EXHIBIT 23

            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the following Registration
Statements:

-     Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-87863) pertaining to the
      Brightpoint, Inc. 1994 Stock Option Plan, as amended, the 1996
      Brightpoint, Inc. Stock Option Plan, as amended, the Brightpoint, Inc.
      Non-employee Director Stock Option Plan and the Brightpoint, Inc. Employee
      Stock Purchase Plan

-     Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-108496) pertaining to the
      Brightpoint, Inc. Amended and Restated Independent Director Stock
      Compensation Plan, and

-     Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-118769) pertaining to the
      Brightpoint, Inc. 2004 Long-Term Incentive Plan;

of our reports dated February 21, 2006, with respect to the consolidated
financial statements and schedule listed in Item 15(a) of Brightpoint, Inc. and
Brightpoint, Inc., management's assessment of the effectiveness of internal
control over financial reporting and the effectiveness of internal control over
financial reporting of Brightpoint, Inc., included in this Annual Report (Form
10-K) for the year ended December 31, 2005.

                                                   /S/  ERNST & YOUNG LLP

Indianapolis, Indiana
March 2, 2006