Brightstar appoints new senior VP
The company has hired Michael Wolfe, who has worked for HP and Motorola, to replace senior vice president and chief information officer Rafael Sánchez Brightstar Corporation has appointed a new senior...
View ArticleBrightstar’s £150m acquisition of 20:20 Mobile edges nearer
Price said to have been agreed with 45 per cent shareholder Doughty Hanson
View ArticleChannel pioneer Geoff Walters dies
Tributes pour in for Mobile Phone Xchange MD, who was also one of the first dealers in the market
View ArticleCutting Room: curtain falls on another tough year
The challenging economy has continued to bite but despite this, it has not all been doom and gloom. Paul Withers takes a look back at the big stores from this year
View Article2013 predictions: Brightstar CEO Marcelo Claure
Claure thinks there will be significant growth in buy-back and trade-in volumes, with the emergence of connected devices also continuing
View ArticleTech Data Mobile to attend MWC for first time in its own right
Distributor to exhibit for the first time under its new name, supported by partners showcasing their own products Tech Data Mobile has confirmed it will be attending Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2013 in...
View ArticleBrightstar: ‘20:20 Mobile is not a done deal, despite reports’
Company's boss reveals he has held talks with Data Select owner Peter Jones, with the distributor being another he continues to look at
View ArticleTech Data Mobile: firm is now ‘safest pair of hands’ in distribution
President Rod Millar says growth has continued at the same rate post-JV, with its UK business also increasing Tech Data Mobile is now the “safest pair of hands” in distribution after years of sustained...
View ArticleAccessories director rumoured to have left Tech Data Mobile
Sources say Martijn Van Den Hout has departed, becoming the latest high-profile departure from the hardware distributor Tech Data Mobile director of accessories Martijn Van Den Hout has left the...
View ArticleJohn Doughty quits Micro-P as head of business development
Micro-P head of business development quits IT and mobile distributor after four years Micro-P business development manger John Doughty is leaving the company to join another mobile-focused...
View ArticleMillar’s role unaffected at Tech Data Mobile despite US move
Tech Data Mobile president Rod Millar will continue president role from US office. Rod Millar will continue to manage Tech Data Mobile’s UK and European business arms despite relocating to the US....
View ArticleBrightstar’s purchase of 20:20 hit by Spanish hold-up
Deal put on hold following TeliaSonera's decision to sell off 20:20's biggest customer in the country, network operator Yiogo
View ArticleSoftBank to pay $1.26bn for 57per cent stake in Brightstar
Distributor says investment from Japanese telecoms and internet corporation is the next step in its evolution
View ArticleMPX rebranding as Brightstar Buyback and Trade-in Europe
The Mobile Phone Xchange (MPX) rebrand will conclude by November 25, in time for its relocation to Elstree Brightstar is rebranding its UK-based mobile device buyback and trade in subsidiary Mobile...
View ArticleMichel rejoins Brightstar as 20:20 Mobile acquisition nears conclusion
Michel returns to Brightstar as UK and Ireland boss, with 20:20 UK MD James Browning expected to leave
View ArticleBrightstar completes acquisition of 20:20 Mobile
Distributor rebranded as Brightstar 20:20 as year-long negotiations reach their conclusion
View ArticleClaure and Brightstar back with a 20:20 bang
Founder and CEO grasps distributor more than a year after revealing he was in talks
View Article2013: Year in Review
A 'record' 12 months of biggest-ever, fastest, thinnest, counterfeit, stolen and every other type of mobile phone
View Article2014 predictions: Hardware distributors
Brightstar CEO Marcelo Claure, DCC SerCom UK MD Gerry O'Keeffe, Tech Data Mobile UK MD Stephen Nolan, Elite Mobile MD Ketan Gokani and Frequency Telecom MD Gareth Limpenny give their thoughts on how...
View ArticleAndrew Peat to exit 20:20 once Brightstar takeover is completed
Marketing and purchasing director to depart distributor next month once acquisition is finalised
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