Shortcode service was set up last September to tackle fraud

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

The vendor’s consumer business struggled as smartphone sales declined

Junior iPhone gets top tier power and sub-£500 price

The latest areas to receive the gigabit boost include Brighton, Derby and Sheffield

Almost as sure as night follows day, Apple has held its latest annual launch. We gathered views on the line-up

All four of the models in the iPhone 13 range are available to buy from next week (September 24)

The latest Apple Watch series is also expected to be announced

Around four million Brits are expected to buy the phone at launch

Strong commercial demand the key driver for solid sales

Towns and cities include Leamington Spa and Halifax

Strengthening of the 4G network remains a priority, with over £2m invested a day 

Strong revenue in its mobile business has driven profitability to increase 24 per cent

Malware originated from Chinese third-party app store

Faster apps and Dark Mode are among the key announcements

The figure is expected to exceed £1.1bn by the end of 2019

Virgin Media feel the fine is unjustified and will appeal Ofcom’s ruling 

Marlow-based distributor says goodbye to veterans after more than a decade each

Davis spent almost 13 years at O2 working a variety of roles

BT have announced plans to cut managerial and back-office positions across its global workforce

Gross profit is up 14 per cent from £98.8m to £113m, while EBITDA rose 27pc to £39.6m

According to new research from Counterpoint the sector is the fastest growing in the industry

The latest report from RootMetrics found that EE 4G signal does not drop below 90 per cent throughout the whole of England or below 85 per cent throughout Britain

It also saw a surge in its SIP Trunking and Cloud PBX products

The personal data of more than 133,000 customers have been at risk following the data breach

Over half of handsets recycled have been iPhones, with the 4s being the most popular and accounting for eight per cent of total volume

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

Research from SellMyMobile.com found 45-55 year olds are most likely to cling on to devices, with a quarter stocking four or more phones 

Retailer said it expects to maintain current staff levels as it revealed profits of £450m for 2015

Android-maker agreed to pay UK back taxes but deal labelled “derisory” and “a sweetheart deal” by critics

CEO Matthew Riley says deal will help create the first “truly converged” IT and communications provider in the UK mid-market

Purchase is Elite’s 10th since 2008 and adds 600 customers spread across mainly Vodafone and O2

More than double the amount of pre-registrations for the Samsung Galaxy S5 than its predecessor

A ‘record’ 12 months of biggest-ever, fastest, thinnest, counterfeit, stolen and every other type of mobile phone

John Lewis saw traffic from mobile devices overtake desktop computers and laptops for the first time in the five weeks to December 28

Vodafone Platinum Partner takes over rival and builds 190,000 total user base; Phil Rider relinquishes chairmanship of OneStream to focus on Digital Phone Company

Samsung and Lebara also triumph twice at industry’s biggest and most prestigious awards ceremony 

Samantha Tomaszczyk reports on the UK’s 20 ‘best of the best’ mobile start-ups selected by the government organisation UK Trade and Investment (UKTI) to appear at this year’s Mobile World Congress in Barcelona

Lee says 4G will revolutionise the B2B market place this year, with Windows 8 tablets proving to be game changers

Sweetlove thinks a price war as a result of increased competition in the handset space will be the main transaction catalyst, with the pricing of 4G by the networks proving to be a real point of interest

Networks and partners who find new revenue streams will differentiate themselves in the market, according to Phipps, as BlackBerry 10 will see the manufacturer take market share off Android and iOS in the B2B market

BlackBerry manufacturer Research In Motion (RIM) says it will release six new handsets this year – covering all ends of the market

Retailer expects to increase the number of stores from 50 to more than 80 in the next 12 months

Milton Keynes firms teamed up two months ago to turn IT customers into mobile connections and and have already signed up 200 new mobile customers