Mobile Services

Exclusive bolsters APAC operations

Second acquisition in the space of four months gives the distributor a platform to increase the Asia-Pacific region’s contribution to the overall business Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

STIR/SHAKEN – a possible technology answer to spoof and spam calls?

Justin Hamilton-Martin, director of product strategy, Enreach for Service Providers , looks at how those annoying robocalls can be reduced Continue Reading

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• Justin Hamilton-Martin, director of product strategy, Enreach for Service Providers

M247 shares PTSN switch-off pitch advice

Managed service player M247 has one eye firmly on next year’s PTSN switch-off and is encouraging fellow channel partners to help customers to take migration steps Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

Dura Software expands UK footprint with Invosys buy

The examples of consolidation continue to stack up, with comms services player Dura Software the latest to be caught up in M&A activity Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

Be happy the mobile ate your computer

Mobile First is a miserable slogan but people in the Nordics are far happier than us and they adopted this strategy. So what does it actually mean? Continue Reading

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• Nick Booth

Five-minute interview: Marcus Harvey, Targus

Revealing some fascinating details about himself is Marcus Harvey, regional director of B2B at multinational mobile computing accessories company Targus Continue Reading

Hellawell joining Gamma board

Former Softcat boss has been named as the next chair at comms player Gamma as the business looks for further growth Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

BT Wholesale arms channel with mobile SIMs

Telecoms service provider concludes trial and makes its Complete Mobile offering available to wider partner community Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

Let's hope MVNOs put some virtue into virtual networking

If you want to judge the character of a person, given them some power and see how they deal with the responsibility. Now lets take the mendacity out of the MVNO and accentuate the virtues in virtual Continue Reading

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• Nick Booth

Babble returns to acquisitive ways with double swoop

One of the most active players in the channel M&A space is back adding more depth to its business Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

EvolveODM seals second deal in three months

SD-WAN specialist adds more voice and data depot with its latest acquisition in just a few weeks Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

The channel: Four decades of change

To celebrate MicroScope’s 40th anniversary, we ask channel leaders to reflect on the changes seen over the past four decades – a shift to software, and the emergence of the managed service provider and the cloud are among the highlights Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

Babble back on acquisition trail with double swoop

Cloud comms player continues to add to its geographical and technical coverage with two more deals Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

My channel take: Jason Walkley, Wireless Logic UK and Arkessa

The latest person to take part in our ongoing series sharing how they got into the channel and where they believe it is going is the chief sales officer at Wireless Logic UK and Arkessa Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

Interest in Wi-Fi 6 laptops surges

The hardware has been in demand over the past two years but as users look to the future, the need for the latest wireless support is rising Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

BT Wholesale arms partners with PTSN switch-off tools

With the 2025 deadline getting closer, comms player BT launches services that its channel can take out to small customers Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

Channel warned comms contracts not flexible enough

Comms player highlights a negative reaction from some customers to mutli-year contracts Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

MicroScope: A hybrid working world

With hybrid working set to become the norm as the world starts to return to a more normal footing post-Covid, we look at how businesses are preparing for the new world of work. Also discover how to tackle the sustainability challenge, and have some key questions answered around handling bottlenecks caused by large volumes of data Continue Reading

BSL and Sabio adding customer experience depth

Both BSL and Sabio make acquisitions to add more depth to the support they can give to users looking to improve customer experience Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

Air IT and Onecom keep consolidation trend going

Both firms have dipped their toes back into the acquisition waters after making recent purchases Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

The channel opportunity around 5G

This was always meant to be the year that 5G arrived and changed the world. We look at what that means for those trying to sell and support the technology Continue Reading

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• Billy MacInnes

Onecom picks up Olive Communications

Combination of two of Vodafone’s largest partners, Onecom and Olive, will create a communications powerhouse Continue Reading

DWS demerges from Daisy with Inflexion investment

Channel comms player starts a fresh chapter with private equity player taking a significant minority stake in the business Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

Virgin Media Wholesale shows commitment to the channel

The decision by Virgin to establish its wholesale business shows positive signs of its belief that it can grow with partners Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

Government looks to open up telecoms networks supply chain

Former BT CEO charged with driving more diversification in the firms that can supply infrastructure Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

Cancellation of MWC will leave a gap

For those who wanted trade shows to die, the unexpected cancellation of Mobile World Congress could highlight the weakness of their argument Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

Developing 5G proposition carries on with or without MWC

The chances of Mobile World Congress happening later this month hang on a decision being made at the end of the week, but for World Wide Technology the lack of a show will not slow efforts to discuss the future of 5G Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

Maintel boss confident of transforming the business

After a few months in the hot seat, Ioan MacRae believes channel player Maintel has the weapons in its armoury to drive future growth Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

Radius Payment Solutions buys again to strengthen telecom arm

The firm has made several acquisitions in the past few weeks to add extra muscle to its telecom operation Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

Supporting intelligent workspaces

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Supporting intelligent workspaces

As new technology continues to drive new ways of working, IT departments need support in facilitating the flexibility and connectivity demanded by today’s tech-savvy workforce Continue Reading

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• Matthew Beale, Ultima Business Solutions

Control or shift – channel’s role in the move to business-led IT

What impact could the shift to business-led IT have on channel partners’ role with customers and the relationships they have grown and developed within customer organisations? Continue Reading

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• Billy MacInnes

Are you ready to trade with the world on Brexit day?

While some claim there are no freight management systems in place to help businesses trade after Brexit, the vendors of such systems – both traditional and newer, more user-friendly versions – would disagree Continue Reading

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• Nick Booth

Goodbye Daisy Partner Services and hello Allvotec

Daisy Partner Services is to be rebranded and given more independence as voice and data specialist Allvotec Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

A private matter for Zuckerberg

Has Facebook boss seen the light on user privacy? Continue Reading

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• Billy MacInnes

Arrow Business Communications strengthens position in Scotland

Comms player makes third purchase north of the border to extend country coverage Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

Tech must be a force for good

VMware CEO shares his belief that the industry has a responsibility to use technology as a positive force in society Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

Peach and Getronics add to summer of consolidation

Peach IT and Getronics have both struck acquisitions adding to a growing list of deals that have been made over the last few weeks Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

Mitel appoints Westcon-Comstor as part of go-to-market review

The comms firm has been reviewing its go-to-market strategy for the past few months and concluded that a pan-international distributor would make a good addition to the partner roster Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

DCC makes double acquisition to bolser portfolio

A presence in the US as well as Europe and Australia is one of the benefits that comes with the acquisition of AV player Stampede and the mobile accessories business will get a boost with Kondor Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

Vodafone pointing partners towards IoT and 5G opportunities

The comms firm has been getting its channel ready for the next wave of innovation Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

Carphone Warehouse Business rolls out dealer reward programme

Taking a lead from established reward programmes available in the IT channel the firm has launched one to appeal to mobile dealers Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor