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Carphone reveals 30pc of Galaxy S4 sales are from iPhone users
Retailer’s stats show almost a third of sales are coming from people switching from an iPhone, while 90 per cent of buyers would recommend the device to others
Retailers - Paul Withers
May 31, 2013
Carphone makes Nokia Lumia 925 available for pre-order
Customers pre-ordering the smartphone from the retailer will also receive a wireless charging kit and case worth £70
Retailers - Paul Withers
May 31, 2013
Carphone, Phones 4U and EE confirm plans to range Galaxy S4 Mini
Latest addition in the Samsung Galaxy range of devices to go on sale in July
Retailers - Paul Withers
May 30, 2013
Excalibur and law firm pen ‘six figure’ deal
Vodafone platinum partner wins 150 connection contract, with the majority of the handsets supplied being BlackBerrys
Dealers - Michael Garwood
May 24, 2013
Eleven more vendors sign up to sell CAT B15
TalkTalk, Fonehouse and Evolve included in list of firms now selling rugged handset
Retailers - Mobile News
May 22, 2013
Phones 4U CEO Mary Grant resigns for ‘personal reasons’
Role will be taken over by Group CEO Tim Whiting
Retailers - Mobile News
May 17, 2013
Carphone launches UK’s first online prepay upgrade service
The retailer says the service, which launches today (May 17), is a response to the increasing popularity of online shopping
Retailers - Samantha Tomaszczyk
May 17, 2013
Vodafone announces latest own-brand smartphone
Smart III features a five megapixel camera, 4GB of internal memory and optional NFC capability
Retailers - Mobile News
May 17, 2013
TalkTalk’s YouView TV service sees spike in subscriptions
Around 150,000 people signed up to the on-demand TV service in the first three months of the year
Unified Comms - Samantha Tomaszczyk
May 16, 2013
Phones 4U announces white exclusive on Huawei Ascend P2
Chinese manufacturer’s flagship handset will be released in the UK in June
Retailers - Mobile News
May 14, 2013
Vodafone receives £2.1bn dividend from Verizon share
Operator will announce how it plans to use funds in its forthcoming annual financial statement
International - Mobile News
May 14, 2013
‘Facebook phone’ set to be dropped by AT&T, according to reports
US operator AT&T is set to drop HTC First handset according to news sources in the country
International - Mobile News
May 14, 2013
BlackBerry Q10 available in white at Carphone
Colour variant goes on sale, with the retailer ordering extra stock to meet anticipated high demand
Retailers - Paul Withers
May 10, 2013
Ingram Micro Mobility sets up online shop for Arrow
White-label service will allow dealer’s customers to order products for next day delivery
Dealers - Mobile News
May 10, 2013
Phones 4U offers places on urban boot camp to promote S4
Sessions will take place twice a week and will burn 800 calories during each hour
Retailers - Mobile News
May 9, 2013
Mainline launches BlackBerry Z10 promotion
Mobile phone distributor Mainline will award dealers who connect five BlackBerry Z10s with an £125 bonus
Dealers - Samantha Tomaszczyk
May 1, 2013
Carphone to acquire Best Buy’s European stake for £471m
Five-year relationship between the retailers to come to an end in a move Carphone says simplifies its ownership structure
Retailers - Paul Withers
April 30, 2013
Carphone reports 15pc rise in Q4 revenues
UK business shows strong performance for the three months ending March 31, with contract and prepay share increasing 
Retailers - Paul Withers
April 30, 2013
Q10 becomes Selfridges’ fastest selling tech product
Retailer sells out of initial allocation of BlackBerry QWERTY devices within two hours
Retailers - Mobile News
April 29, 2013
Tech Data announces European tour to showcase Windows 8
Events, which will enable resellers to get hands-on with the various devices running the operating system, to take place in 13 cities over 25 days
Unified Comms - Paul Withers
April 26, 2013
Retailers hit by Samsung S4 delay due to ‘high demand’
Customers warned not all pre-orders will be fulfilled at launch for new Galaxy handset
Retailers - Mobile News
April 26, 2013
Q10 goes on sale at Carphone’s Selfridges concession stores
Retailer selling QWERTY BB10 device for £579.95 SIM-free or free on tariffs from £36 per month
Retailers - Mobile News
April 26, 2013
BlackBerry gives Selfridges three day exclusive on Q10
First BlackBerry 10 device to feature a QWERTY keypad will be available from the department store chain’s four locations and website this Friday
Retailers - Paul Withers
April 24, 2013
Met to launch probe into export of stolen handsets
National Mobile Phone Crime Unit to begin looking into issue next month as it seeks to clarify ‘low-level’ information it has received
International - Samantha Tomaszczyk
April 23, 2013
Vodafone to introduce revenue share model for dealers in July
All partners given three months notice of the changes and will join those trialling the model for the past year
