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Adam Phones founded in a small serviced office in London, hiring phones and pagers by the day.
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Before the rise of the mobile, pagers hit peak popularity in the 1980s. In 1987, we supplied beepers for hire, via the NHS, for anxious, expectant dads.
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In 1991 we began deploying satellite phones into remote areas including war zones and areas of national disaster – delivering critical communications for military personnel and rescue teams.
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In 1992 we took the decision to develop our own in-house billing platform. It’s proven to be a good investment for our clients, acting as the engine that powers our cost management solutions to mitigate bill shock.
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Cinema attendance was booming in the 1990s. In 1994, we provided communications to the cast and crew of 101 Dalmations. We’ve gone on to support a host of filmmakers and production companies.
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As the world became more mobile in 1995, we connected film crews in the remotest of locations where terrestrial telecoms was scarce – from documentaries like Big Cat Diaries to BBC journalists around the world.
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In 1995, we delivered mobile communications solutions to the White House staff during President Clinton’s first visit to Northern Ireland.
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In 1999, 12 years into the Adam Phones story, we obtained our licence to become a Service Provider for Vodafone.
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In 2000, we proudly supported the White House Communications Agency again during President Clinton’s visit with Gerry Adams to further the Northern Ireland peace process.
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We signed our second Service Provider Agreement, with O2, enabling us to deliver mobile solutions to customers on multiple networks for the first time.
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In 2003 we outgrew our small serviced office and purchased our first two adjacent offices in Chiswick, renovating them both into a single workspace.
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We pioneered online billing in 2005, saving our customers time by automating their accounting and invoicing processes and enabling their staff to process telephony expenses quickly and accurately.
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With media a firm staple of our lives, we worked with the Police, BBC and competing teams to cover one of London’s most prestigious events, the Oxford Cambridge boat race.
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In 2009, we were trusted once again by the White House Communications Agency and the US Secret Service to support President Obama’s first UK visit.
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Having successfully delivered mobile solutions to customers for 23 years, we made a decisive move into fixed line connectivity, signing wholesale agreements with seven domestic and international carriers in the first year.
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We were awarded another ‘Certificate of Appreciation’ from the White House Communications Agency for providing services during President Obama’s visit to the Nato summit.
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To meet the compliance requirements of our City clients, we partnered with Natterbox to deliver mobile call recording solutions under the initial MiFID regulations.
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To facilitate further expansion, we purchased the office adjoined to our existing space and renovated it, increasing our capacity by a third.
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During the London 2012 Olympics we delivered advanced contact centre solutions to the security services that kept us all safe.
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We launched our smartphone app, empowering customers to instantly check their usage, set alerts and view invoices on the screen of their smartphone.
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We entered a partnership with Semafone to deliver PCI compliant telephone payment solutions to our contact centre customers.
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We signed our third Service Provider Agreement, with EE. Customers could now procure services on all three of the leading UK mobile networks, and still benefit from our advanced service wrap.
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We provided connectivity to five of the top six biggest London hedge fund launches of the year.
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We were awarded Best Mobile Communications Provider by HFMTechnology for our work supporting the alternative investment market.
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Adam Phones was proud to be included in the Spear’s 500 list of top firms for private and ‘high net worth’ clients.
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Adam Phones is awarded Best Mobile Communications Provider by HFMTechnology for the second year running.
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We launched our cross-network portal and all new mobile app, delivering real-time data to users and budget holders, usage and trend analysis, streamlined administration, and enhanced inventory management.
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To support our financial services customers, we launched our fixed line call recording solution in partnership with Natterbox, complimenting our existing mobile solutions for compliance.
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We were awarded Best Mobile Communications Provider by HFMTechnology for third year running.
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We retained our position in Spear’s 500 list of top firms for private clients for the second year running.
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Adam Phones celebrates its thirtieth birthday.
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Adam Phones awarded Vodafone’s Independent Service Provider of the Year 2018.
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Adam Phones collects its fourth and fifth awards from HFMTechnology, ‘Best Call Recording Solution’ and ‘Best Mobile Communications Provider for 2018.
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Adam Phones is acquired by UK based Radius Payment Solutions, a group employing 1,500 people, with a turnover of £2.5 billion in 2019.
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For the third year running Adam Phones retains its position in the Spear’s 500 list of top firms for private clients.
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Adam Phones opens its new office building in Chiswick to enable continued expansion.
