Brightstar launches India operations

PUNE: Brightstar Corporation, a $2 billion company in the value-added supply chain management and mobile solutions space, has now launched its operations in India.

Brightstar Telecom India Pvt. Ltd, a 100% subsidiary of Brightstar Corporation is headquartered in Mumbai with a branch office in Delhi and plans to open new branch offices across the country in near future.

According to Brightstar, it aims to provide global expertise, domestic reach and economy of scale, while adding value to India's wireless industry. Brightstar Telecom plans to support the Indian telephony industry with faster access to newer technologies by providing low to mid-high end products along with supply chain management, inventory control and integrated services to enable Network Operators, Distributors as well as Retailers, provide a complete range of fixed & wireless products to its end users, at any given time.

Brightstar Telecom India will be a one-stop-shop for the wireless industry in India by offering Product Distribution, Integrated Supply Chain & Logistics Services, Fixed Wireless Manufacturing, Wireless Data & Telecom Solutions and Emerging Technologies, the company said in a statement.

According to Arun Batra, Country Head of Brightstar Telecom India “Wireless service in India is expected to grow exponentially in the near future. But even with a population of over a billion it is still a highly under penetrated market in terms of both wireline and wireless communications when compared to countries like Korea, Malaysia and China. Brightstar's presence will provide increased availability of products and value added services to wireless network operators, agents, dealers and retailers who serve the wireless telephony market in India. Also with newer international brands entering India, there is a need to streamline the logistics involved in the distribution of mobile devices and wireless services.”

Brightstar operates 29 facilities in 23 countries worldwide & is expected to exceed revenues of $2.5 billion in 2005 with a 75% year over year growth in wireless devices.