Pantech Supplying 3G Handsets to French MVNO

The South Korean handset vendor, Pantech says that it started to supply its branded UMTS phone to M6 Mobile in France from early March. M6 Mobile - a mobile communication service arm of M6-Metropole Television, which is the second biggest television company in France - has used Orange's mobile network for its service and introduced the mobile service early in June, 2005.

The product, which is available through M6 Mobile is the U4000. It features a video telephony function incorporating a 1.3-mega pixel camera and VGA camera, a 1.9 inch 260,000 color TFT and 72 polyphonic ringtones. Other features include Bluetooth, a Micro SD card slot and an MP3 player.

Bells Kim, General Manager, Pantech France, said: "We are excited to diversify the distribution channel of the U4000 in France through a partnership with another mobile operator, M6 Mobile. We hope the deal can help establish the awareness of our brand among the consumers in France, while increasing the number of subscribers of the operator."

Pantech has supplied the U4000 to Orange, the largest mobile service carrier in France since November 2006, marking Pantech's first partnership with a Europe-based global mobile operator."

Posted to the site on 15th March 2007