Apple’s eSIM-only move could leave mobile networks with bitter taste

Operators are now in an abusive relationship with Apple says Simon Rockman When Lenovo launched the Motorola Razr 5G it was eSIM only. And no one noticed. Apple launched the iPhone 14 (essentially an iPhone 13 with ’14’ on the box) and it was hailed as a great innovation because it was eSIM only. Perhaps there

French billionaire takes 2.5 per cent stake in Vodafone

Xavier Niel wants to accelerate Vodafone’s cost cutting French billionaire Xavier Niel has his eye on a Vodafone takeover. Atlas Investissement an investment vehicle of telco mogul Xavier Niel, (above) has acquired a 2.5 per cent share holding in Vodafone Group. Niel is a recognised entrepreneur and major long-term investor in the telecoms sector across several European and African

Why Vodafone was ‘scared’ EE would terminate its Phones 4U contract.

And even the Mobile News Awards get a name check at the mobile channel’s £m’s trial of the Century Vodafone was scared that EE would drop Phones 4U leaving Vodafone as the retailer’s sole network and weakening its negotiating position with Carphone Warehouse, the High Court of Justice Business and Property Court heard on Day