please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . learn how and when to remove these template messages 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 2012 learn how and when to remove this template message this article 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 . april 2014 learn how and when to remove this template message learn how and when to remove this template message brightstar corporation type private industry wireless telecommunications founded 1997 headquarters miami florida us key people jaymin b. patel president and ceo 1 products device and accessories distribution logistics supply chain device buyback and trade in handset protection and insurance multi channel retail and mobile financing services and mobile digital solutions revenue more than us 10 billion in net revenue in 2014 number of employees 9 000 website www.brightstar.com brightstar corp. a u.s. based privately held corporation founded in 1997 distributes mobile phones and other devices serving more than 200 carriers 40 000 retailers and 15 000 enterprise customers in more than 100 countries . it provides specialized global wireless distribution and services serving mobile device manufacturers wireless operators and retailers . 2 brightstar offers value added device and accessories distribution supply chain handset protection and insurance buyback and trade in and omnichannel retail and mobile digital products within the wireless telecommunications industry . contents 1 acquisition history 2 locations 3 subsidiaries 4 leadership team 5 references 6 external links acquisition history edit in july 2014 brightstar corp. and bharti enterprises announced that they entered into a definitive agreement to bring the latest mobile technologies and services to the indian market . as part of the agreement a brightstar subsidiary acquired a majority interest in beetel teletech limited a leading company in the distribution and sale of communication and media devices enterprise and it products in india . 3 in february 2014 brightstar corp. completed its acquisition of 20 20 mobile a leading provider of distribution and integrated supply chain to the european mobile industry . brightstar acquired facilities in the uk spain hungary portugal denmark finland norway and sweden and provide products and services across 13 european countries . 4 in october 2013 japanese softbank paid 1.26 billion for a 57 % stake in brightstar . over the next 5 years or upon certain events softbank s ownership will accrete to 70 % . 5 locations edit a brightstar warehouse in sweden the company s headquarters is located in suburban unincorporated miami dade county florida in miami florida . 6 brightstar has operations centers and or sales offices in four geographic regions 7 u.s. & canada latin america asia pacific europe the middle east and africa emea subsidiaries edit beetel teletech esecuritel known as brightstar device protection outside of north america leadership team edit ronald fisher chairman 8 jaymin b. patel president and ceo 9 reza taleghani evp & cfo catherine smith chief administrative and legal officer alok sama cfo softbank group kazuhiko fujihara director evp and cfo softbank corp. references edit http www.brightstar.com media press releases brightstar names jaymin b patel as president and chief executive officer about brightstar brightstar corporation web page . brightstar and bharti group partner to bring latest mobile technologies to indian marketplace . brightstar expands global presence with acquisition of 20 20 mobile group in . softbank invests 1.26 billion for a 57 share of brightstar corp. . contact us . brightstar corporation . retrieved on january 9 2010 . brightstar corporate press kit pdf . brightstar corp. brightstar announces changes to board of directors . brightstar names jaymin b. patel as president and chief executive officer . external links edit official website brightstar device protection beetel teletech v t e softbank group group companies sb creative sbi group softbank corp. sprint corporation 83 % yahoo japan alibaba group 36 % gungho online entertainment brightstar corporation aldebaran robotics arm holdings inmobi snapdeal dramafever tokopedia ola cabs grab related articles fukuoka softbank hawks sprint cup series this technology article about a corporation or company is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title brightstar corporation & oldid 742571156 categories companies based in miami dade county floridasoftbanktechnological company stubshidden categories articles needing additional references from november 2012all 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