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Brightstar Helps Nortel Provide WiMAX in Caribbean and Latin America

Nortel says it will use Brightstar as a new reseller of its Mobile WiMAX solution in the Caribbean and Latin America regions.

Leveraging its extensive customer base, Brightstar will resell the Nortel solutions to specific categories of customers who do not currently have access to Nortel carrier equipment in the Caribbean and Latin America. Brightstar also intends to employ its extensive distribution channels and logistical capacity in Latin America.

Alex Mercado, WiMAX leader, Nortel Caribbean and Latin America said in a statement that they expect this agreement will help Nortel gain access to previously untapped markets and customers.

Mercado said that in turn, Brightstar will supply its service provider customers with Nortel solutions that will help them meet the demand for mobile video and other high-bandwidth services on a multitude of devices in an increasingly hyperconnected world.

John Bonadurer III, WiMAX general manager at Brightstar, added that the combination of Nortel's world-class WiMAX system capabilities with Brightstar's market reach and access to communications devices, results in a very exciting solution set for their WiMAX customers.

“Given the depth and quality of the Nortel infrastructure, along with the wide array of terminals that Brightstar distributes, we can offer an excellent go-to-market solution and dynamic offering to the market,” said Bonadurer.

Nortel's end-to-end WiMAX solution addresses the key issues of broadband wireless. This includes the ability to support a wide variety of applications with varied quality of service requirements, while driving down OPEX costs. Nortel explains that their WiMAX ecosystem includes MIMO technology expertise and power-efficient base stations that are instrumental in providing service providers with a simplified approach to seizing the WiMAX opportunity.

Brightstar Corp. is a global provider of customized distribution and supply chain solutions for the wireless industry.

Nortel delivers communications capabilities that make the promise of Business Made Simple a reality for their customers.

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Anuradha Shukla is a contributing editor for ContactCenterSolutions, covering call centers, CRM and information technology. To see more of her articles, please visit her columnist page.