improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . learn how and when to remove these template messages this article relies too much on references to primary sources . please improve this by adding secondary or tertiary sources . december 2014 learn how and when to remove this template message this article needs additional citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . november 2014 learn how and when to remove this template message learn how and when to remove this template message glentel inc. type joint venture industry wireless founded 1963 1963 headquarters burnaby british columbia canada number of locations 400 area served canada united states key people tom skidmore chairman ceo president products wireless telecommunications revenue c 308 million 2009 operating income c 24.5 million 2009 net income c 15.9 million 2009 number of employees 2 100 parent bce inc. rogers communications website www.glentel.com glentel is a canadian retail firm . based in burnaby the company deals primarily as a retailer of mobile phone services ; in canada the company operates over 400 wireless outlets operating under the tbooth wireless and wirelesswave brands particularly in mall kiosks . glentel outlets sell services from bell mobility and rogers wireless who jointly own the company along with their respective pre paid value brands such as fido and virgin mobile and sasktel in saskatchewan . the company also operates store within a store kiosks at canadian costco locations under the wireless etc. brand and operated as target mobile at target locations in canada until the chain s closure . 1 2 in 2010 the company first expanded into the united states with its acquisition of verizon wireless retail chain diamond wireless . 3 on november 28 2014 bce inc. announced that it would acquire glentel for 670 million pending regulatory approval in an effort to boost its retail presence . 4 after a dispute with rogers who argued that it was contractually required to consent to any change in ownership of the company bell announced that it would divest a 50 % stake in glentel to rogers upon the closure of the acquisition turning the company into a 50 50 joint venture between the rival firms . contents 1 retail division 2 corporate history 2.1 acquisition by bell and rogers 3 references 4 external links retail division edit this section contains content that is written like an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . december 2014 learn how and when to remove this template message glentel s canadian retail division has three brands wirelesswave tbooth wireless and wireless etc. target mobile it has more than 310 retail locations that are located in shopping malls street fronts and costco warehouses across canada . glentel s us retail division consists of over 240 diamond wireless verizon premium retail locations in the united states . 5 glentel s original brand wirelesswave was founded in 1997 . the first store was opened in burnaby s metrotown mall . 6 wirelesswave currently has 121 mall based and street front stores located in british columbia alberta saskatchewan manitoba ontario qu bec nova scotia and new brunswick . 7 in 2005 glentel acquired tbooth wireless . since 2005 the number of tbooth wireless stores has increased by more than 50 % with over 80 locations across canada ; including an expansion westward into alberta and british columbia . 8 in 2007 glentel launched wireless etc. a store within a store for wireless services at costco locations . 6 in august 2010 glentel acquired diamond wireless a verizon wireless retailer based in salt lake city utah . there are 132 stores the majority of which are located in shopping malls in the southern and western united states ; diamond wireless has a presence in washington state oregon utah colorado california arizona nevada new mexico texas and hawaii . 9 in october 2010 glentel launched wireless wave in qu bec as wave sans fil . 10 in november 2012 glentel bought an 83 % stake in telecommunications retailer amt group for 70.6 million australian dollars us 73.4 million . 11 the amt group operates and manages over 210 stores nationally across australia under samsung allphones and virgin mobile branded stores . the amt group consists of 5 brands which includes allphones operating in australia and philippines my number all distribution walk n talk and australian retail management services . in 2013 glentel amt group bought a 25 % stake in vodlo pty limited a sydney based multinational software firm with offices in the united states and india 1 . the decision to purchase equity in vodlo was made due to their implementation of mobile and cloud technology within their product offerings cloudmito which provides telecommunication retail outlets with transactional and contract processing solutions . in an interview held at the world mobile conference in 2015 ceo aniket tapre cio daniel aiello and cto matthew adams hinted at a new product category that vodlo was exploring with an official public announcement expected to be made in spring about the companies future product offering . corporate history edit this article contains embedded lists that may be better presented using prose . you can help by converting the list or lists to prose if appropriate . editing help is available . november 2014 learn how and when to remove this template message glentel has a long and complex history . 