Pantech
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| Company type | Public (South Korean Stock Exchange: 063350-KOR) |
|---|---|
| Industry | Telecommunications |
| Founded | 1990 |
| Headquarters | , |
Key people | Byeong Y. Park, President & CEO |
| Products | Mobile phones |
| Revenue |  $3.5 billion USD (2006) [1] |
 $43.1 million USD (2006) [2] | |
| $19 million USD (2006) [3] | |
Number of employees | 4,664 (2006) |
| Website | www.pantech.com |
Pantech Curitel is a South Korean company specializing in manufacturing mobile phone terminals. It was established in 2000. Its market is mainly domestic, but Pantech Curitel also has interests in Brazil, Japan, Hong Kong, China, India, Europe, Australia, Taiwan, USA, Mexico and Canada. It is currently the third largest mobile handset maker in South Korea, behind Samsung and LG Group. The company manufactures the Helio Ocean, which was publicly released on Friday, May 11, 2007 by Helio, but since May 25, 2010 has been discontinued after Sprint/Nextel's acquisition of Virgin Mobile USA, who previously had acquired Helio.
Actual Phones and Wireless Devices
The actual mobile phones and wireless devices manufactured by Pantech are:
Pantech C630
The C630 is a slim candy-bar phone, have MP3 player with MicroSD, 1.3 megapixel camera, GPS function, 3G HSDPA and 1.8 inch display with 176x220 resolution.
Pantech Slate
The Slate (marketed as _SLATE) is a slim candy-bar phone with QWERTY keyboard, have MP3 player with MicroSD, 1.3 megapixel camera, and a 2.2 inch display with 220x176 resolution. This phone doesn't have 3G or a GPS function.
Pantech C610
The C610 is a clamshell phone, have MP3 player with MicroSD, 1.3 megapixel camera, GPS function, 3G HSDPA and 1.8 inch display with 176x220 resolution.
Pantech Matrix and Matrix PRO
The Matrix is a double-slide phone, have T9 keyboard and a full QWERTY keyboard, the phone when is closed can be slided to the right for use the QWERTY keyboard or up to show the standard keyboard. The phone have MP3 player with MicroSD, 1.3 megapixel camera, GPS function, 3G HDSPA. and a 2.2 inch display with 240x320 resolution.
The Matrix PRO is similar to the Matrix but is more rounded, have a 2.4 inch display, 2 megapixel camera and comes with Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 OS.
Pantech Razzle
The Razzle is an odd phone with the ability for the bottom portion to swivel 180°. One side of it has stereo speakers and music controls (pause/play, fast forward, rewind) and the other side contains a full QWERTY keyboard. Has a MicroSD slot, 1.3 megapixel camera, and can use GPS.
It is currently being used by Verizon Wireless.
Pantech UMW190
The Pantech UMW190 is a global ready mobile broadband USB modem. It is capable of connecting to both EV-DO (Rev. 0 and Rev. A) and GSM networks. It is currently being used by Verizon Wireless.[1]
See also
External links
- Pantech Homepage
- Korean Pantech Homepage
- SKY
- Curitel Homepage
- Pantech & Curitel Mobile GUI design case study
- Pantech de Argentina
References
- ^ "Verizon Wireless UMW190 Global USB Modem". Retrieved 2010-10-18.
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