http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk Latest Mobile Business News At 01:00:00 EST en-us Copyright 2008 Miles Publishing Limited http://mbmagazine.co.uk/rss/ Thu, 17 May 2012 01:00:00 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS/Small_Header.gif http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk Vodafone Group Plc announces the following Board changes, which will become effective at the conclusion of the Company's Annual General Meeting being held on 24 July 2012. Sir John Buchanan will retire from the Board in his capacity of Deputy Chairman and Senior Independent Director as well as me... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16481 Thu, 17 May 2012 17:39:29 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16481 Radio communication distributor, Icom UK is celebrating the appointment of two new company directors. Joining Icom UK's current board of Bob, Dave and Andy Stockley is Sam Taylor-Nobbs as Sales Director and Richard Owen as Financial Director. Both Sam (left) and Richard (right) have worked for Ico... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16475 Thu, 17 May 2012 17:10:11 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16475 Vodafone UK study finds organisations are better prepared for technology and environmental risks ahead of risks faced by losing ‘talent' and employee absence. •Only one in ten organisations say they have robust plans in place to ensure their business continues to run smoothly if a number of emplo... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16469 Wed, 16 May 2012 10:48:54 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16469 The Phone Co-op has reached a turnover milestone having exceeded £10m in its last financial year. The organisation reports 8.8% increase in sales, resulting in a record turnover of £10.08m, as well as improved profitability. Profit before distributions was up 33% to £111,000. Most notably, earnings ... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16470 Wed, 16 May 2012 10:59:04 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16470 Avaya have released financial results for the last six months ending March 31st 2012 in a recent SEC Filing comparing them to Q1 of 2011. A drop of 4.2% in revenues could be a potential hindrance if rumours concerning an IPO come to fruition. These figures have come directly from the Avaya SEC fi... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16471 Wed, 16 May 2012 16:39:27 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16471 Computerlinks adds UCOPIA to its wireless portfolio and allows resellers to deliver secure guest access and rapid ROI to Wi-Fi providers New distribution deal enables resellers to bring cost savings in operations and tech support for Wi-Fi service providers in businesses, hotels, schools, hospita... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16457 Wed, 16 May 2012 12:38:11 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16457 Extreme Networks, Inc. announced new 10 gigabit Ethernet (GbE) copper modules for its BlackDiamond® X8 core switch and new copper versions of its Summit® X670 Top-of-Rack fixed data centre switches. The Dell'Oro Group predicts in its most recent five year market forecast that 10GBase-T copper swi... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16458 Wed, 16 May 2012 09:28:53 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16458 Vemotion provides mobile phone video streaming solution Vemotion Interactive, specialists in live video transmission over low bandwidth connections, today announced a new product, the VBox 10. This is a unique app that will allow the capture and real-time transmission of live video from the camer... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16459 Wed, 16 May 2012 09:35:55 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16459 With growth across key European countries a major strategic objective for UK-based M2M Managed Services Specialist Wireless Logic, the organisation has made a number of senior appointments. Country managers now head up new subsidiaries in France, Germany and Spain where focus will be made on rolling... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16461 Wed, 16 May 2012 09:44:42 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16461 Doro, the European market leader in easy-to-use mobile phones and applications for seniors, is proud to announce that its innovative software the Doro Experience won the Best of CTIA Wireless 2012 Award from Techlicious. The Doro Experience reflects the Techlicious mission to help Make Tech Simpl... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16462 Wed, 16 May 2012 09:48:09 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16462 Varlink, the York based mobile computing and data capture specialist distributor is pleased to add the Recon USB Host Bundle to their ever expanding Trimble product range. This exciting new accessory allows users to add a USB Host port to their Trimble Recon handheld computer, enabling any Recon ... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16464 Wed, 16 May 2012 09:55:53 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16464 O2 today announced the launch of All In, its brand new communication package developed especially to meet the unique needs of some of Britain's smallest and fast-growing companies. The first ever business package of its kind in the UK market, All In brings together the very best of O2's mobile, land... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16465 Wed, 16 May 2012 09:57:51 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16465 New flagship handsets from HTC and Samsung drive intense competition The latest smartphone sales data from Kantar Worldpanel ComTech shows Android retained its number one position in the latest 12 weeks*, with 50.1% share, up from 44.6% a year ago. HTC and Samsung are dominating Android handset ... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16466 Wed, 16 May 2012 10:06:45 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16466 New HTC Desire C – brilliant, entertaining and well connected Following on from the successful launch of the HTC One series, HTC, a global designer of smartphones, today unveiled its latest phone, the HTC Desire C. Featuring Beats Audio™ technology, this premium designed, yet affordable smartphon... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16467 Wed, 16 May 2012 10:19:44 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16467 AVM announced that it has achieved SMART Gold Business Partner status as part of the SMART Reseller Accreditation Programme. The programme was developed to enhance the sales and technical competencies of SMART's reseller network. The accreditation represents the highest tier of product and servic... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16441 Tue, 15 May 2012 10:12:21 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16441 Samsung to give customers an experience of a lifetime through purchase of a Samsung Galaxy Note or Galaxy Y smartphones Samsung, Worldwide Olympic Partner in the wireless communications equipment category, is offering customers buying a Samsung Galaxy Note or Galaxy Y smartphone the chance to win... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16445 Tue, 15 May 2012 11:18:22 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16445 2012 set to be a turning point for retail investment in mobile payments UK retailers need to catch-up with demand for mobile payments if they are to avoid missing out as consumers begin to start spending via mobile. This is the stark warning of a special report Mobile Payments: Catching up with t... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16446 Tue, 15 May 2012 11:37:21 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16446 With more than 80 million UK mobile subscribers, we are fast becoming a nation of thumb crunchers. However, is the rich diversity of mobile technology available being effectively incorporated in marketing campaigns? Research suggests that consumers in their 20s look at more than 20 different type... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16447 Tue, 15 May 2012 11:40:16 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16447 Softcat has recently signed up the 100th customer to use its managed firewall support service. The service, which forms part of Softcat's growing managed services security portfolio, offers clients proactive availability monitoring and protection against malicious attacks over the Internet. Malic... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16450 Tue, 15 May 2012 12:08:04 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16450 Didier Bench joins Acision's Board of Investors as Executive Chairman to strengthen global market position and drive new business model in enterprise messaging. Acision, provider of mobile messaging, today announced that Didier Bench has been appointed as Executive Chairman by the company's Board... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16451 Tue, 15 May 2012 12:14:11 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16451 DIGITALK, an independent vendor of Carrier, Consumer and Mobile communications solutions to retail and wholesale service providers worldwide, has launched DIGITALK Cloud, providing all the benefits of DIGITALK's high availability carrier routing platform as a hosted service. Features include flexibl... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16453 Tue, 15 May 2012 12:22:37 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16453 Computer 2000, the UK arm of Tech Data, has made all the features of Adobe's Cumulative Licensing Program (CLP) available through its Licence OnLine (LOL) providing resellers with a way keep track of all Adobe licensing and renewals in one place. Adobe's CLP is a popular two-year membership schem... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16455 Tue, 15 May 2012 12:28:33 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16455 The proliferation of the Mobile Workforce and a ‘Bring-Your-Own-Device' Culture in Enterprises Presents Significant Opportunities for Resellers iPass Inc., the global Wi-Fi services and enterprise mobility provider is today announcing the launch of a significant reseller recruitment drive and an ... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16429 Mon, 14 May 2012 08:56:53 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16429 Rapidly deployed solution to protect executives from mobile phone interception when using in-house conference calling Cellcrypt, provider of encrypted mobile phone voice calling, today announced a solution for encrypting the voice calls of executives who dial in to in-house conference calls from... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16434 Mon, 14 May 2012 09:29:50 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16434 A new ‘pay as you go' call centre solution for SMEs, is launching in ‘public beta' today which costs as little as £25 a month. Leancall uses predictive dialler and call tracking technology to help small businesses streamline their outbound sales and customer service processes by automating high vol... