ExclusiveConnecting London Car Telephones to TheFonecast.com Opinion The Fonecast - June 4, 2026 It was 1996 when I started working at the Cricklewood head office of Peoples Phone [writes Mark Bridge], initially in a sales support role before becoming part of the Marketing team. The company was an independent mobile phone retailer with a growing network of high-street shops and connected customers. In November 1996 the company and its customer base were acquired by Vodafone, which had already taken over the Talkland retail business and was soon to add Astec to its portfolio.
ExclusiveOfcom helps protect customers against unexpected roaming charges News Mark - November 3, 2024 New rules from UK telecoms regulator Ofcom will protect customers when they use their mobile phone on a foreign network. In addition, customers will be alerted if they are inadvertently roaming, perhaps because they're near an international border.
ExclusiveGlobal smartphone market is set for recovery, says new forecast News Mark - November 23, 2023 A new forecast from research specialists Canalys shows the smartphone market is set to recover next year. Worldwide shipments declined by 12% last year but that decline is expected to slow to 5% this year.
ExclusiveVodafone and Three plan to merge their UK businesses Networks and operators Mark - June 20, 2023 Vodafone Group plc and CK Hutchison Group Telecom Holdings Limited have agreed to combine their UK telecommunication businesses, respectively Vodafone UK and Three UK. The merger will create a large new network operator to compete with Virgin Media O2 and EE.
ExclusiveUK mobile payment service Paym to close in March 2023 News Mark - December 18, 2022 UK mobile payment service Paym will close on 7th March 2023. The service, which allowed users to make and receive payments using their mobile phone numbers, was launched in 2014.
ExclusivePodcast - 18th April 2012 Podcasts Mark - April 17, 2012 This week's podcast covers Nokia's results warning, Sony's planned reorganisation, the EC's mobile payment investigation and much more. Join Iain, James and Mark for another entertaining look at the mobile phone industry.
ExclusivePodcast - 11th April 2012 Podcasts Mark - April 10, 2012 There are two billion-dollar deals in this week's show, with Facebook acquiring Instagram and AOL selling hundeds of patents to Microsoft. In addition, we discuss the rest of the mobile industry headlines - from security to virtual reality.
ExclusivePodcast - 6th April 2012 Podcasts Mark - April 5, 2012 We talk to Jens Lauritzson of Flexion about making money from applications and encouraging consumers to find new apps. Flexion can 'wrap' applications to take care of billing, DRM and storefront integration.
ExclusivePodcast - 4th April 2012 Podcasts Mark - April 3, 2012 Iain Graham and James Rosewell look back at the top mobile industry stories from the past seven days - including RIM's BlackBerry plans and the EC's new roaming regulations.
ExclusivePodcast - 28th March 2012 Podcasts Mark - March 27, 2012 In this week's podcast we're talking about mobile payments, NFC security threats, app developers, free WiFi, Ofcom complaints and much more.