Brightpoint Inc.

U.S. consumers will be shopping for high-tech phones to take advantage of new high-speed networks this holiday season, according to a new study from Boston-based research firm Compete Inc.. Instead …

Wireless distributor and fulfillment services provider Brightpoint Inc. is going directly to consumers with branded retail stores. The company said it plans to sell mobile phones and services from Sprint …

PLAINFIELD, Ind.-Wireless distributor Brightpoint Inc. is going directly to consumers with branded retail stores. The company will sell mobile phones and services from Sprint Nextel Corp., Virgin Mobile USA L.L.P. …

LOS ANGELES-Brightpoint Inc. announced an agreement with yet another mobile virtual network operator, inking a deal to distribute products for Amp’d Mobile. The Indiana-based distributor of phones and accessories will …

PLAINFIELD, Ind.-Brightpoint Inc. announced a deal to distribute phones for Internet voice service provider Skype. European Consulting and Computer Business S.A. (ECCB), which manufacturers handsets for Skype, has tapped Brightpoint …

CHICAGO-Verizon Wireless named Brightstar Corp. an authorized distributor to support authorized agents with the carrier’s approved handsets and data devices, said Brightstar. Verizon’s authorized agents now can get products from …

PLAINFIELD, Ind.-Brightpoint Inc. announced two deals this week. The company’s Brightpoint North America L.P. subsidiary entered an agreement with Samsung Telecommunications America L.P. that calls for Brightpoint to distribute a …

The following information includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms.

PLAINFIELD, Ind.-Prepaid mobile virtual network operator XE Mobile L.L.C. has tapped Brightpoint Inc. to distribute its phones, the companies said Friday. XE, which targets college students and other young consumers, …

PLAINFIELD, Ind.-Brightpoint Inc.’s North American business will team with RadioShack Corp. to offer handset repair and refurbishment services, the companies said Thursday. RadioShack will provide the services at the phone …

Facilities-based telecommunications provider IDT Corp. unveiled its TuYo Mobile prepaid wireless service targeting the rapidly growing-and increasingly targeted-Hispanic community. IDT said the TuYo Mobile service will offer a bilingual customer …

NEWARK, N.J.-IDT Corp. unveiled its TuYo Mobile prepaid wireless service targeting the rapidly growing-and increasingly targeted-Hispanic community. IDT said the TuYo Mobile service will offer a bilingual customer experience, international …

PLAINFIELD, Ind.-Palm Inc. authorized two mobile-phone distributors to distribute its Treo smart phone in the United States. The company signed agreements with Brightpoint Inc.’s North American subsidiary and with CellStar …

Planned mobile virtual network operator Amp’d Mobile signed a mutually exclusive agreement with talent agency William Morris Agency to secure strategic and marketing partnerships, as well as content deals in …

MIAMI-Movida Communications Inc., a mobile virtual network operator focused on the Hispanic market, said it has selected Brightstar Corp. to provide product distribution into retail locations in the markets Movida …

PLAINFIELD, IN.-Handset distribution company Brightpoint Inc. announced it scored a master-agent deal with Cingular Wireless L.L.C. to offer phones through value-added resellers and systems integrators. Under the agreement, Brightpoint will …

Following is information on wireless companies that had ratings changes and other news from investment banking and financial services firms this week. Moody’s Investors Service Inc. upgraded the long-term senior …

PLAINFIELD, Ind.-Brightpoint Inc. released its second-quarter earnings, reporting net income of $4.9 million, or 27 cents per share, which is a 35-percent increase over the second quarter of 2004. Brightpoint …

PLAINFIELD, Ind.-Mobile virtual network operator ESPN Mobile signed an agreement with Brightpoint North America L.P. for Brightpoint to provide integrated logistics services to ESPN Mobile. Services include inventory management, custom …

PLAINFIELD, Ind.-Brightpoint Inc. entered the mobile content space via an agreement with InProdicon AB, which distributes digital content in the Nordic region. The agreement between Brightpoint Sweden AB and InProdicon …

BELLEVUE, Wash.-BuyCell Wireless Group Inc. said it has chosen logistics and supply chain management company Brightstar Corp. to provide supply and distribution services to members of its buying organization. BuyCell …

PLAINFIELD, Ind.-Fulfillment services provider Brightpoint Inc. reported that its Brightpoint Activation Services L.L.C. subsidiary has been appointed a master agent by Voice over Internet Protocol service provider Vonage Holding Corp.’s …

As the mobile-phone market continues to surpass all forecasts, there are multiple ways those phones end up in the hands of consumers. At the beginning of last year, industry observers …

MIAMI-SunCom Wireless Inc., which recently changed its name from Triton PCS Holdings Inc., signed a third-party logistics services agreement with Brightstar Puerto Rico Inc. to support the carrier’s wireless business …

PLAINFIELD, Ind.-Brightpoint Inc. will act as an authorized distributor of products and services from Skype Technologies S.A., the companies announced Friday. Brightpoint said it will initially focus on promoting offerings …