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16438 Mon, 14 May 2012 09:46:53 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16438 Marsh-led group launches first cloud risk evaluation framework Organisations' decisions about adopting cloud computing, with its broad promise of financial benefits, need to be made with a full view of the risks involved, Marsh said today in launching the Cloud Risk Framework, the first methodolo... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16439 Mon, 14 May 2012 09:55:37 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16439 Huawei, a global information and communications technology ("ICT”) solutions provider, today announced it has signed a five year managed services agreement with Telefónica UK. Under the agreement Huawei will manage planning and implementation of the Telefónica UK mobile core network. The agreeme... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16440 Mon, 14 May 2012 10:07:32 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16440 More than 35% of mobile connections will be 4G by 2016 in developed Asia–Pacific markets, Analysys Mason reports Developing appropriate pricing and differentiation strategies for 4G services will be a critical challenge for operators in Asia wanting to monetise investments in 4G as advanced mobil... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16454 Mon, 14 May 2012 12:26:21 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16454 A new report from analyst firm Juniper Research forecasts that green handset shipments will reach 392 million by 2017 – more than ten times the number the company expects to be shipped in 2012: 31 million. Of these green handsets, defined by Juniper as those containing 50% or more recyclable materia... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16411 Fri, 11 May 2012 10:25:21 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16411 New MMU Research Reveals That There Are Now 60 Million Registered Mobile Money Users Globally The GSMA today announced that it has received an additional $9.8m USD from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, The MasterCard Foundation and Omidyar Network to continue the successful Mobile Money for t... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16412 Fri, 11 May 2012 10:29:58 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16412 Concourse Initiatives has launched the UK's first full planning and production service on train liveries with Lycamobile as its first advertiser. Lycamobile has partnered with Concourse Initiatives to launch the UK's first fully wrapped train livery service. Lycamobile booked fully vinyl-wrapped ... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16413 Fri, 11 May 2012 10:32:48 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16413 Brands can now target smartphone users with local deals as they shop, via free Wi-Fi London's shoppers are in for a surprise thanks to a new partnership that will see mobile vouchers for nearby shops offered through free public Wi-Fi hotspots for the first time in the UK. Spectrum Interactive,... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16415 Fri, 11 May 2012 10:42:37 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16415 Juniper Networks' First Trusted Mobility Index Benchmarks Consumer Confidence in Mobile Devices and Services Juniper Networks released findings today from its first Trusted Mobility Index, which found the vast majority of people are using mobile technology today that they do not necessarily trust... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16416 Fri, 11 May 2012 10:50:13 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16416 Survey of Nearly 200 IT Professionals Finds Proliferation of Mobile Devices in the Workplace Continues to Create Management and Security Problems The role of IT managers has changed drastically in a short period of time – revolutionised by smart mobile devices and increased remote connection tool... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16421 Fri, 11 May 2012 11:21:07 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16421 New research from IRIS Field Service Solutions has found that time is running out for traditional ‘rugged' devices with the majority of field engineers stating that, given the choice, they would prefer to use consumer tablets in their day to day role. The survey found that 47 percent would prefer a... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16422 Fri, 11 May 2012 11:24:01 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16422 From this summer, holidaymakers and business travellers will begin to see significant savings if they use maps, emails, social networks and other data downloads abroad. From 1 July 2012 the European Union's mobile roaming regulation will be extended to include price caps for data downloads resultin... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16425 Fri, 11 May 2012 11:42:53 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16425 Peach Telecom has strengthened its team with the strategic hire of channel specialist Tim Sayer. Tim brings extensive sales and marketing experience and channel specific expertise from his time with billing specialist Tempest Technology and more recently Daisy Wholesale. Peach MD, Darren Scott... