The refurbished smartphone market continues to boom as cost and eco-conscious consumers look for alternatives to the expensive and wasteful new device cycle. Worldwide, sales of refurbished phones grew 4% in 2020 despite the pandemic

One of the big questions people ask about buying a refurbished mobile phone is how they know what sort of working condition it is in before they spend their money. Sure, refurbished phones represent a

The UK government’s ‘work from home’ directive officially ended in July. But there is little sign that home working will fade away with the pandemic. According to a survey carried out by the BBC, 70%

UK businesses have had a lot to deal with in 2021. Not only the fall out from a global pandemic, but also the far-reaching implications that the country’s departure from the EU has had for

Just as phone users face a dilemma choosing their next handset from the vast amount of choice out there, so refurbished phone vendors have similar difficult decisions to make - which devices should I absolutely

Pre-owned, used, second-hand, refurbished - there are a lot of names for mobile phones that aren’t brand new out of the box. But when it comes to buying a ‘non-new’ phone (just to throw another

There is a far-reaching popular perception that smartphones are not built to last. In some quarters, this even morphs into the opinion that manufacturers purposefully design smartphones to have a short shelf life as part

Changing your smartphone for a brand new device doesn’t come cheap, especially if you don’t want to be locked into two-year contracts with a network provider. But in recent years, phone owners have cottoned onto

Consumer demand for used smartphones is on the up, word about the fantastic value they represent compared to new devices is spreading and the retail market is being supported by an increasingly professional and reliable

Back in 2014, global sales of second-hand phones amounted to 56 million devices. This year, that figure is expected to break the 150 million mark, rising further to more than 160 million used handsets traded

Mobile networks play a pivotal role in the mobile industry. First and foremost, they hold the keys to network access, so we can all make calls, send texts and browse the net on our phones.

With any business venture, the size of any potential profit margin you can make is a crucial consideration. Sometimes, even the most attractive-looking markets, where sales volumes and revenues appear to be high, can fall

Phoenix Cellular is one of just a handful of businesses to have been awarded a Queen's Award for Enterprise in the 2020 recognitions list. The Queen's Awards is a programme for British businesses and other

Brexit has given us all plenty to think about.  Uncertainty is the order of the day - with negotiations ongoing and the deadline getting closer, many of you might wonder how Phoenix will continue to

Apple, the original smartphone brand and undisputed heavyweight champion of the global market for over a decade, continues to run its mobile device operations according to a very clear business strategy. Whereas its competitors, Samsung,

The pre-owned phone market has come a long way in the past decade. Throughout the Noughties, the second-hand phone trade constituted a semi-formal market at best, with business carried out largely through online marketplaces like

The global used phone market seems to be on an unstoppable upward trajectory. For most of the 2010s, sales of pre-owned handsets worldwide have consistently enjoyed double-digit year-on-year growth, sometimes reaching as high as 20%

Mobile World Congress, the world’s biggest mobile industry event, is almost upon us. The 2020 edition of the giant trade show lands in the usual place, Barcelona, on Monday 24th February, although this time around

Phoenix Cellular has been ranked 40th in the Sunday Times Virgin Atlantic Fast Track 100, a prestigious list of the UK’s fastest growing companies. The company, led by industry veterans Marc and Paul Walters along

2020 could well be the year of 5G. While there have been a steady drip-drip of commercial 5G network launches across Europe throughout 2019, these have largely been restricted to individual cities and regions. For

Second-hand phones have been the growth sector in the mobile market over the past few years. While shipments of new devices first plateaued and then began to fall, sales of used phones have been showing

Phone bundles - those deals where you pay for both your device and airtime as part of the same monthly contract - once dominated the mobile industry. Back in 2014, three quarters of pay-monthly contracts

Mobility and distribution leader Mike Koenigsheim will be joining the Phoenix team to develop new relationships with European networks, retailers and distributors. Having spent over 10 years with Brightstar Corp as Vice President of Services,