EE principal partner also takes on six new business account managers as part of its expansion plans this year

Simon Groves, who spent 12 years as head of brand and marketing at O2, is taking on a similar role at Tesco Mobile

MPC Westcliff buy takes acquisitions to seven in the past 12 months and raises Vodafone base to 55,000 connections

Tech Data Mobile will handle all warehousing, web and telesales activities for Phones 4U in the UK and Ireland

CEO Thorsten Heins has said the Z10 is selling better than any other BlackBerry device in the UK and Canada immediately after launch

Twelve youths who robbed 45 mobile stores across London and surrounding areas have been sentenced to jail

ZTE’s Blade III, a low-end Android smartphone, goes on sale from Virgin Media today

Advertising regulator deems upfront handset price was not prominent enough

Tech Data Mobile UK and Ireland sales director joins company, along with a new finance director, to complete its senior team

Business communications provider says the buy will give it a strong foundation in the IP and data market and further evolve it business

Analysts fear the highly anticipated launch of BlackBerry 10 will not be enough to save the ailing manufacturer

Ahead of RIM’s launch of its new operating system and handset Z10 later today (coverage to follow), we ask industry analysts and those who will be selling if it will be enough to revive the struggling manufacturer

Retailer reports growth in tablet and contract sales while prepay remains weak

Advertising regulator told retailer it should have made limitations to its upgrade deal clearer to customers

O2’s chief executive Ronan Dunne says the mass-market appeal of high street mobile shops helps protect them from closure

Internal restructure and recruitment drive see operations director Stuart Joce become MD, with Paul Sisson moving to group CEO role

Daniel Schama has left Fonehouse and been replaced in his role as commercial director by Mark Noonan

Samsung’s Galaxy SIII handset helps manufacturer pass 100 million landmark

Former O-bit Telecom founder and CEO replaces Richard Bennett, who takes on an executive director role

BlackBerry manufacturer Research In Motion (RIM) says it will release six new handsets this year – covering all ends of the market

Strong contract sales see sales rise by almost a quarter last month from December 2011, with online sales up by almost half

Shiah Yoong previously worked for Tesco online and Halfords and will be in charge of the firm’s range of accessories

Ten year contract with Essex County Council will see unified comms provider supply services forming part of the local authority’s Next Generation Network

Vodafone dealers left fuming after operator tells them to cut their upgrades by almost half until the end of March