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16427 Fri, 11 May 2012 16:08:40 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16427 Interactive workshops have been staged by Nimans to help resellers ‘unleash the power' of new opportunities in the mobile market. Nationwide events featured representatives from O2, BlackBerry and Samsung - attracting dozens of experienced resellers, as well as many new to a rapidly growing sect... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16401 Thu, 10 May 2012 09:35:49 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16401 Government intervention to boost the country's connectivity is crucial if the UK is to stand a chance of competing economically with the likes of Scandinavia and Japan. As the UK approached a double dip recession, a panel of business and technology experts lamented the lack of interest shown by G... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16390 Thu, 10 May 2012 17:12:24 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16390 Fibre broadband now available to ten million premises BT has announced it has passed a significant milestone as it revealed its wholesale fibre broadband service is now available to ten million premises across the UK. The company was due to pass that milestone by the end of 2012 so it is several ... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16399 Thu, 10 May 2012 07:56:51 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16399 E-billing and payment specialist, ebpSource, is pleased to announce that one of its newest clients, UK-based Virgin Media, is already reaping the benefits of its new mobile e-billing service. The new ‘in-house' solution was chosen by Virgin Media to improve customer satisfaction and improve operatio... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16406 Thu, 10 May 2012 09:59:05 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16406 New Payment Model Increases Monetisation Models for Android Developers Flexion Mobile Limited, the company that provides monetisation solutions for mobile apps, today announced that it will be offering a new model for developers in the form of an offer wall solution from SponsorPay, Europe's top ... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16409 Thu, 10 May 2012 10:41:09 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16409 Industry veteran to focus on strong sales and partner relationships Avaya, a global provider of business collaboration and communications solutions and services, today announced the appointment of Simon Culmer as managing director for its UK and Ireland operations, effective immediately. Culme... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16391 Wed, 09 May 2012 16:32:37 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16391 Global research from Siemens Enterprise Communications reveals energised and distributed workforce UK businesses are increasingly driven by ‘anywhere employees', overcoming the traditional, fixed and office-centric workplace. Using advances in communications, staff can work on the move, in the of... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16377 Wed, 09 May 2012 15:41:12 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16377 With many mobile handsets today costing as much as a laptop computer, subscribing to a 2-year continuous contract can seem an attractive option to many people. However, can consumers save money in the long-term by splashing out on a 2-year contract - or is it worth investing in the phone itself? ... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16379 Wed, 09 May 2012 15:53:10 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16379 Multiscreen TV Services to drive Increase A new report from Juniper Research finds that the number of streamed mobile TV users on smartphones will increase to 240 million by 2014. This increase will be driven by a rise in smartphone penetration and a growth in the usage of internet TV and IPTV se... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16380 Wed, 09 May 2012 15:57:31 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16380 Recyclebank and Transport for London launch re:route to reward people for walking and cycling in London Recyclebank, the company that motivates people to take everyday green actions by rewarding green behaviour, today announced the debut of its mobile app, re:route which is supported by Transport... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16382 Wed, 09 May 2012 16:01:06 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16382 In the UK, there has been a steady but slowing growth of smartphone usage; latest research from YouGov's Technology and Telecoms team confirms that almost half of mobile owners now use smartphones (47%). Apple's iPhone leads the way with close to 30% share of the smartphone market; Blackberry has st... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16384 Wed, 09 May 2012 16:07:59 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16384 Official figures released today show that 45 percent of all payment cards and 76 percent of all payment terminals in circulation globally* are based on EMV® technology. The data from EMVCo, the EMV standards body jointly owned by American Express, JCB, MasterCard and Visa, represents the latest s... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16387 Wed, 09 May 2012 16:32:17 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16387 The new Vodafone UK Pay as you go smartphone with all the latest BlackBerry messaging and social features The amazing value BlackBerry Curve 9320 with high speed 3G for a great browsing experience, is coming soon to Vodafone UK. Running on the latest BlackBerry 7.1 Operating System, the Curve ... