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

Wong was one of the founding members of Realme when it was created in 2018

The flagship series has been four years in the making

The impact of the Ukrainian and Russian conflict had a significant impact, according to Canalys

The shipment decline in Western Europe follows a long period of strong growth, but numbers are still above pre-pandemic levels

The re-distributor of premium pre-owned technology is also opening up a new technology processing centre in the UK next month

The brand promises the best value 4G and 5G smartphones, and mini tablet available in 2022

5G data speeds reached 2.2Gbps in lab testing and is expected to reach over 1.7Gbps on the network when applied in the real world

Many operators have expressed that consolidation could cut costs and fund investments

The 9 Pro series will bring new features to the mid-range segment, including colour-changing effects on the 9 Pro

A release date is yet to be announced for the new device

The top spot changed four times throughout 2021 and supply issues impacted all vendors.

The smartphone is available in China later this week

The vendor grew by 131 per cent YoY in European during the last quarter 

The five-year agreement will help to deliver cloud-based services

Xiaomi and Apple increase market share during Q3 2021 to pressure Samsung 

All handsets will come as ‘pristine’ with no grading system in place 

Tablets also on the up for the quarter with sales up 18 per cent

Having hit top spot for the first time in Europe and second in the world for smartphone shipments in the second quarter, Xiaomi is paving the way for a steadier rise in the UK market after a more modest start

The acquisition was completed on July 9

Changes will come into effect in January 2022.

Apple PC shipments grew 127pc during Q1, according to Canalys figures

Vendor has seen some early successes as it seeks to establish itself as a European household name

Counterpoint Research suggests increased competition

Oppo hit China’s number-one spot for the first time in early 2021, but can it duplicate its success in Europe?

Oppo entered the UK market in 2019

Increasing 5G availability and pandemic recovery to drive desire to upgrade

Using AWS in full increases efficiency and analytics detail

Both parties welcome the move, expect a ‘seamless transition’

Chinese vendor will unveil Realme 7 5G and brand new 5G products 

Scott has several years’ worth of experience within the telecoms industry

Chinese vendor also announces mid-range Y series

Korean vendor faces competition from Apple and Chinese challengers in H2

Added emphasis placed on AIoT product ecosystem

Mobiles slightly down globally but overall business saw growth

The UK has dropped 13 places in rankings since last year

Sheth has helped to build the Realme brand in India

Overall group revenue climbs due to lockdown-influenced PC market growth

The European Court overturned a black on a potential merger in May 

Samsung holds top spot in Europe but mounting problems for Huawei sees the vendor lose six per cent market share YoY for Q2

Kane will appear in ad campaigns and create social media content for manufacturer

Aim to help business partners reduce emissions by 350m tonnes by 2030

Switzerland led the way in Europe with South Korea atop the global pile

Oppo is the fifth-biggest smartphone vendor in the world and launched in the UK last year 

The first batch includes tens of thousands of face masks

The Chinese vendor unveiled three new phones at their online launch but a UK release date was not announced

Partnership with Vodafone will help the vendor according to COO

Honor-commissioned Canalys research reveals colossal growth in demand

Donovan is tasked with developing the European side of the business 

Huawei was granted a limited role in building 5G networks in the UK last week by the government 

Omar Riaz replaces Sarah Edge in UK&I role

Apple first introduced the Lightning cable in 2012 and are expected to fight back against the vote

Continent must take a vendor-agnostic approach to industry

AWS Wavelength supports ultra-low latency by enabling compute and storage services at the edge of Vodafone’s network

Verve Connect are eyeing growth across Europe next year

Samsung takes top spot as Xiaomi sees largest growth

The Orange Neva Jet will go on sale on 21 November in France

Devices available from end of October onwards

Enreach making UK play to bolster dreams of being best in Europe

The Hong Kong-based manufacturer is looking to refocus its sales strategy after challenges in UK Hong Kong-based manufacturer Nuu Mobile has cut ties with its main UK distribution partner Data Select and seen its headcount in the country cut in half as part of a major revamp in the UK and Europe. The company now

