Runcom Appointed Brightstar as its Distributor for 4G Solutions in North and Latin America
NEW ORLEANS, May 9, 2012/PRNewswire/ --
Brightstar Inc., a leading global service company focused on enhancing the performance
and profitability of the key participants in the wireless device value chain and Runcom
Technologies, the world recognized OFDMA pioneer providing End-2-End 4G System solutions
to operators worldwide as well as Mobile Surveillance products for Safe City solutions,
disclosed today that they had signed an agreement that Brightstar will distribute Runcom
4G products in the North and Latin American markets
"Our collaboration with Runcom Technologies will bridge between Runcom's leading 4G
technology to the wireless operators and WISP and will enable them to provide reliable,
competitive and quality broadband services to their subscribers at affordable costs," said
Gustavo Bencid. "Runcom has the leading technology, serving Fixed and Mobile Broadband
Wireless communications and we feel that adding our Marketing & Sales expertise to
Runcom's offering will fulfill the needs of service providers in emerging telecom
markets."
"We see a great opportunity for Fixed and Mobile WiMAX growth in emerging markets,"
said Moshe Levinson, CEO at Runcom. "We value Brighstar leadership, experience and knowhow
in bringing value to Operators and Broadband Service Providers in its Territory, we also
expect that Brightstar will promote Runcom's Safe City solutions, like the deployment in
Buenos Aires that Runcom successfully delivered recently, to municipalities through North
and Latin America."
About Runcom Technologies Ltd.
Runcom is the world's pioneer of OFDMA based End-to-End WiMAX System solutions for
Fixed and Mobile operators worldwide. Runcom's 4G offering includes Base Stations, ASN
Gateways, NOC and a variety of high-end terminals including WiMAX Indoor and outdoor
CPE's, USB Dongles and handsets that comply with the IEEE802.16e-2009 standard for WiBro,
Mobile WiMAX and LTE applications; For more information, visit Runcom on the Internet: http://www.runcom.com or contact:
Israel Koffman
VP Marketing and Sales
Direct Phone: +972-3-9428874
Office Phone: +972-3-9428888
Mobile Phone: +972-545-303110
Skype: Israel.Koffman
FAX: +972-3-9528805
About Brightstar Corp.
Brightstar is the world's largest specialized wireless distributor and a leading
global services company focused on enhancing the performance and profitability of the key
participants in the wireless device value chain. The company supports over 80,000 points
of sale worldwide with operations in 51 countries and territories and provides a
comprehensive range of more than 100 customized services for value-added distribution,
supply chain optimization, retail, government and VARs, and consumer services.
Brightstar's services help customers manage the growing complexity of the wireless device
value chain and enable them to increase product availability, expand their channel reach
and drive supply chain efficiencies by getting the right products to the right place at
the right time for the best value.
For more information, contact:
Luis Cordoba
direct +l-305-921-1366 Mobile +1-305-815-6243 (New Mobile number)