Brightstar Corp
VERIFIED evidence grade — master store (canonical CSV)
Combined Graph record U-03083 · provenance: canonical master store (CSV), record CTL-I-0177. Master record source: User-supplied article 2026-10-16 (UrbanGeekz) — UNVERIFIED, verify before public citation.
Global wireless distribution company; sold to SoftBank
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Global wireless distribution company; sold to SoftBank
Referenced by
- Marcelo Claure — founded → this record
Sources
- https://group.softbank/en/news/press/20180503 (verification source · master store)
Evidence note (master store)
Global wireless distribution and services company founded in 1997 by Marcelo Claure (SoftBank Group release); acquired by SoftBank (majority stake 2013, completed 2014)
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