Three new iPad B2B cases launching with partnership

David Horbury calls distributor ‘the most rewarding and enjoyable place to work’

UK release date of 7 February, pricing TBC

5G and O2 Business launches signal significant quarter for MNO

Juice specialise in selling mobile accessories and rebranded last month Accessories distributor Juice has struck a partnership with Ingram Micro as it looks to expand its B2B market share. Distributor Ingram Micro specialises in offering end-to-end services and solutions to businesses and has its UK headquarters based in Milton Keynes. The partnership will see Ingram

The Korean manufacturer also unveiled a new rugged smartphone at the Data Select Platinum Club partner conference 

General feeling is the telecoms effect won’t be too big, though there may be consumer spending anxiety

Last year the distributor became Google-certified for Android Enterprise enrolment

Wills joined from rival distributor Westcoast over a year ago

Improvements has the manufacturer claiming it can give a “more consultative approach”

Dealer is seeking both organic growth and looking into the potential for acquisitions

Distributor will continue to provide all Huawei products

£60 million sales projection as manufacturer aims to ‘pull the UK in line’ with European markets

Prices for the B2B monthly mobile contracts start from £7.50 to £17.50 per month

The return of the Nokia 3310 has put new life into what many thought was a dead segment 

Daisy will take control of 80,000 clients from TalkTalk from July 2018

Successful integration of Currys PC World customer base crucial to latest stage of growth plans

It has ceased consumer operations in Europe, Middle East and the Americas to name a few

Purchase doubles revenues to £20 million and boosts mobile base to over 70,000 connections

MD Alex Tatham believes its selective focus on vendor partners and its smaller size will help it succeed

Westcoast has set out ambitions to differentiate itself in the mobile space by being a ‘one-stop’ distributor for B2B customers. It has primarily focused on IT products since its formation in 1984, with its mobile arm only formed in June 2015. However, the distributor’s telecommunications director Richard Wills claimed the company can set itself apart […]

The smartphone is scheduled for launch in August

In his first media interview since joining as president of Europe, Greig Williams says the business restructure has put HTC in a position to prosper in 2017

Carphone Warehouse Business head of B2B Bob Sweetlove tells Mobile News his thoughts on what might happen this year, including customer focus on mobile to improve efficiency and a positive outlook for independent dealers

Manufacturer admits it “hasn’t been easiest to work with” but vows to increase focus on indirect

Manufacturer reassures resellers following stock allocation problems

Resource for B2B partners aimed at providing them with tools to drive up sales

IQ Business will go live next month and enable users to roam across multiple mobile networks

Manufacturer spending “millions” to boost operator and dealer relationships after admitting it “could do better”

Microsoft Band activity tracker comes with 11 different sensors and was launched in US in October

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

Vodafone Platinum Partner targeting aggressive growth and acquisitions

“Business as usual” for EE after its B2B arm is folded into newly created BT Business and Public Sector division as part of restructure

Company invests £6 million-plus in creating new offering which it says will “shake up the market”

The distributor will stock the vivofit 2 (pictured) and vivosmart activity trackers

New products include 4G streaming cameras, free public Wifi and a new IoT platform, which is already being used by Royal Mail

Distributor pairs with Manchester-based Compare52 to offer links with all operators to its 16,000 IT resellers

Tech Data Mobile says B2B sales of Samsung’s flagship range have matched consumer demand for the devices

Dealers predict new releases will not reach the heights of the iPhone 6

Distributor will now provide anti-virus firm’s value add products to resellers as extension to existing B2C partnership

18-month-old O2 airtime partner adding thousands of new connections per month

Up to 16 channel partners have the chance to win a luxury holiday to Ibiza in sales offer starting next month

Retailer building a team of 15 account managers as it looks to become a “major player” in the business segment

‘Dated’ VPS model to be rebooted for unified communications capability focus

Insurance-provider has teamed with B2B dealer Talkfair to launch first B2B proposition

Samsung Galaxy range helps manufacturer reclaim position as leading UK smartphone brand in the B2B market 

Call centre investing in a new MVNO and will target SMEs with a requirement for 50 or less connections

With a new management team in place, Vodafone Platinum Partner Excalibur has set its sights on trebling turnover. Padraig McGarrigle reports

Old Hugh Symons Communications (HSC) business not regarded as part of core business and is likely to be sold

