O2 and Orange business connection offers extended by Avenir, which has also made the iPhone available to its entire dealer base

Samsung vice president for UK and Ireland Mark Mitchinson departs the business after 10 years

Sony Ericsson will release two new Walkman handsets – the Zylo and Spiro – to selected markets in Q3

Retailer sells 500 HTC Desire handsets in London stores in first week on sale, making it one of its quickest-ever selling phones

Operator defends its network and says that it provides a better customer experience in much of the UK, with London being the stand-out area

Distributor to hold two training days this month to advise dealers on the best ways to sell O2’s landline proposition

Vodafone to be the exclusive carrier of new Microsoft phones in the UK, as well as three other European markets

Ron Harckham has been promoted to the role of UK sales director after two years at the company

Networks will argue that plans to cut mobile termination rates will harm UK consumers and market innovation will suffer