Staff Reporter

Staff Reporter

Vodafone and Virgin Media O2 Sign Cellnex Tower-Sharing Agreement

Vodafone and Virgin Media O2 have reached a new agreement for Cellnex UK to provide them with tower infrastructure and associated services. Cellnex is a European and UK independent owner and operator of wireless telecoms infrastructure. It manages more than 138,000 sites in 12 European countries, mainly in Spain, France, the United Kingdom, Italy, and

A Black day for mobile networks and telcos

Ofcom has a new telecoms Czar to oversee the regulator’s policing of the telecoms, post, and network sectors. She is Natalie Black, CBE, a senior civil servant who was the Deputy Head of the Number 10 Policy Unit and an ex- Director of the Internet Harms Unit*, and Director of the Office of Cyber Security.

Sim Local starts eSIM kiosk trial for long haul Heathrow passengers

Sim Local, the eSIM and travel SIM provider, has installed eSIM kiosks for outbound long-haul passengers at Heathrow. Travellers select a destination and a data plan and receive a QR code with instructions to scan the code for connectivity at their destination. This trial of self-service kiosks is located across each of Heathrow’s four terminals

BT fined £17.5m for 999 call-handling failures

Ofcom has fined BT £17.5 million for being ill-prepared to respond to a catastrophic failure of its emergency call handling service last summer after network disruption affected 14,000 emergency calls in June 2023 and lasted 10.5 hours  BT connects 999 and 112 calls in the UK and provides relay services for deaf and speech-impaired people.

Ofcom clamps down on mid-contract price rise clarity

Customers must be told upfront in pounds and pence about any price rises their provider includes in their contract, under new consumer protection rules announced today by Ofcom. UK phone, broadband, and pay TV companies will no longer be able to include price rises linked to future inflation rates in their contract terms. New Rules

Top Netherlands used iPhone reseller Renewd appoints administrator

Leading used iPhone reseller Renewd has gone into administration. Netherlands legal firm HVG Law, which specializes in technology and telecommunications, is handling the administration. Renewd issued a statement saying: “Renewd® has requested a suspension of payments to address the current challenges. Over the coming weeks, we will decide how best to proceed, with a full

Lifecycle CEO Kelvin Chaffer hands over the role to chief commercial officer Liz Parry

Bllling systems provider Lifecycle Software, has appointed chief commercial officer Liz Parry as its new Chief Executive Officer. She takles over from Kelvin Chaffer, who is leaving the company after 23 years to become CEO of group company Neural Technologies specialising in revenue assurance. Lifecycle is an online charging system, billing and business support solution