Glentel Inc. (GLN)

GLENTEL Inc., an independent multicarrier mobile phone retailer, provides wireless communications services and solutions to consumers and commercial customers. The company’s Retail Canada division, doing business as (dba) WIRELESSWAVE, WAVE SANS FIL, TBooth wireless, la cabine T sans fil, WIRELESS etc., SANS FIL etc., and MacStation offer personal wireless and wired communications products and services; and a network carrier to consumers through retail outlets, Costco Wholesale, and Target stores, as well as manages Samsung branded retail stores. Its Retail U.S. division, dba Diamond Wireless, retails Verizon wireless products through mall-based kiosks, inline locations, and BJ’s wholesale clubs. The company’s Retail U.S. division, dba Wireless Zone, operates as a franchisor of Wireless Zone retail stores that provide Verizon Wireless products, as well as operates company owned retail stores. Its Retail Australia division, dba Allphones, operates as a franchisor and licensor of the Allphones retail store network that offers multicarrier mobile phone and telecommunication products; and operates company owned retail stores. The company’s Business division provides wireless solutions to public and private sector customers, including designing and commissioning wireless networks for applications in the technical areas of terrestrial radio systems and satellite network services. GLENTEL Inc. also offers wireless systems and hardware, rental equipment, and system implementation services. As of December 31, 2014, the company operated approximately 503 locations in Canada; 738 retail locations in the United States; and 147 retail locations in Australia and the Philippines. GLENTEL Inc. was founded in 1963 and is headquartered in Burnaby, Canada. As of May 20, 2015, Glentel Inc. is a joint venture of BCE Inc. and Rogers Communications Inc.