Huawei suffers due to political controversy

4G roaming is also available in 156 destinations Vodafone has announced that its 5G roaming service has launched in Europe and is available in 55 towns and cities.  The service is live across Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK, including capital cities such as Madrid, Munich, Rome and London.  Vodafone has claimed that no other

The Chinese vendor is confident of competing in the UK ZTE has highlighted its aim to make the UK a major market for the Chinese firm in Europe, as it expressed confidence that it can compete with rivals in 5G build-outs. Speaking to Mobile News at the Global 5G Event in Valencia in Spain, ZTE

O2 hope to showcase the first ‘proof of concepts’ of the project by 2020 O2 has partnered up with the European Space Agency to support a project that trials technology for connected and autonomous vehicles (CAVs). The collaboration comes as part of a four-year trial programme called ‘Project Darwin’ which aims to test connectivity solutions

Analysis comes the same day as Facebook bans pre-installed apps on Huawei devices

Europe accounted for 14.5 per cent of total global smartphone sales in the first quarter of the year, as Chinese brands flourished in the region with sales up 39 per cent YoY 

Oppo entered the UK in January and has also entered Poland, Turkey and Switzerland this year

Observers say it is arguably Oppo’s first big smartphone launch since it entered the region last year

The smartphone is competitively priced at £175 – £219 and will release in the UK on June 5

Polish vendor mPTech has hired Data Select to help it push for four million sales in the next year

Both firms took £216.7m in revenue in total Exertis has acquired German audiovisual distributor Comm-Tec for an undisclosed fee. Comm-Tec generated over £78 million in its last financial year and employs over 150 staff across Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Italy and Spain. The company distributes products from audiovisual vendors such as Barco, Brightsign, Chief, Gefen, Middle

Older iPhone users driving sales of more affordable 12th-gen device

BT CTO says Huawei tech is “18 months ahead” of competitors

Nuu will focus attention on a number of European markets in 2019

Latest entrant into the market is lead by Robert Pryke who has experience at Wileyfox, Siemens Mobile and Samsung

European smartphone shipments fell four per cent to 197 million units in 2018

Industry veteran French was with the Nokia-brand-reviving vendor for almost two years

Thirty per cent of the population of Western Europe is expected to receive 5G coverage in five years

According to academics the media expectations of AI applications are too high which is putting a lot of pressure on developers

Latest artificial intelligence agent follows the Google Assistant, Siri from Apple, Bixby from Samsung and ThinQ from LG

Booking.com, Skyscanner and KAYAK are among new partners

Huawei Pay follows similar payment apps such as Apple Pay, Samsung Pay and Android Pay

Western Europe president Walter Ji reveals 5G chipset testing is on schedule for commercial use 

Chinese manufacturers lead from the front in putting 5G in the hands of consumers next yea

The launch of the Nokia 7.1 gives HMD a stage to reveal its growing confidence as a top player

The UK will receive the smartphones at a later date compared to the rest of Europe

Mobile solutions developer wants to double its number of licences Mobile solutions developer FutureDial is targeting to sell over one million mobile repair and diagnostics software in Europe by the end of 2019. FutureDial, backed by venture capital firm Venrock, has sold over half a million solutions in Europe since launch in July last year, […]

Canalys reported Q1 2018 shipments was down across Western Europe overshadowing growth in emerging Eastern Europe

The deal expands Vodafone’s cable reach to challenge German market leader, Deutsche Telekom

The 5T is sill available at O2

Europe is expected to be left behind in the race for 5G as US and China lead the way

Joint venture agreement after smartphone maker enters administration

He has spent 17 years with parent firm Huawei and vows to maintain dedication to the UK

The communications provider is still on target to hit total revenue projection of £754m by year end

Sky Mobile has announced that from June 1, all customers will be able to use their monthly texts, calls and data allowance in 36 countries in Europe. Calls to both mobiles and landlines to and from the EU are included and any consumer on Pay As You Go, calls and texts will be charged at

They will be able to use their inclusive minutes, texts and data allowances in 47 destinations

HTC president of Europe Greig Williams tells Mobile News his thoughts on what might happen this year, including the stepping stones to artificial intelligence and growing relevance of Internet of Things

  The company was awarded the certificate in the Employer of the Year category

Proposed time limits on surcharge-free roaming scrapped ahead of new plans to be introduced next year