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Encyclopedia > Brightstar Corporation
Brightstar Corporation
Type Private
Founded 1997
Headquarters Miami, Florida, USA
Key people R. Marcelo Claure, CEO
Denise Gibson, COO
Oscar Fumagali, CFO
Dave Stritzinger, CTO
Industry Wireless Telecommunications
Products Logistic Services
Revenue $3.0 billion USD (2005)
Operating income 3.5 billion
Website www.brightstarcorp.com

Brightstar Corporation, founded in 1997, is a U.S. based privately held corporation that provides logistical services and supply chain management within the wireless telecommunications industry. The company's headquarters is located in Miami, Florida and as of April 2006 operates 24 facilities in 18 countries. A private company is a company that is independently owned. ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ... This article is about the city in Florida. ... This article is about the U.S. State of Florida. ... Motto: (traditional) In God We Trust (official, 1956–present) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York City Official language(s) None at the federal level; English de facto Government Federal Republic  - President George W. Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence - Declared - Recognized... For other uses, see Wireless (disambiguation). ... Telecommunication involves the transmission of signals over a distance for the purpose of communication. ... Look up Logistics in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... For the tax agency in Ireland of the same name, see Revenue Commissioners. ... USD redirects here. ... A fiscal year (or financial year or accounting reference date) is a 12-month period used for calculating annual (yearly) financial statements in businesses and other organizations. ... Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT), also known as operating income and operating profit, is a term used to describe a companys earnings. ... A website (alternatively, web site or Web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos or other digital assets that is hosted on one or more web servers, usually accessible via the Internet. ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ... For other uses of terms redirecting here, see US (disambiguation), USA (disambiguation), and United States (disambiguation) Motto In God We Trust(since 1956) (From Many, One; Latin, traditional) Anthem The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York City National language English (de facto)1 Demonym American... A privately-held corporation is one whose ownership shares are not publicly traded. ... Look up Logistics in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Supply chain management (SCM) is the process of planning, implementing, and controlling the operations of the supply chain as efficiently as possible. ... For other uses, see Wireless (disambiguation). ... Telecommunication involves the transmission of signals over a distance for the purpose of communication. ... This article is about the city in Florida. ... This article is about the U.S. State of Florida. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


Brightstar specializes in the worldwide distribution of mobile phone and wireless infrastructure products and services.


On September 7, 2005, Brightstar announced in a press release that it had joined the One Laptop Per Child $100 laptop initiative to assist in logistic and supply chain demands. First working prototype of $100 laptop One Laptop Per Child is a non-profit organization set up to oversee the $100 laptop project. ... The $100 laptop is an education project for creating an inexpensive laptop computer intended to provide every child in the world access to knowledge and modern forms of education. ...


As of March 2008 Brightstar are a premium sponsor of an Aston Martin DBRS9 race car: [1].


External links

  • Brightstar website


 
 

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