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16392 Wed, 09 May 2012 16:33:23 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16392 Ofcom has today published the methodology it will use to assess the 3G coverage levels of mobile network operators that sign up for new 3G licence conditions. On 20 December 2010, the Government directed Ofcom to revise the coverage obligation specified in the current 3G licences should the Licen... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16393 Wed, 09 May 2012 16:43:30 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16393 The 2012 edition of the SNIA Europe Datacentre Technologies Academy scheduled for 23rd May at the Grange Tower Bridge Hotel in London, promises to raise the bar in terms of the content with new speakers and content focussed on the business issues surrounding IT deployments in 2012 and beyond. He... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16371 Tue, 08 May 2012 10:29:15 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16371 The operator's £1 billion takeover Cable & Wireless Worldwide is a game changer, but the telecoms provider's biggest shareholder could block the deal Vodafone's agreed £1 billion takeover offer for Cable & Wireless Worldwide (CWW) will fundamentally change the face of UK telecoms if it goes ahead... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16375 Tue, 08 May 2012 15:27:14 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16375 Celebrated feedback forum Feefo will supply customer reviews to Communicate Better in what it said was a "game changer” for the telecoms industry. Feefo, which generates honest and transparent feedback from customers all over the world, said Communicate Better was the first telecoms company to ta... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16362 Tue, 08 May 2012 09:44:30 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16362 T-Mobile makes it cheaper to get online at home with discounts on unlimited Orange home broadband T-Mobile today announced that customers can now get Orange's award-winning home broadband service at the same super-low prices already enjoyed by Orange mobile customers. Orange unlimited broadband p... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16369 Tue, 08 May 2012 10:22:48 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16369 Dave Rogers, Richard Heather and Chris Attwood will be setting off with 50 other cars from Brighton on May 25th 2012, and boldly head for the Black Sea in an unadvisable 2725 mile mission to Odessa, Ukraine. Unlike its star-studded counterpart Gumball 3000, the Dumball rally is undertaken by team... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16373 Tue, 08 May 2012 14:22:41 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16373 Telecoms provider O-bit Telecom has announced the launch of their second level disaster recovery solution. O-bit's telecom knowledge and customer service is to thank for their phenomenal growth over the years and it is their focus on product investment and great customer relations that has broug... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16374 Tue, 08 May 2012 14:37:28 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16374 Nokia Siemens Networks launches new software tools linking network performance to customer experience Nokia Siemens Networks has launched the industry's most sophisticated tools to help operators keep their customers at the heart of their business. Service Quality Manager (SQM) and Performance Ma... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16378 Tue, 08 May 2012 15:45:31 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16378 Smartphones will outperform the overall market for mobile phones, growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 24.9% for the period 2011–17 to reach 1.7 billion units, according to Ovum. Predictions show Android as the dominant operating system over the next five years as handset vendors rush ... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16353 Fri, 04 May 2012 21:12:08 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16353 ipcortex and Polycom simplify deployment of business multimedia phones with zero touch auto provisioning ipcortex, the British, standards-based UC vendor, have announced that zero touch auto provisioning is now available for the VVX 500, the newest addition to Polycom's business media phone range... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16360 Fri, 04 May 2012 21:41:37 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16360 NeoMedia Technologies, Inc., provider of global mobile barcode management solutions, today announced updates to its NeoReader® barcode-scanning application, as well as its Leitor Neo and Códigos Neo applications available for Latin American markets. The applications are now able to scan and process ... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16337 Thu, 03 May 2012 20:58:00 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16337 Vodafone Group Plc ("Vodafone") announces today that Michel Combes, CEO for the Europe region and an executive Director of Vodafone, will be stepping down from the Board and leaving the Group on 31 July 2012 to join Vivendi SA. A further announcement on succession plans for the role will be made ... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16339 Thu, 03 May 2012 21:01:32 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16339 Vodafone's executive, Michel Combes has been named as the new chairman and CEO of French mobile operator SFR. Emeka Obiodu, telecoms strategy analyst at Ovum, believes this will give the French operator the broader perspective it has been missing: "There are two conspicuous points in the appoi... