Personal Communications Devices LLC

Personal Communications Devices develops wireless communication for service providers/carriers in North and South America. The privately-held company offers fixed wireless devices, wireless broadband modems, handsets, smartphones, tracking devices, netbooks and messaging devices for cellular service providers, as well as technical testing, quality control, marketing and warranty support services for its carrier and technology partners. PCD's technology partners include Virgin Mobile, COX, Cricket Wireless, Verizon, U.S Cellular, Telus, Telephona, Movilnet, Metro PCS, Digicell, Cellular South, Claro and others. Personal Communications Devices also develops and markets accesories including batteries, hands free equipment, connectivity equipment, chargers and cases. In addition, Personal Communications Devices offers a variety of product planning and development services for CDMA GSM and HSDPA GPRS platforms. Personal Communications Devices LLC started in 1984 as the cellular division of Audiovox and was sold to UTStarcom in 2004. In 2008, UTStarcom divested Personal Communications Devices LLC to AIG Vantage Capital.
In March of 2011 PCD announced that they had been selected by Sprint to manage its Tier II and Tier II vendor relationships. In this role, PCD will assist Sprint in developing new products and support numerous vendors throughout the globe.
Cost Structure: Personal Communications Devices outsources manufacturing of its equiptment, primarily to overseas manufacturers in low cost areas such as the Far East. As a result, its employee size are relatively small for a company of its size, consisting primarily of headquarters executive staff dealing with corporate functions as well as marketing and its direct sales force. Thus Personal Communications Devices is able to achieve an unusually high productivity level (revenues per employee). See PrivCo Graph for Personal Communications Devices: Productivity.