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EE adds 5G coverage to Wembley stadium

Wembley is the first UK stadium to have a 5G solution dedicated to just the pitch

News - Megan Robinson

Neos Networks appoints former BT-man as chair of board

Passingham joins as Neos Networks looks to expand the rollout of its connectivity services

Unified Comms - Paul Lipscombe

CityFibre appoints new chief digital and information officer

Higgin has a career spanning over 25 years working in energy, utilities and infrastructure roles

News - Megan Robinson

Mobiles.co.uk: Almost half of Brits would donate their phone battery without any reward

Across the UK, 86 per cent would be willing to share their phone battery for something in return

Retailers - Megan Robinson

Virgin Media O2 Business switches on the UK’s first 5G-connected hospital

The trial is a collaborative development between South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, NHS Digital, Virgin Media O2 Business, Bruhati and Nokia and will test a number of use cases

Operators - Megan Robinson

Eurostar Global expands Sony partnership with Xperia 10 IV now available

It follows the launch of the Xperia 1 IV through Eurostar Global last month

Distributors - Paul Lipscombe

Exertis scores sponsorship extension with Basingstoke Town FC

The distributor also sponsored the club last season

News - Paul Lipscombe

Vodafone Group CEO feared Carphone Warehouse dominance if Phones4U ceased trading

Vittorio Colao was concerned indirect distribution could not fulfil Vodafone’s strategy of controlling the customer experience, Vodafone Group CEO Vittorio Colao was concerned Carphone Warehouse would become too powerful if Phones 4U went out of business a court heard. Colao was Vodafone Group CEO for 10 years from 2008 and is now Italy’s minister for

News - Staff Reporter

EE reveals data records were broken at Glastonbury 2022

Over three million calls were made over the course of the event, a rise of 200,000 from 2019

News - Megan Robinson

Why Vodafone was ‘scared’ EE would terminate its Phones 4U contract.

And even the Mobile News Awards get a name check at the mobile channel’s £m’s trial of the Century Vodafone was scared that EE would drop Phones 4U leaving Vodafone as the retailer’s sole network and weakening its negotiating position with Carphone Warehouse, the High Court of Justice Business and Property Court heard on Day

News - Staff Reporter

BT asks for more time to remove Huawei equipment as ban deadline approaches

Prime Minister Boris Johnson introduced a ban on Huawei components for use in British networks in 2020- calling them a ‘high-risk vendor’ following US sanctions

Operators - Megan Robinson

Cellhire secures investment from LDC

LDC has provided more than £1.3 billion of investment to over 130 businesses in the UK technology, media and telecoms sector

Dealers - Megan Robinson

Vodafone UK issues 5G investment warning

The operator has recommended the government issues an updated 5G strategy

Operators - Paul Lipscombe

Latest Features

Speakers’ Corner: Taking the ‘Amazon’ approach to running a telco

Lifecycle Software CEO Mo Firouzabadian discusses hypersscalers, 5G and the importance of a streamlined approach

Features - Mobile News

Phones 4U court case: EE boss recorded clandestine lunch with Telefonica chief

Private meeting may have breached competition law – Barrister

Analysis - Staff Reporter

Speakers’ Corner: Debunking four common misconceptions around refurbished phones

With refurbished smartphones offering consumers the chance to save money during a difficult financial climate, Aznu general manager Stephen Smith pushes the case for why they shouldn’t be overlooked

Features - Mobile News

Gadget insurance bouncing back as travel returns and lockdowns ease

The mobile and gadget insurance market have been hit during the pandemic with lockdowns and as people stopped travelling, but an upturn is being seen amid the recovery, with more growth expected ahead

Features - Paul Lipscombe

Ericsson ready and waiting to help operators speed up 5G rollouts

The UK has lagged behind some others in rolling out 5G, but Bjorn Odenhammar, Ericsson’s chief technology officer for the UK and Ireland, says there are ways they can use spectrum efficiently to give it a boost

Features - Megan Robinson

Vodafone Q+A: a strategy for engaging channel partners

In a Q&A with Mobile News, Vodafone’s new head of channel strategy, Kathryn Platt, talks about subjects including her plans to engage channel partners and the opportunities she sees ahead in IoT

Features - Paul Lipscombe

Doro strives to keep things easy for over-65s as market evolves

The Swedish vendor, which targets older users, offers a range of device types to suit different needs and is introducing new smartphones and 4G-enabled handsets, but is keen to keep things simple for users

Features - Megan Robinson

More mobile recycling urged to halt growing e-waste mountain

With estimates that the level of e-waste outweighed the Great Wall of China in 2021 alone, the growing refurbished sector is pushing to increase awareness among users of the need for behavioural change

Features - Megan Robinson

HTC unveils £399 mid-range smartphone

It comes with a rear triple-camera and is runs on a Snapdragon 695 processor

Manufacturers - Paul Lipscombe

Uswitch: Broadband outages affecting 11 million Brits cost UK economy £1.3 billion last year

Nottingham suffered the worst of the outages by spending the most time offline and losing 9.2 million hours of broadband annually

Operators - Megan Robinson

New cost of living commitment agreed between UK telecom industry and the government

The measures will ensure those struggling financially can continue to make calls, send texts and have access to the internet

Operators - Megan Robinson