Tesco: every mobile helps

As Tesco reveals plans to expand its telecoms retail services and complement its prepay offering with a contract proposition, we look at the wider implications for the UK mobile market

Rise of the machines

All around, machines are talking to each other via mobile. SIM-ready gas meters and medical kit will soon transmit data as standard. M2M comms are set to explode

Opal sweet on dealer channel

Carphone B2B division Opal Telecom is offering mobile dealers straight payment for broadband sales. It is a retort to mobile networks’ new pay policy and a shot in the arm for the channel