The most popular of which during 2020 were the ‘hearable’ devices 

Frankenberger joins Xiaomi, with the vendor eyeing up a top three place in the UK

Phil Turner will join the company with over 30 years worth of experience

S21 Ultra 5G the most popular amongst the new collection

Consumers find convenience in buying phones online, but the high-street

However online sales surge 145 per cent

Sale would allow Honor phones to run Google Mobile Services

Telco eyes flat or slightly increased profit as business overhaul continues

Cotton started his new role at Plan earlier this month

A deal could free up Honor to retain its use of Google services again

Realme records 14.8 million sales in Q3, growing 132 per cent QoQ

Bullitt co-founders and board members step back from direct running of the business

Honor was launched by Huawei in 2013 as a part of its dual-brand strategy

Gap between Huawei and Samsung narrows while Apple stays flat

Strong performance in China while other key markets faced covid disruption has helped Huawei claim top spot for Q2

Drop was less than expected amid the coronavirus lockdown 

Sales throughout May and June build on breaking the £100m sales barrier

Gary Lomas joins from IT provider Logicalis

Xiaomi only vendor to see growth as pandemic affects consumer spending

But Openreach and BT dismiss reports as “inaccurate” 

The challenge could delay the auction by up to a year-and-a-half 

Samsung and Huawei suffered the most out of the vendors for Q1

Austrian-based Emporia Telecom launched in the UK earlier this year 

Mobile phone sales will be at their lowest for a decade as coronavirus chaos continues

Partnership with Vodafone will help the vendor according to COO

Mid- and low-tier smartphones, and ‘originals’ feature phone also announced

Kitto’s role has expanded to deliver further strategic growth across the UK and Ireland

Apple and Xiaomi were the only vendors to experience growth

Juice claimed 10.4 per cent of the market share for January’s sales according to GfK figures

Sharon Hegarty brings 20+ years of experience across industries

Apple wins Q4 but Samsung still on top for the year

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

Realme entered the UK market last June with the Realme 3 Pro

Sales made on mobile devices to account for more than 50pc of all e-commerce sales

Sales down quarterly and yearly, although operating loss narrows

iPhone sales dropped nearly 10 per cent year-on-year during the fourth quarter

Flip and rugged phones come with Google Assistant

Convicted murderer Chris Collier was one of Phones4U billionaire’s first managers

Apple are expected to launch a 5G phone next year which should boost the market further

Three UK also announces its wholesale subscriber count grew 14 per cent year-on-year 

Full fibre products now available for DWS’ channel partners through its portal in 27 cities

Distributor also retains Gold Investors in People status

Worldwide shipments of PC’s, tablets and mobile phones will decline 3.7 per cent in 2019

Sahota has spent over 15 years working for Apple resellers prior to UK sales manager role

Vendor’s suspension of smartphone sales may be just a nail in the coffin after its recent UK decline

Gartner expect 5G sales to reach 15 million this year Global smartphone sales will decline by 2.5 per cent this year as the market awaits 5G adoption. The prediction has been made by Gartner, who revealed that sales of smartphones to end users will reach 1.5 billion units this year. Despite the decline this year,

SIM-only sales at third-highest since 2014 in the week after new ruling came into effect Ofcom’s ‘Text-to-Switch’ ruling has boosted mobile market sales by 57 per cent year-on-year (YoY) and has led 12-month SIM-only deals to rise 104 per cent. This is according to data compiled by www.awin.com which analysed its weekly Mobile Benchmarking Report

Company’s wider sales decreases due to US-China and Korea-Japan tension

This is the first time the iPhone did not represent the majority of sales

Results make seven-million sales target for 2019 seem unlikely

HMD Global acts as the licensee for the Nokia brand HMD Global has announced the Nokia 2.2 smartphone is now available from Carphone Warehouse and Amazon from £99. The Nokia 2.2 becomes the first smartphone from the 2 series to be part of the Android One programme and features a 5.7-inch edge-to-edge display, including a

