Posted on April 10, 2012Tags: Dilyan Boshev, Essam Bishara, gsmExchange

Grey trading may be a controversial subject in the mainstream mobile industry, but it is helping wholesale B2B marketplace gsmExchange and its 60,000 members to flourish. Jasper Jackson talks to the company to find out how it started, who its members are and how it operates
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Posted on February 2, 2012Tags: Google, Huawei, Microsoft, Mobile Fun, Motorola, ZTE

Huawei and ZTE will start to be recognised more to consumers under their own brand names, according to Mobile Fun managing director Mo Hussain, as end users are driven towards cheaper devices
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Posted on February 1, 2012Tags: Clive Bayley, Fonehouse

Plenty of fighting spirit is what's needed to combat a difficult year, says Fonehouse managing director Clive Bayley, with businesses keeping a very close eye on cash flow
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Posted on January 25, 2012Tags: Android, Anthony Catterson, Apple, Expansys, iOS, Windows Phone

Expansys CEO Anthony Catterson sees manufacturers and brands selling directly to consumers, following the lead so successfully built by Apple
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Posted on January 20, 2012Tags: Android, Apple, BuyMobilePhones.net, iOS, iphone 5, Paul Sisson, RIM, Windows Phone

Buymobilephones.net managing director Paul Sisson thinks the likes of iOS and Windows Phone will bring the fight to Android this year in the operating system stakes
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Posted on November 3, 2011Tags: Apple, Carphone Warehouse, Clive Bayley, Fonehouse, Orange, Phones 4U, T-Mobile, Three, Vodafone

Paul Withers spoke to Fonehouse's managing director at its recent partner conference to discuss the retailer's recent growth and its strategy moving forward
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Posted on October 10, 2011Tags: Carphone Warehouse, Everything Everywhere, O2, Phones 4U, Virgin Media

Most major mobile retailers were present at the opening of Westfield Stratford. Mystery Shopper was after a top-end smartphone with high-quality screen to watch films on. How would the new stores cope with our request?
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Posted on June 20, 2011Tags: Apple.iPhone, Argos, Asda, BlackBerry Curve 8520, Carphone Warehouse, Chitter Chatter, Easy Link, Guls Comms, HTC Desire, O2, Orange, Phones 4U, Three, Vodafone

With stringent rules on handset bulk-buying in place, operators and retailers claim box breaking has all but been removed from their stores. Mobile News tests their staff to see how well these rules are upheld
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Posted on May 19, 2011Tags: Charlo Carabott, iPhone, Mazuma, Nokia

Mazuma Mobile customers are £100 million better off, and counting, as handset recycling moves into a new era. Michael Garwood investigates how smartphones raised the bar for the entire used-handset market
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Posted on April 28, 2011Tags: Expansys, Gadget Show Live, HTC, Jason Bradbury, Motorola, online shopping, Tablets

As a global online technology company, UK e-tailer Expansys is at the forefront of consumers’ increasing desire to shop on the net. Expansys tells Michael House how it plans to build on a good position
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