Dealers - Michael Garwood
April 22, 2013
UK businesses risk ‘missing out’ on 4G benefits, Barclays finds
A study by Barclays shows over half of online businesses expect 4G to increase traffic to their sites, but 89 per cent have not developed their website for mobile devices
Retailers - Samantha Tomaszczyk
April 22, 2013
TalkTalk fined £750,000 for excessive silent sales calls
The TV, broadband and phone provider was found to have breached Ofcom policy in two telemarketing campaigns
Unified Comms - Samantha Tomaszczyk
April 19, 2013
Philip Sambrook quits Data Select for rival 20:20 Mobile
Sambrook quits Data Select after five and half years to become new sales director at 20:20 Mobile
Dealers - Michael Garwood
April 12, 2013
Carphone exclusively bundles red Galaxy Tab 2 and S III Mini
Retailer offering deal on O2 for £22 a month with 300 minutes, unlimited texts and 500MB of data
Retailers - Paul Withers
April 12, 2013
CPWB’s EE dealers face further payment delays
Carphone Warehouse Business blames delayed paperwork from EE for late commissions
Dealers - Mobile News
April 10, 2013
Daisy Group to pay dividend after positive financial results
Investors will receive 4p per ordinary share when company’s full year results are published on June 18, which are expected to be ahead of market expectations
Unified Comms - Paul Withers
April 10, 2013
Gamma Telecom doubles MVNO partners in a year to 100
Switching its wholesale agreement from Three to Vodafone has been the driving force behind the surge, company claims
Unified Comms - Michael Garwood
April 9, 2013
Daisy Distribution launches O2 fixed line incentive
Dealers and their customers can receive cash bonuses, with distributor also doubling fixed line bonus to £100
Dealers - Paul Withers
April 9, 2013
Nimans ranked top of O2 JUC league table
Operator awards Nimans top partner status during February to recognise distributor’s performance
Dealers - Mobile News
April 8, 2013
Evolve Telecom buys up Quore Technology in latest acquisition
Platinum partner takes customer base to around 80,000 connections with its second dealer purchase in a month
Dealers - Paul Withers
April 8, 2013
BlackBerry Q10 now available to pre-order from Carphone
Smartphone will be free on contract from £36 a month, with first 2,000 customers to pre-order receiving a wireless Bluetooth speaker worth £79.95
Retailers - Paul Withers
April 5, 2013
Tablets outselling PCs by 264 per cent in Irish market
Sharp growth in sales attributed to Christmas gifting market for seven inch devices
Retailers - Mobile News
April 3, 2013
CWU warns O2 about continued below-inflation pay rises
Union accepts 2013 offer of 2.5 per cent but warns ‘low’ rises will not be tolerated by members indefinitely
Retailers - Mobile News
April 2, 2013
ANOVO signs new repairs deal with Phones 4U
Contract extends in and out of warranty service offered to the retailer by repairs specialist, which also provides a range of after sales support functions to its customers
Retailers - Paul Withers
March 28, 2013
Phones 4U smashes first day pre-order record with Galaxy S4
Retailer giving pre-order customers the chance to win a Galaxy Camera and Galaxy Tab 10.1 each day until the smartphone goes on sale
Retailers - Paul Withers
March 28, 2013
Carphone to offer Galaxy Tab 2 with first 2,000 S4 pre-orders
Retailer to begin taking pre-orders of the Galaxy S4 from tomorrow, with every customer receiving a free accessory bundle
Retailers - Paul Withers
March 27, 2013
Daisy Group agrees new £200m banking facilities
Six banks committing an equal share of £33.3 million each as unified comms provider ramps up its acquisition plans
Unified Comms - Paul Withers
March 27, 2013
Welcomm acquires rival O2 CoE partner Davison Comms
Latest move represents Welcomm’s sixth acquisition in the past four years
Dealers - Mobile News
March 26, 2013
Gang who stole £150,000 of stock from CPW sentenced
Eight youths targeted 42 Carphone Warehouse stores across London and surrounding areas
Retailers - Samantha Tomaszczyk
March 25, 2013
Micro-P reveals plans for assault on airtime distribution market
New £150k platform to drive convergence in mobile with the aim of making 2,000 connections per month before 2014
Dealers - Michael Garwood
March 25, 2013
Evolve Telecom buys Vodafone gold partner Fenchurch Comms
Purchase of gold partner takes firm’s base to more than 70,000 connections on the network as it targets more acquisitions
Dealers - Paul Withers
March 25, 2013
BlackBerry Q10 to hit shelves on April 26
Reports suggest the second phone to run the BlackBerry 10 operating system to be released on the same day as the Samsung Galaxy S4
Retailers - Paul Withers
March 22, 2013
PMGC Technology acquires Veecom Systems
Deal sees PMGC become the largest Vodafone platinum partner in Scotland, taking its base past 60,000 connections
Dealers - Paul Withers
March 20, 2013
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