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16340 Thu, 03 May 2012 21:03:18 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16340 T-Mobile is continuing its celebration of what Brits love the most in a new ‘Giving Britain What Britain Loves' ad campaign, launching on TV today. The second in the 2012 integrated marketing campaign from the brand this year, it will celebrate the next big British event - the Queen's Royal Jubilee.... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16342 Thu, 03 May 2012 21:12:35 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16342 PEER 1 Hosting, the global online IT hosting provider, today announces the appointment of Gaye Andrews as the new Head of Customer Service in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). Gaye joins PEER 1 Hosting to build and develop the company's end-to-end customer engagement program, delivering the ... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16344 Thu, 03 May 2012 21:16:02 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16344 BT Group selects Northern Ireland as the location for 120 jobs BT today announced that it is creating a new state-of-the-art contact centre in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The centre will provide around 120 new jobs for multi-skilled customer service advisors and managers who can work flexibly acro... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16345 Thu, 03 May 2012 21:18:42 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16345 Avnet's mobile-enabled toolkit allows Oracle solution providers to easily enhance their sales capabilities while travelling and at customers' offices Avnet Technology Solutions, the global IT solutions distributor and an operating group of Avnet, Inc. (NYSE: AVT), today announced the introduction... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16346 Thu, 03 May 2012 21:20:51 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16346 The latest version of the BlackBerry® smartphone OS, is now available for customers in the UK. The update is available for the BlackBerry® Bold™ 9900, BlackBerry® Torch™ 9810 and 9860, BlackBerry® Curve™ 9360 and 9380 smartphones, and the Porsche Design P'9981 smartphone from BlackBerry.[1] Starting... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16347 Thu, 03 May 2012 16:35:13 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16347 New collection of channel solutions - integrated into the UK's largest Next Generation Network (NGN) - launches in London today Following recent research from TalkTalk Business which revealed that 83 per cent of resellers believe the cloud presents a huge opportunity for their business, the provi... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16334 Wed, 02 May 2012 23:16:42 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16334 CityFibre and Fujitsu announce engineering agreement to roll out pure fibre infrastructure in UK CityFibre and Fujitsu agreement is worth an initial £50 million Fibre optic infrastructure firm CityFibre and Fujitsu have today announced an engineering agreement, worth an initial £50 million in es... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16323 Tue, 01 May 2012 22:58:21 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16323 Data privacy should be paramount in the minds of today's consumer. According to the Cloud Industry Forum (CIF) 55 per cent of businesses cite privacy as a major concern when it comes to Cloud deployments. One would therefore think that this would be uppermost in the minds of solution providers. B... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16325 Tue, 01 May 2012 23:10:48 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16325 The 2012 edition of the SNIA Europe Datacentre Technologies Academy (http://www.datacenter-academy.com/) scheduled for 23rd May at the Grange Tower Bridge Hotel in London, promises to raise the bar in terms of the content with new speakers and content focussed on the business issues surrounding IT d... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16310 Mon, 30 Apr 2012 08:40:00 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16310 A programme launched to incentivise and motivate O2's 4300 UK retail staff, which resulted in a 300 per cent sales increase, has been named a finalist within two key awards – the Employee Benefits Awards 2012 and the IPM Awards (Institute of Promotional Marketing). The Employee Benefits Awards wh... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16311 Mon, 30 Apr 2012 15:47:06 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16311 Mathew Howett, Ovum "The importance of bringing 4G to Britain can't be underestimated. With a commitment to have the best super-fast broadband in Europe by 2015, mobile is going to play an important role. The earliest route to 4G would be through Everything Everywhere's 1800MHz spectrum and Ofcom... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16314 Mon, 30 Apr 2012 16:07:03 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16314 OnApp has been chosen for Red Herring's Top 100 Europe award, which identifies the most innovative, unique and promising start-up companies in Europe. OnApp has developed a unique federated cloud and CDN platform that enables service providers to out-compete and out-innovate the dominant players in ... