Brightstar Corporation


Brightstar Corp., an American privately held corporation founded in 1997. It provides global wireless distribution and services, serving mobile device manufacturers, wireless operators and retailers. Brightstar offers device and accessories distribution, handset protection and insurance, and mobile digital products.

History

Brightstar was founded by Marcelo Claure in 1997.
In October 2013, Japanese SoftBank paid $1.26 billion for a 57% stake in Brightstar.In February 2014, Brightstar Corp. completed its acquisition of 20:20 Mobile, a European mobile provider.
In July 2014, Brightstar Corp. and Bharti Enterprises announced that they entered into an agreement to have Brightstar acquire a majority stake in Beetel Teletech, a Bharti company.
In February 2015, Jaymin Patel was appointed CEO of the company, replacing Claure.
In June 2018, Brightstar acquired Next Wireless Group, an online seller of used smartphones. In August 2018, Jaymin Patel resigned as CEO of the company. Reza Taleghani, Brightstar's CFO became interim CEO of the company. As of 2019, Rod Millar served as CEO of the company.
In April 2020, the company acquired WeFix.
The company's headquarters is located in Miami, Florida.