Handset manufacturers have slammed the idea of a revenue share arrangement with mobile networks, calling it a win-lose situation that would devalue their products.

Former LG Mobile UK marketing manager John Bernard has joined rival manufacturer Sony Ericsson.

Tesco Mobile said last week its distribution contracts with 20:20 and Unique Distribution had not been slimmed down.

Shropshire-based B2B dealer Pure Communications is looking to establish fortnightly breakfast meetings with potential business clients following the success of its first one in July.

Nokia and Microsoft have signed a deal that will see customers provided with a new suite of Windows Live services specifically designed for Nokia devices.

Nokia is overhauling its old Regent Street retail branch to create a massive new flagship store to showcase its product portfolio.

Mobile insurance company launches initiative to return stolen phones

New ‘dealer’ MVNO to offer consumer and business tariffs, branded handsets

MoCo Business part of dealer distributor MoCo Cell Link is on the recruitment hunt after signing up to be a 3 direct dealer. Said MoCo director of business sales Dave Burrell:

We were previously putting all our 3 connections through Unique Air but weve seen a real change in 3. The network has got over its initial teething troubles and presents an attractive option for us right now. Our main push will be through our telesales department which sells directly to consumers. 3s tariffs are very competitive and it should do well for us.

MoCo Businesss field sales division is pulling in around 2500 connections a month.

We have just clinched a deal for 400 connections for a building company in the north.

MoCo Business won part of the Governments Central Buying Consortium (CBC) contract in May and says that it has now landed around 7000 of the 14000 possible connections despite competition from the other two CBC bid-winners T-Mobile and O2.

We are now the largest connector of BlackBerrys for O2 said Burrell. We have just connected 300 BlackBerrys for the CBC alone and are trialling them with other 3G services.

And big grovels to T-Mobile and The Carphone Warehouse who won the Network Caller and Mystery Shop that week and didnt have their week of first place glory publicised.

Our impressive screw-up was even more galling for Carphone Warehouse whose sales star Miah garnered an unprecedented 100 per cent score of 30 points out of 30.

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