Brightpoint Signs Exclusive Agreement With Triton PCS.

INDIANAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 4, 1998--Brightpoint, Inc. (Nasdaq:CELL) announced an exclusive agreement to provide integrated services for Triton PCS, Inc. Brightpoint will provide a variety of integrated services for Triton PCS, including inventory maintenance, management and distribution to Triton's stores, its agents, dealers and to end-users.

Triton PCS, based in Malvern, Pennsylvania, is building and will operate a digital wireless network in Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia covering more than 13 million people. Triton PCS is a member of the AT&T Digital Wireless Network, which is licensed to cover more than 80 percent of the United States. Additional information on Triton PCS can be found on the web at http://www.tritonpcs.com.

Brightpoint, Inc. is a leading provider of innovative services to network operators and equipment manufacturers in the global wireless telecommunications industry. Brightpoint strives to enhance the success of its customers through the specialized and focused provision of efficient and effective solutions to their mission critical business requirements. The Company's innovative services include inventory management, prepaid solutions, custom packaging and other outsourced services. Additional information about the Company can be found on its website at www.brightpoint.com or by calling its toll-free Investor Relations Information line at 877-IIR-CELL (877-447-2355).

"Forward-looking statements" as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 may be included in this news release. A variety of factors could cause the Company's actual results to differ from the reported results expressed in such forward-looking statements. Investors are referred to the Company's Cautionary Statements (Exhibit 99 to the Company's most recent Form 10-Q), which statements are incorporated into this news release by reference.