Programme from the distributor will allow its B2B and B2C partners to pay for devices over a 24-month period

Distributor to debut airtime offering to help drive mobile in IT channel

Company’s business customers throughout Europe can now buy more than 400 products across its own BeeWi, Energizer, L@ Clope and Oxo brands

Distributor lands UK exclusive for first six months of sale of the ruggedised handset

One the UK’s fastest-growing companies clinches 19th acquisition in 11 years – Commsxchange joint managing directors to spearhead assault on mobile

‘Web Shop’ provides retail partners with live data feeds on stock availability and pricing, as well as downloadable product and marketing collateral

Firm vows to educate the market on its breadth of services as part of brand refresh; Admits UK perception needed improving following the purchase of BrightPoint in 2012

IT and fixed line specialist said to be holding exclusive discussions with O2 and EE distributor

Vodafone platinum partner gains full access to the operator’s portfolio of products and services and will work with it to design and build ‘complex multi-product’ solutions

Ingram Micro aiming to help ease financial burden on its dealer partners when buying new hardware 

O2 opts against EE’s strategy of limiting the number of B2B dealers able to sell 4G tariffs at launch

Operator to boost payments by £30 from Thursday, bringing it in line with what O2 offers its dealers

The operator’s CEO Olaf Swantee told Mobile News it will strengthen indirect channel partnerships to drive business connections

EE is set to discuss plans to ramp up its B2B division during a dealer event this Thursday (July 18)

Most ‘affordable’, ‘efficient’ customer and staff management tool, Sunrise Associates says

Operator terminating the contracts of those with less then 50 live CTNs on their base in order to focus on those driving greater business for it

After establishing itself as a major fixed-line player, Gamma Telecom is looking to make its name in mobile. The firm’s head of mobile, Rob Davis, tells Michael Garwood how it plans to go about it

Dealers question network’s loyalty to the business channel after move

Fourth online consumer brand, Phones.co.uk, to also launch as company continues to build on last year’s success

Operator to reduce timeframe from three months on April 1, but the 90 day rule will still exist for dealers upgrading Orange customers to 4GEE plans

Retailer looking to have half of franchisees making business connections within the next few months as it opens a new office to focus on this division

Dealer becomes one of less than 20 chosen by EE to sell its 4G services, making connections through Daisy Distribution

EE has selected fewer than 20 dealers to sell its 4G services when they become available later this month

Saracens supplied with iPads and app to help coaches communicate with players

HSC has been rebranded as ‘Carphone Warehouse Business’ and has set its sights on being the UK’s number one destination for the B2B market. In an exclusive interview, editor Michael Garwood hears about its plans

This year’s product launches suggested manufacturers are now developing consumer handsets with the business market firmly in mind. We asked industry experts who will boss B2B in the next 12 months

With unemployment numbers at a 17-year high and few signs of economic recovery on the horizon, Mobile News asks the dealer channel about the challenges it is facing

Enterprise director Peter Kelly reveals three-step mission to overtake O2’s business market share as dealer partners are assured One Net problems are now resolved

Carphone Warehouse appoints Paul Layte as new group business director who says retailer can achieve same success in B2B as it has in consumer connections

Tanny Cordingley heads up new B2B franchise programme – Shebang Business Solutions, with airtime agreements with all networks except Vodafone

Intercity customer complains to Ofcom about the firm withholding PAC codes, which were only released following Mobile News investigation

Carphone Warehouse says it wants to become the number one player in the B2B market with the launch of its new in store and online business initiative

Scottish based recycler Redeem acquires Staffordshire based emc which is expected to turn over £4 million this year

HP Palm, soon to be just HP, has partnered with distributors Data Select and Brightstar ahead of a multi-million pound marketing campaign as it looks to become a key player in the smartphone market

Tanny Price quits Brightstar for return to B2B airtime with Shebang

Airtime distributor Avenir Telecom is to launch a telecoms price comparison website for business customers to help generate business leads for new and existing partners

Avenir, Azzurri and Davison Communications post record sales for O2, as business sales director Ben Dowd pays tribute

Vodafone subsidiary Yes Telecom is rebranded as ‘Vodafone Partner Services’ (VPS), as Vodafone looks to inject new life into its SME activity in the sales channel

Everything Everywhere vice president of business Martin Stiven outlines joint venture vision to increase business customers’ productivity by up to 15 per cent over the next three years