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16315 Mon, 30 Apr 2012 16:10:00 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16315 VIP Computers, one of the UK's independent distributors of components, peripherals and consumer products today announced that it has experienced another exceptionally strong quarter of year-on-year growth. The company have managed to demonstrate considerable increases in scale with significant growt... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16316 Mon, 30 Apr 2012 16:42:49 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16316 Mobile operator, O2 has announced the launch of O2 Wallet – a service it says will deliver the benefits of mobile money to more UK consumers than any other product or service currently available. Eden Zoller, principal analyst at Ovum and author of upcoming report; Mapping Mobile Payments, April ... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16297 Fri, 27 Apr 2012 14:43:53 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16297 Phones 4u is proud to announce that, further to confirming its white exclusivity across the entire Nokia Lumia family of smartphones (including the Lumia 900), it will be the FIRST European retailer to range the eagerly anticipated Nokia Lumia 900. Further to the US Nokia Lumia 900 launch event, th... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16292 Fri, 27 Apr 2012 12:59:51 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16292 A recent Gartner press release forecasts 118.9 million tablets will be sold this year. Good found that iPads collectively represented roughly 97.3 percent of total tablet activations for Q1 2012. Apple's continued growth is not only being driven by consumers and the overall BYOD trend, but also by ... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16293 Fri, 27 Apr 2012 14:04:29 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16293 A programme launched to incentivise and motivate O2's 4300 UK retail staff, which resulted in a 300 per cent sales increase, has been named a finalist within two key awards – the Employee Benefits Awards 2012 and the IPM Awards (Institute of Promotional Marketing). The Employee Benefits Awards wh... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16294 Fri, 27 Apr 2012 14:06:57 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16294 The UK mobile phone network operators today welcomed the publication of the report of the independent Advisory Group on Non Ionising Radiation (AGNIR). AGNIR has found no convincing evidence of a health risk to the public from mobile phone technology. Commenting on the general conclusions of the ... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16295 Fri, 27 Apr 2012 14:09:55 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16295 Latest Galaxy device set to hit shops on 30th April Samsung Mobile UK has today announced the Galaxy S Advance will be available in the UK from 30th April. Joining Samsung's Android-powered Galaxy portfolio, the Galaxy S Advance boasts the same sleek and stylish design of the award-winning Galax... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16299 Fri, 27 Apr 2012 14:55:12 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16299 NETGEAR announces the R6300 Dual Band Gigabit WiFi Router based on Broadcom's 802.11ac router platform delivering Internet speeds up to three times faster than 802.11n. NETGEAR®, Inc, a global networking company that delivers innovative products to consumers, businesses and service providers, tod... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16304 Fri, 27 Apr 2012 16:47:05 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16304 Operators must rethink their traditional role in the mobile payments value chain in order to remain relevant, according to Ovum. Despite operators' belief that mobile wallet services will keep them centre stage in the value chain, growing competition and the threat of rival services from powerful ov... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16305 Fri, 27 Apr 2012 16:56:41 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16305 ZTE Corporation, a global provider of telecommunications equipment and network solutions, has announced that Virgin Media will be a launch partner for the ZTE Tania Windows Phone smartphone in the UK. From mid May 2012, Virgin Media online and retail stores throughout the country will make the ZTE T... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16306 Fri, 27 Apr 2012 17:02:19 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16306 A new white paper, ‘Building a compelling partner proposition', published today by the Channel Partnership, recommends an eight-point framework for UK companies to create a compelling partner proposition for business success. The framework was created as a result of Channel Partnership's extensiv... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16288 Thu, 26 Apr 2012 11:47:38 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16288 •Vodafone UK to support Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust with the roll out of tablet devices to 400 clinicians across Community Services following a successful pilot •Tablet devices with secure access to systems from Vodafone UK will help the Trust's community domiciliary clinici... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16280 Thu, 26 Apr 2012 10:46:47 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16280 O2 today announced the launch of its Future Fund, a new initiative to help forward thinking councils get to grips with new methods of engaging their staff, citizens and communities. The Future Fund will support ICT teams within local authorities, by enabling them to bring to life ideas and projects ... