News Feature

WWF backs PC Power Down

Stuart — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 12:07:17 +0000

World Wildlife Fund-UK, the conservation organisation, is supporting a new Green solution that could take the industry by storm. PC Power Down has already secured a channel deal with Mitel, and there are more gains in the pipeline.

Thumbs up for Opal’s new bundle

Stuart — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 13:53:02 +0000

Last October Opal Telecom introduced a scheme for paying up-front commissions to channel partners selling its new bundled broadband and voice packages. According to its Head of Reseller Channel, Andy Hollingworth, the offer has proved ‘enormously' popular within the first few weeks of inception.

ATC Group boss in bullish form

Stuart — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 14:55:06 +0000

Multiple routes to market and a must-have product and service portfolio that makes you indispensable to a customer's business are key survival tools in a downturn, according to ATC's bullish Chief Executive Alex Tupman.

Growing market for data on the move

Stuart — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 15:09:21 +0000

Despite lingering doubts over the channel opportunity for selling mobile data, key players in this market are preparing to steal the march on what is forecast to be a £1 billion market.

Why dealers should get into mobile broadband

Stuart — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 14:50:38 +0000

Driven by the fall in access prices and success of cheap USB ‘dongles', use of the mobile Internet is predicted to rise by 20 per cent in the next year.

COLT grows share of SME business

Stuart — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 14:08:15 +0000

COLT's UK SME business continued to make a significant contribution to the company's overall performance following the group's announcement of solid second-quarter results in July.

Sphinx continues march into convergence one year after Alcatel-Lucent deal

Stuart — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 18:50:06 +0000

Security specialist Sphinx has made a successful transition into the convergence market as it marks the first anniversary of its distribution partnership with Alcatel-Lucent, according to Managing Director Mark Hatton.

Minutes resellers face new threat from ENUM system

Stuart — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 09:54:06 +0000

Nominet is gearing up to launch its truly revolutionary ENUM communications system in the UK, heralding a new era of free calls, ubiquitous VoIP and simplified telecomunications, claims the company.

Right-sizing puts Azzurri on a fresh footing

Stuart — Fri, 30 May 2008 10:30:32 +0000

Even the most prolific acquisitor has to take stock from time to time and when that moment arrives against a backdrop of market turbulence, it inevitably attracts a high degree of speculation. Such was Azzurri's experience earlier this year.

Openreach in the hot-seat

Stuart — Thu, 15 May 2008 15:51:05 +0000

In our quarterly Openreach Update key concerns were raised by industry. Here, John Small, Managing Director for Service at Openreach, is in the hot-seat to address the key issues.