BRIGHTSTAR CORPORATION ACHIEVES ISO 9001:2000 CERTIFICATION

MIAMI – December 31, 2003 – Brightstar Corporation, a distributor and provider of value-added services for the wireless telecommunications industry, announced it has received ISO 9001:2000 certification at its Miami facility. This achievement marks Brightstar’s compliance to the International Organization for Standardization (ISO)‘s quality management requirements.

“Achieving certification was a major priority for our organization,” said R. Marcelo Claure, President & CEO of Brightstar Corporation. “Our entire company’s commitment to high quality standards is indicative of the value and service we seek to provide our customers every day.”

The ISO 9001:2000 standards required a critical analysis of every aspect of Brightstar’s management systems with a focus on customer satisfaction and continual improvement. To qualify, Brightstar was independently audited and found to be in compliance with the ISO 9001:2000 standard. The ISO 9001:2000 certification is valid for three years, with periodic on-site audits by independent auditors to confirm compliance and continual improvement processes.

Brightstar Corp. is a privately-held, minority-owned company that has achieved extraordinary organic growth; almost doubling its revenues each year since its founding in October 1997-$14 million in 1997, $73 million in 1998, $140 million in 1999, $355 million in 2000, $631 million in 2001 and $849 million in revenues in 2002. The company expects to exceed $1.1billion in fiscal 2003.