to Ofcom chief Sharon White

O2 boss Ronan Dunne linked to Â£8.5bn management buyout

Report over the weekend has suggested he is considering the move following the collapse of its Â£10.25bn sale to CK Hutchison

EE bags RootMetrics award for London

Operator also named most reliable network in capital, but three-way tie between rivals for runner-up prize

O2 shelves plans to sell off Tesco Mobile MVNO

MVNO would have been sold if deal with Hutchison had not been blocked by the European Commission.

BT expands TV footprint through EE and YouTube

EE customers will get access to BT Sport ahead of next Premier League season, with prices to be revealed this summer

O2 bags Samsung Gear S2 classic exclusive

It becomes the first smartwatch to come with an embedded e-SIM, available on a range of O2 Refresh tariffs

Ofcom and CMA welcome EC decision to block O2/Three merger

Brussels ruling to prohibit CK Hutchison’s planned Â£10.25bn bid to create biggest UK mobile operator was “right outcome for customers”

Dunne to stay as O2 CEO after EC’s blocks Hutch takeover

O2 chief was set to step down if O2 had merged with Three, but operator has confirmed he will stay on following Brussels’ decision

Breaking: EC blocks Three/O2 merger

European Commissioner Margethe Vestager expressed “strong concerns” that UK mobile customers would have had less choice and paid higher prices as a result of the deal

Industry reacts to block on Three/O2 merger

The decision by the European Commission follows a year’s worth of negotiations between Three owner CK Hutchison and Brussels

CK Hutchison considers legal challenge following Three/O2 merger block

The European Commission announced its decision to block the merger today (May 11)

Three considers offering service to boost data speeds while abroad

Operator admits to throttling speeds on Feel At Home bundle, but said it could introduce premium bundle to offer faster speeds

Huawei P9 goes on sale in UK

P9 is first flagship from Chinese manufacturer to be ranged by all four operators and Carphone Warehouse

EE will NOT relaunch Power Bar scheme

Operator launched charging rewards scheme a year ago, but was forced to recall solution after a number of overheating incidents were found

Vodafone offers free roaming in 40 countries

Pay Monthly 12 & 24 month Red and Red Value bundles with unlimited roaming calls, texts and picture messages and up to 4GB also included

BT announces £6bn 4G/Fibre investment plan

Telecoms giant announces plans for superfast and 4G coverage to pass 95 per cent by 2020

BT profits rise 9pc to £3.4bn as it posts first results following EE acquisition

EE now has more than 30 million connections, after adding 54,000 postpaid customers in Q1, posting £1.05bn revenue since merger

Ronan Dunne expects EC to decide on O2/Three merger on May 19

The O2 CEO claims the operator is in “great shape” even if Brussels rejects CK Hutchison’s £10.25 billion takeover bid

AeroMobile revenue soars with 10.5m passenger connections last year

Connections grew year-on-year from over seven million in 2014

Andrew Peat exits Dixons Carphone following restructure

Peat leaves his role as category director after just two years

EE appoints Sanjeev Shah as director of indirect partnerships

Former Vodafone head of consumer business development Shah replaces Noel Hamill, who becomes MD of marketing

CPW exclusively stocking ‘silver titanium’ Samsung Galaxy S7

The flagship is available across all networks from Carphone Warehouse

O2 sees income rise 5.5pc to £355m despite 1.9pc revenue dip

Operator, which is subject to a takeover bid from Three, lots 86,000 customers in Q1 but churn remained “market leading” at 0.9pc

Reports: Mobile scam that leaves £300 bill for unmade calls

Victims are being hit for 12 hour calls unfamiliar number starting with 0845 or 0843 that they claim they never made

Vodafone UK head of terminals departs

Former HTC man Teg Dosanjh has left the operator, Mobile News can exclusively reveal

iD says “do your own thing” with first brand campaign

Digital campaign will include four films and run across Facebook from April 25

Mainline positive on future as part of EE

Airtime distributor will have more than 150,000 mobile connections by the end of the year

Vodafone reassures dealers after going local

Channel partners left fearing cannibalisation of their customer base

O2 Enterprise marketing team bags CIM award

Operator named marketing team of the year at the Marketing Excellence Awards

Quarter of mobile users in UK believe its free to roam in EU

Figures from uSwitch comes as European Commission set to introduce new roaming caps from April 30, before abolishing charges next year

MNTV: Three Discovery zones

Last month, Three launched its Discovery Zone scheme in two additional stores located in Islington and Swansea. The operator also unveiled plans to rollout Discovery sessions in 50 more locations over the next few months. Mobile News TV spoke with Three head of retail experience Sian Laffin and community engagement and Discovery manager Jessica Tompkinson to find

Three named worst network for 4G coverage in Which? study

The study also found that UK 4G access is lagging behind the rest of the world

Vodafone awards ANOVO lucrative repair deal

Reverse logistics work to also to transfer from UTL over the next 12 months

O2 Dash-es new Bragi earphones into UK stores

Bragi’s Dash earphones cost £249.99 but comes with in-built storage, Bluetooth connectivity and a heart-rate sensor

Networks and retailers confirm HTC 10 stock

Preorders for the device, which was officially unveiled today, open mid-April from certain retailers

HTC claims new 10 flagship has best smartphone camera

Taiwanese manufacturer took wraps off its latest device, which is a follow up to last year’s One M9 handset

Hutchison left “disappointed” by CMA’s merger letter

The CMA detailed its opposition to the Three-owner’s £10.25bn takeover of O2 in a letter to European Commissioner Margrethe Vestager

CMA calls on EC to block Hutch’s O2 takeover

UK regulator has told European Commissioner Margrethe Vestager that either Three or O2 should be sold, or the £10.25 billion deal should be scrapped

Vodafone launches ‘industry leading’ 30 day network guarantee

The guarantee allows new and upgrading customers to exit a new contract within 30 days

Laptops Direct signs Compare52 deal

Retailer will offer SIM-only deals using Compare52’s widget, which offers deals from the UK’s biggest mobile operators

Gusto partners with EE to stock Juice brand

Operator selling power banks and ultra-fast charging products in all stores and online

Hutch offers spectrum share to Virgin & Sky to seal O2 deal

Virgin Media has signed 10pc spectrum deal, while Sky has agreed to take 20pc if European regulators approve the £10.25 billion takeover

P9 is first Huawei flagship available from all UK networks

The new flagship was unveiled in London today and goes on sale in the UK from May

Vodafone to open 12 regional hubs for B2B

Business account management, customer services and network management teams will be placed locally to serve business customers

Majority of smartphone users unhappy and ready to switch provider

Accenture research reveals security and privacy are a major concern, while just 13 per cent plan to increase spending on mobile and IT devices

Mobile News TV: Awards special

This year’s Mobile News Awards took place at the Hilton on Park Lane on March 10. The industry’s biggest Awards ceremony, hosted by top comedian Lee Nelson, saw more than 800 industry guests enjoy the black tie gala, which was sponsored by Exertis, O2 and IPVDX. We spoke to Mobile News editor Michael Garwood to

Contracts cost 130 per cent more than necessary, says Citizens Advice

The advice group conducted over 350 shops for its research in August

Ofcom launches mobile and broadband coverage tool

Consumers can check quality of mobile coverage, as well as broadband availability and speeds available via their postcode