Mobile sales to decline the most out of all device types in 2019

OnePlus launched the OnePlus 7 series last month OnePlus has updated its trade-in programme in a bid to encourage consumers to trade-in their old smartphones for the OnePlus 7 series. The trade-in scheme starts today (July 2) and runs until August 15, where consumers can get an extra £40 in addition to the trade-in value

CEO Ren expects flat revenues for the next two years

Apple shipped 2.3 million units in the first quarter of 2019 in EMEA regions

Huawei maintains number two spot thanks to strong domestic performance

The firm launched in 2012 and has users across the country 

Counterpoint recorded 6.8 million smartphone sales from the South Korean firm

IDC and Counterpoint Research report strong Huawei growth amid challenging smartphone market as Apple slides

The new brand has been given power to operate separately from the Group’s other businesses

Over half of new Google Pixel 3 owners previously owned a Samsung

Wilkinson has spent 25 years in the telecoms industry 

Sony unveiled the latest Xperia range during MWC in February

Sales were expected to hit two billion by 2022 but will stagnate at 1.9 billion until 2023

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

Range of phones includes UK’s cheapest foldable

Wills joined from rival distributor Westcoast over a year ago

The rule comes into place today after a 12-month grace period

Move comes as part of a ‘streamlining’ of vendor’s distribution partners

Huawei has faced continuous scrutiny amid ‘spying’ allegations 

A private equity firm is reportedly in talks to buy the distributor for £7.5bn

New devices have the monqi operating system for parents to monitor their children’s behaviour

Dowd suddenly left O2 as group sales director in September last year

MVNO expects the IMO Q2 to “fly” off the shelves

Key2 LE is available from £349 from the BlackBerry website TCL Communication has announced that the BlackBerry Key2 LE is now on sale in the UK. The smartphone was unveiled at IFA Berlin last month and is available from the RRP of £349 from the BlackBerry website. Featuring a physical QWERTY keyboard similar to the

British retail giant John Lewis joins the three and long-term operator partner O2, in selling the 6T on November 6

CEO Ridge forecasts 30pc increase and says relationship ‘builds on existing offering’  Onecom has been approved as an Apple Authorised Reseller, an accreditation which the company expects to lift Apple sales by £3.6 million per year. The Hampshire-based firm currently generates £12 million per year from Apple products. According to Companies House, revenue was at […]

New research from CCS Insights shows that rugged devices are expected to double in sales by 2021

Customers were queuing since 6am coming from all over the world

Henry West joined FluidOne from Hull-based internet service provider KCOM

Maxwell has progressed through the ranks at Nimans and is currently considering a management degree Nimans’ head of channel sales Tom Maxwell has reached a landmark 30 years of service with the comms service and support distributor. Maxwell joined Nimans in 1988 where he joined as a sales executive in what was the pre-internet era.

Slow global smartphone market has seen quarterly sales decline year-on-year

McMillen joins Virgin Media Business from July 23

At the time of writing the company confirmed there had been no evidence of fraudulent activity as a result of the siphoned details

Closure of 92 stores blamed on changing shopping habits and handset upgrade stagnation

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

Pareto Law award Pangea managing director Dan Cunliffe (pictured above) for ‘outstanding success’

Consumers holding onto expensive devices longer has lit a fire under the insurance industry

Verve Connect mobile brand, IMO, is aiming to take a 30 per cent share of the pre-paid market in the second half of 2018.

Honor 10 predicted to smash sales with the new Honor 10 released last week. 

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

Joint venture agreement after smartphone maker enters administration

A limited edition green emblem version is available but only 1,337 are available worldwide 

Administrators are looking for buyers for the Kent-based dealer

Manufacturer and distributor of tech accessories Mr Mobile has secured a long-term agreement with the National Federation of Sub Postmasters as its supplier of tech accessories. Mr Mobile offers options from 6ft floor standing displays to smaller counter display units currently stocked by more than 100 post offices across the UK. Mr Mobile managing director

Apple’s latest flagship went on sale today (November 3) and is available from £999. Tim Cook claims it will be Apple’s biggest quarter ever

Industry veteran joins after departing IP Solutions

He replaces Dylan Price, who left the business in March

Flagship Galaxy S8 smartphone helps drive numbers but manufacturer warns of decline in Q3