Envirofone set for relaunch under new owners

The Envirofone brand has been acquired from global IT asset disposal company SK TES by recommerce specialists Matt Green and Sam Hargreaves, together with their partner Lewis Cox. Green co-ounded The iOutlet 15 years ago as a bedroom start-up, while Hargreaves launched Technology Recycle Group, which was later acquired by ReBuy. SK TES had previously

ANALYSIS : One app to rule them all. Telcos’ chance to end subscription churn

As digital services multiply, users are feeling overwhelmed by rising costs and fragmented offerings, writes Hamish White, CEO and founder of SaaS soutions provider Mobilise.  Telcos already possess the foundations for superapp success. Their existing mobile apps provide a natural starting point for layering on new services that engage rather than exhaust consumers. As competition

Pie in the Sky? World Mobile Indonesia venture takes off 12 miles above the Earth

World Mobile, a blockchain-powered mobile network founded in 2018 by telecom entrepreneur Micky Watkins, has teamed up with Indonesia’s largest digital infrastructure provider Protelindo to launch World Mobile Stratospheric (WMS). The plan is to extend mobile coverage from aircraft flying 12 miles above the Earth, combining aerospace technology linking it to World Mobile’s decentralised telecom