6 1985 ted rogers launches cell phone service with cantel now known as rogers wireless . 1985 alan and tom skidmore open speedy celtel a cantel service centre in surrey british columbia . they sell the first cell phone in western canada . speedy celtel grows to 35 retail locations over the next few years . by acquiring glenayre electronics a telecommunications company the skidmore brothers become the largest independent player in the canadian cellular industry . selling 1 of every 5 cellphones in canada they acquire 40 % of cantel s market share . 1989 speedy celtel becomes the majority shareholder of glenayre . they change the name to glenayre technologies inc. 1990 ted rogers buys speedy celtel with a long term contract to sell cantel services and products . 1992 glenayre technologies is renamed glentel . 1996 fido solutions and clearnet communications contract glentel as a national distributor . 1997 glentel s first wirelesswave retail outlet opens in burnaby s metrotown mall . 2005 glentel acquires tbooth wireless . 2010 glentel acquires a controlling interest in diamond wireless a mall based verizon wireless retailer headquartered in salt lake city utah . the move increases the company s holdings by a further 128 stores . 12 2011 glentel acquires 80 % of mac station technologies inc. resulting in ownership of 3 stores specializing in apple hardware sales in the vancouver area . 13 2012 glentel acquires 83 % of australia s largest multi carrier mobile phone retailer . 14 2012 glentel completes acquisition of wireless zone a 428 store verizon wireless u.s. retailer . 15 2013 glentel amt group acquires a 25 % stake in vodlo pty limited acquisition by bell and rogers edit on november 28 2014 bell canada announced that it would acquire glentel for 670 million pending regulatory and shareholder approval in an effort to boost its retail presence . bell also operates first party retail outlets for its services and owns the source a canadian electronics store chain that also sells bell services . the company planned to continue serving as a reseller for non bell brands after the acquisition is completed . 4 on december 17 2014 rogers communications filed for an injunction against glentel at the ontario supreme court seeking to have the acquisition blocked . it argued that pursuant to glentel s supply agreements with the company rogers had to consent to any change in company ownership . the company also foresaw the possibility of glentel s retailers showing favouritism towards bell brands following the merger . glentel ceo tom skidmore disputed rogers complaint stating that rogers has the right to remove their products from our canadian stores if they choose to terminate its agreement with us but has no right under its agreement to block the acquisition of glentel . 16 on december 24 2014 bell announced that they had reached a compromise in which rogers would acquire a 50 % stake in glentel upon completion of the purchase . 17 the acquisition was completed on may 6 2015 . 18 references edit glentel inc. signs cellular phone licence agreement with costco wholesale canada . retrieved 28 november 2014 . glentel to handle target s wireless offerings in canada . canadian press . retrieved 28 november 2014 . glentel looks south snaps up u.s. chain . the globe and mail . retrieved 28 november 2014 . a b bce to buy wireless retailer glentel for 594 million . the globe and mail . 28 november 2014 . retrieved 28 november 2014 . glentel company overview hoovers retrieved 2010 11 12 a b c glenayre wireless survivor wanless tony 2010 01 06 bc business wireless wave about us retrieved 2010 11 12 tbooth wireless about us retrieved 2010 11 12 glentel completes 132 store acquisition in us reuters 2010 10 01 retrieved 2010 11 12 glentel opens wirelesswave brand in qc under wave sans fil name persaud christine 2010 10 05 http www.glentel.com newsroom press releases 2012 11 01 glentel completes 83 acquisition of amt group australia s largest multi carrier mobile phone retailer glentel moves into u.s. market sturgeon jamie 2010 08 16 financial post glentel acquires three apple specialty stores in b.c. glentel inc. acquires 83 % of australia s largest multi carrier mobile phone retailer glentel inc. completes acquisition of wireless zone rogers turns to courts in attempt to block glentel sale to bce . the globe and mail . 17 december 2014 . retrieved 18 december 2014 . rogers bce to form joint venture for control of glentel inc. . canadian press . 24 december 2014 . retrieved 25 december 2014 . bell completes acquisition of mobile phone distributor glentel and will later today divest 50 % of glentel to rogers . retrieved 2 june 2015 . external links edit official website wirelesswave tbooth wireless v t e bce inc. corporate directors george a. cope ceo andr b rard anthony s. fell ed lumley john h. mcarthur jim pattison michael sabia paul tellier richard currie robert pozen fixed line telecommunications bell aliant atlantic canada bell canada urban on & qc bell internet isp northerntel northern on northwestel northern canada ontera northern on t l bec rural qc dmts dryden ontario area mobile telecommunications bell mobility glentel inukshuk wireless northerntel mobility northwestel including latitude wireless solo mobile t l bec mobilit virgin mobile canada 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