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16281 Thu, 26 Apr 2012 10:52:16 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16281 ‘What is driving this new launch?'Mark Little, principal analyst at Ovum considers Google's motives: "With Google Drive, Google has recognised the potential of shared cloud storage as a consumer hub or open platform that can be central to developing third party apps such as video editing, sending... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16283 Thu, 26 Apr 2012 11:07:21 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16283 Mobile Enterprise applications in a BYOD context drive demand for a secure corporate partition Excitor, announced its acquisition of Giritech AS, a provider of secure online access solutions across iOS, Android, Mac OS, Linux and Windows devices, in a move to mobilise enterprise applications secu... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16285 Thu, 26 Apr 2012 11:24:37 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16285 Global Internet Phenomena Report identifies YouTube as the leader in mobile video. Sandvine, a provider of intelligent broadband network solutions for fixed and mobile operators, recently released its Internet traffic trends report, entitled "Global Internet Phenomena Report 1H2012 ”, based on da... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16286 Thu, 26 Apr 2012 11:30:31 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16286 The first effective and reliable pan-European machine to machine (M2M) mobile network service is to be rolled out between a Tier One mobile network operator and a leading M2M market specialist. JT, telecommunication provider for the Channel Islands has announced a joint partnership and strategic ... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16289 Thu, 26 Apr 2012 11:57:34 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16289 Provider of anti-fraud services for mobile network operator receives awards for Innovation and International Trade UK specialist in detecting and eliminating mobile network operator fraud, Revector, has won two prestigious Queen's Awards for Enterprise. The company has been rewarded with Queen'... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16291 Thu, 26 Apr 2012 16:24:47 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16291 Daisy Group plc , a provider of business communications, announces that is has entered into an agreement to acquire the audio-conferencing specialist Worldwide Group Holdings Limited (‘Worldwide') for an initial cash consideration of £28m. Further consideration may become payable based on growth in ... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16275 Wed, 25 Apr 2012 17:30:20 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16275 Vodafone introduces Vodafone Secure Device Manager (VSDM) to enable businesses to secure mobile devices and data simply and with confidence Cost effective solution as can be deployed on-premise or through the cloud Ability to secure an unlimited number of devices By enabling secure mobile w... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16261 Wed, 25 Apr 2012 15:04:07 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16261 STL Communications' Steve Evins finished the 2012 London Marathon in 3h38m14s. Running in aid of the Scouts Association, Steve was one of 160 additional places provided by HRH Prince Harry, who is the patron of the 2012 London Marathon Charitable Fund. As this year's Patron, Prince Harry provided a ... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16264 Wed, 25 Apr 2012 15:40:32 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16264 A new report from Juniper Research has shown that mobile network operators are to face significant additional pressure over the next five years – not only from smartphone and tablet usage, but from data traffic being onloaded to the network from netbooks, laptops, game consoles and eReaders. Juniper... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16266 Wed, 25 Apr 2012 16:11:28 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16266 IFS announces the release of IFS Notify Me, a smartphone business app in the series IFS Touch Apps. Bringing the routine task of approving purchases and expenses to the ubiquitous smartphone, IFS Notify Me will help companies save time and offer even better customer service. IFS Notify Me, now av... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16268 Wed, 25 Apr 2012 16:27:48 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16268 CCA study sponsored by Sabio estimates typical cost of supporting avoidable contact at around £6.75 million annually for a UK contact centre. Over a quarter of the interactions currently being handled by UK contact centres are either unnecessary or avoidable according to new research announced to... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16269 Wed, 25 Apr 2012 16:44:49 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16269 Acquiring Cable & Wireless is a Significant Strategic Deal for Vodafone, Comments Frost & Sullivan's Adrian Drozd Taking over Cable & Wireless will be a milestone for Vodafone in its quest to expand its presence in the fixed line and enterprise markets. After several weeks of negotiation, Voda... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16270 Wed, 25 Apr 2012 08:58:13 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=16270