Around eight per cent of UK residents, or four million people, are from ethnic minorities. Can the industry tap into this increasingly lucrative mobile market?

Anyone thinking Samsung will be resting on its laurels after recent successes with its Ultra range is in for a surprise. Forget fashion – it’s time to face the music

If you could bottle the confidence of the speakers and exhibitors at the Symbian Smartphone Show, held at London’s Excel last week, it’s likely dealers and retailers could boost their sales significantly selling it alongside the raft of new products on show here and a bigger device range than ever.

3 has taken a lot of flak over the past year from the channel, especially after it axed more than 500 dealers. Did it reclaim lost ground at its recent conference?

In an atmosphere of cashback collapse and mistrust of networks, Dextra gathered its Airtime dealers together in an attempt to put a positive spin on the future.

The balance between the consumer and business markets is increasingly delicate. Nokia’s crucial Eseries portfolio blurs the lines and delivers growth.

In August Fone (Mobile News’ sister publication) investigated what independent dealers thought about the current crop of mobile manufacturers and, putting it nicely, Alcatel was a fair distance from the top of the pile.

Most overseas businesses would rule out a green-field entry into UK distribution right from the start, even with sufficient financial muscle.

Once again we ask a group of dealers to discuss the topic of mobile – from box-breaking and ethnic marketing new technology and fraud.

Being the global number one handset maker isn’t enough for Nokia – now the Finnish giant wants to be thought of as a multimedia service brand.