Brightstar Adds Parrot's Bluetooth Car Kits

LAS VEGAS--April 5, 2006--Brightstar, the worldwide leading wireless distribution and supply chain solutions company, has added Parrot's Bluetooth(R) car kits to its line of innovative technology products. The agreement was announced on the eve of CTIA 2006.

Brightstar will display Parrot's new line of Bluetooth hands-free car kits at the Brightstar booth (#5243) at CTIA April 5-7.

Brightstar is known worldwide for their value-added distribution services and their broad portfolio of leading wireless products. Our joint customer-centric approach sets the stage for Parrot to accelerate our growth in 2006 and beyond while meeting the goliath needs of the wireless consumer market," said Edward Valdez, president and chief operating officer of Parrot, Inc.

"Bluetooth technology is in strong demand and Parrot is rapidly becoming a widely recognized global leader in Bluetooth solutions. We believe Parrot will be a successful addition to the Brightstar product portfolio," said Denise Gibson, president of Brightstar US and COO, Brightstar Corp.

Parrot's unique line of professionally installed mobile electronics products include the new Parrot DRIVER HEADSET (that stays charged in a vehicle's accessory plug), PARROT 3400 LS-GPS (with GPS antenna and color LCD for Photo Caller ID), PARROT 3200 LS-COLOR (with color LCD for Photo Caller ID), RHYTHM N' BLUE (AM/FM/CD/MP3 auto stereo receiver with integrated Bluetooth phone function) EASY-DRIVE (Plug & Play), CK3000 EVOLUTION (with trimline keypad), CK3100 (with LCD), CK3300 GPS (with GPS antenna).

About Parrot

A member of Bluetooth SIG since June 2000, Parrot (www.parrot.biz) is a leader in Bluetooth mobile phone accessories with over 1.5 million products sold. The company has developed extensive expertise in voice recognition and digital signal processing both in hardware and software. Parrot's focus is to provide the natural extension of mobile phones in three key areas: hands-free communication, audio streaming, and digital photos. Founded in 1994 by Henri Seydoux, Parrot is a global company headquartered in Paris with offices in Germany, Italy, Spain, UK, US and Hong Kong/China. U.S. offices are in New York, Detroit and Austin, Texas. Parrot products are sold online and through retail stores in more than 40 countries. Parrot and the Parrot logo are trademarks of SA. The "Bluetooth" word mark and logos are owned by the Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and any use of such marks by Parrot is under license. Other trademarks and trade names are those of their respective owners.

About Brightstar

Brightstar Corp. is the leading wireless distributor and supply chain solutions provider for the global wireless telecom industry. Headquartered in Miami, Florida, Brightstar has sales and distribution

operations in North America, Latin America, Asia, Australia and Middle/East Africa and manufacturing facilities in Argentina and Mexico. The company serves over 220 network operators and 25,000 resellers, retailers and agents around the world and also represents many of the world's leading wireless manufacturers. The company exceeded $2.25 billion in revenue in 2005. For more information, visit www.brightstarcorp.com.