SANTA MONICA, Calif.-Boingo Wireless Inc., a wholesale network aggregator and operator of Wi-Fi networks, raised $65 million in Series C funding from new and existing investors. Boingo said the funds will provide long-term capital and underwrite its acquisition of Concourse Communications Group L.L.C., operator...
MIAMI—Mobile-phone distributor Brightstar Corp. received a $50 million investment from partner Mitsui & Co. Ltd. Brightstar said it plans to use the cash to expand its new operations in Southeast Asia including the markets of Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam. Mitsui and...
PLAINFIELD, Ind.-Brightpoint Inc. said it has signed a three-year master services agreement with T-Mobile USA Inc., which calls for its Brightpoint Services L.L.C. business unit to provide all of the carrier's handset logistics in the United States. Brightpoint said it will offer T-Mobile USA's...
PLAINFIELD, Ind.—Brightpoint Inc. said it has signed a three-year master services agreement with T-Mobile USA Inc., which calls for its Brightpoint Services L.L.C. business unit to provide all of the carrier’s handset logistics in the United States. Brightpoint said it will offer T-Mobile USA’s...
Mobile-phone penetration rates are surpassing 90 percent in markets around the world, reaching the saturation point in Hong Kong, South Korea and Western Europe. Meanwhile, handset manufacturers continue to gain ground. Worldwide mobile-phone shipments in the second quarter fell just short of an all-time...
PLAINFIELD, Ind.—Brightpoint Inc. added yet another wireless operator to its stable, inking a distribution deal with Boost Mobile L.L.C. The Sprint Nextel Corp.-owned service provider authorized Brightpoint to distribute Boost phones and services to its network of 2,000 retailers nationwide. Brightpoint has similar agreements...
PLAINFIELD, Ind.—Brightpoint Inc. added yet another wireless operator to its stable, inking a distribution deal with Boost Mobile L.L.C. The Sprint Nextel Corp.-owned service provider authorized Brightpoint to distribute Boost phones and services to its network of 2,000 retailers nationwide. Brightpoint has similar agreements...
MIAMI—Wireless distributor Brightstar Corp. said it will expand in the Southeast Asian market with new offices in Singapore, Malaysia and the Philippines. The Singapore facility will serve as the regional Southeast Asia regional headquarters for Brightstar as well as a flexible capacity distribution center...
PLAINFIELD, Ind.—Brightpoint Inc. said it has opened a Moscow office in an effort to tap emerging Eastern European markets. The company said it will distribute a variety of mobile devices, including Windows Mobile-enabled handsets, and will offer product customization and support for Russian Pocket...
The wireless industry is good at churning out enterprise-focused applications and the devices to run them, but has largely failed to offer businesses an easy way to purchase, deploy and manage mobile phones. Two former Sprint Corp. wireless executives are hoping to change that.The...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa—Prepaid wireless provider Airlink Mobile is partnering with Brightstar Corp. for logistics and distribution support. Brightstar said it will provide Airlink with services including product procurement, inventory and warehouse management and handset and package customization.Airlink operates on Sprint Nextel Corp.’s CDMA network...
It seems there's a new mobile virtual network operator for just about every interest, age and ethnic group in the United States. And each operator has a different strategy about how to reach its target. Retailing strategies were simpler when the first couple of...
PLAINFIELD, Ind.—Brightpoint Inc. reported that its net income more than tripled during the first quarter from $2.9 million last year to $8.9 million this year. The company’s strong profit growth, however, did not excite investors, who sent the company’s stock down 2.9 percent to...
The lack of a service integrator to help businesses purchase, deploy and manage mobile offerings has long been an albatross for the wireless industry. But it looks as if help might finally be on the way. Brad Boston, chief information officer of Cisco Systems...
LAS VEGAS-With fog, fireworks and a helping hand from Mickey Mouse, Disney Mobile announced the launch of its cellular service at CTIA. Steve Wadsworth, president of the Disney Internet Group, joked that the towering on-stage model of the silver Pantech flip-phone that Disney...
PLAINFIELD, Ind.—Handset distribution company Brightpoint Inc. announced it will be the preferred cell phone supplier for the Associated Carrier Group L.L.C., which is a consortium of small U.S. carriers including Bluegrass Cellular, Carolina West Wireless, Cellcom, Cellular South, First Cellular of Southern Illinois and...
PLAINFIELD, Ind.-Handset distribution company Brightpoint Inc. announced it will provide soon-to-launch mobile virtual network operator Helio L.L.C. with wireless device distribution services, including inventory procurement and management, and custom packaging. Helio, a joint venture between Internet provider EarthLink Inc. and Korean mobile operator SK...
PLAINFIELD, Ind.—Brightpoint Inc. will supply Motorola Inc.’s handsets and accessories to some of its customers in the United States, Brightpoint announced. The agreement between the two companies is something of a coup for Brightpoint, as Motorola is the No. 1 handset supplier in the...
MIAMI-Brightstar Logistics Pty Ltd. said it signed a three-year agreement with Australian carrier Telstra to manage its handset supply chain. The deal calls for Brightstar to manage the carrier's retail fulfillment operation and launch inventory management tools to help Telstra lower costs. Brightstar said...
MIAMI—Brightstar Logistics Pty Ltd. said it signed a three-year agreement with Australian carrier Telstra to manage its handset supply chain. The deal calls for Brightstar to manage the carrier’s retail fulfillment operation and launch inventory management tools to help Telstra lower costs. Brightstar said...
FORT WORTH, Texas—RadioShack Corp. reported plans to team with three other phone resellers to form a purchasing alliance that the companies said will resell more than 50 million phones a year. Brightstar Corp. of the United States, European distributor Dangaard Telecom and Middle Eastern...
PLAINFIELD, Ind.—Mobile phone distributor Brightpoint North America L.P. announced it expanded its warehouse space with the addition of a new 321,000-square-foot facility. Brightpoint said the new facility would be located at the company’s headquarters in Plainfield, Indiana. Brightpoint currently operates 560,000 square feet of...
PLAINFIELD, Ind.-Investors sent shares of Brightpoint Inc. skyward after the company reported a 33-percent increase in fourth-quarter sales. The mobile-phone distributor reported quarterly net income of $8.9 million, or 21 cents per share, up from $7.5 million, or 18 cents per share, in the...
PLAINFIELD, Ind.-Investors sent shares of Brightpoint Inc. skyward after the company reported a 33-percent increase in fourth-quarter sales. The mobile-phone distributor reported quarterly net income of $8.9 million, or 21 cents per share, up from $7.5 million, or 18 cents per share, in the...
