Pantech Curitel

Pantech

Type	Public (South Korean Stock Exchange: 063350-KOR)
Industry	Telecommunications
Founded	1990
Headquarters	Digital Media City, Seoul, South Korea
Key people	Byeong-Yeop Park, Founder Charles Gwang Chul Park, President & CEO Wyatt Whaley, VP Product Management EG Lee, VP Repair Operations , John Trahan, VP Supply Chain
Products	Mobile phones
Revenue	$3.5 billion USD (2006) [1]
Operating income	$43.1 million USD (2006) [2]
Net income	$19 million USD (2006) [3]
Employees	4,664 (2006)
Website	www.pantech.com

Pantech Curitel is a South Korean company specializing in manufacturing mobile phones. 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 phones primarily for AT&T, Verizon and they also manufactured 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.

Pantech Phones and Wireless Devices

Mobile phones and wireless devices manufactured by Pantech:

AT&T=

• 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

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 left 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.

• Pantech Matrix Pro

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. The "Pantech Jest" is a square but rounded on the corners in is about 3 inches long and 2 inches wide, 2 megapixel camera.

• Pantech Pursuit

The Pursuit is Pantech's first touchscreen phone. It features a full, four row QWERTY keyboard, meant for quick messaging.

• Pantech Laser

The Laser is a touchscreen messaging phone with a full QWERTY keyboard. It is marketed as "the world's thinnest messaging phone", due to its ultra-thin body. It is less than a centimeter thick.

• Pantech Ease

The Ease is a touch screen phone, with a full slide-out QWERTY keyboard. It features a 2.0 Megapixel camera, built in Facebook, mobile web, and mobile e-mail.

• Pantech Link

The Link is a quick messaging phone with a QWERTY keyboard for Facebook, mobile web, and messaging.

Verizon

• Pantech Breakout

The Breakout is a smartphone with LTE capabilities and runs Android 2.3 Gingerbread. It is currently being used by Verizon Wireless.

• 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 Jest

The Jest is a phone with a slide down QWERTY keyboard. The "Pantech Jest" is a square but rounded on the corners in is about 3 inches long and 2 inches wide, 2 megapixel camera.

• 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]

• Pantech Crux

The Crux is an all touch screen phone with a music player and a microSD slot.

See also

• List of Korea-related topics
• Economy of South Korea
• Chaebol
• Communications in South Korea

External links

• Pantech Homepage
• Korean Pantech Homepage
• SKY
• Curitel Homepage
• Pantech & Curitel Mobile GUI design case study
• Pantech de Argentina

References

1. ^ "Verizon Wireless UMW190 Global USB Modem". http://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/store/controller?item=phoneFirst&action=viewPhoneDetail&selectedPhoneId=4968&capId=&phoneTopRated=. Retrieved 2010-10-18.