Staff Reporter

The Avenir Telecom group recorded a 21.3 per cent net profit increase in the first half of the 2007/2008 financial year, according to results it released last week.

Ad-funded youth MVNO Blyk said up to 43 per cent of its customers are clicking through the advertising they are receiving.

O2 has launched a new mobile voucher payment system that allows retailers to scan discount vouchers using mobile phones.

Ofcom is to hold an online auction for a radio spectrum capable of broadcasting mobile television, satellite radio and wireless broadband.

Birmingham MP Roger Godsiff said last week network operators had turned a blind eye to cashbacks in order to cheaply boost their customer bases.

Sales statistics for the Apple iPhone have been blocked by Apple, O2 and The Carphone Warehouse.

Phones 4U has won back its deal to sell O2 airtime contracts.

Virgin Mobile is set to jump on the mobile advertising bandwagon next year.

Bourne End distributor RPE has struck direct distribution deals with O2 and T-Mobile for prepay handsets.