no other articles link to it . please introduce links to this page from related articles ; try the find link tool for suggestions . april 2010 pantech wireless type private industry wireless founded 2002 headquarters atlanta georgia united states key people beyong yeop park founder ceo charles park ceo nam wyatt whaley vice president product planning nam website www.pantechusa.com pantech wireless inc. pwi formed in 2002 is the north american subsidiary of pantech one of korea s three largest mobile phone manufacturers . contents 1 background 2 products north america 3 pantech company timeline 4 awards 5 references 6 external links background edit pwi has created wireless products for major north american carriers including at & t verizon wireless sprint nextel and virgin mobile . benchmark handsets created by pwi for the north american market include the popular line of dual sliding double keyboard devices such as the pantech duo matrix and pantech matrix pro smartphone . pwi also manufactures slate world s thinnest phone with a qwerty keyboard 1 and c3b the world s smallest camera flip phone . 2 additionally pwi created the breeze a handset that utilizes the principles of universal design which are a set of guidelines that ensure consumer electronics products are of optimal ease of use for customers of all ages and those with disabilities . products north america edit product name date carrier hero may 2006 helio dm p100 apr. 2006 disney mobile c300 jun. 2006 at & t pn 218 aug. 2006 alltel wireless c120 oct. 2006 at & t c3 nov. 2006 at & t ocean feb. 2007 helio c3b may 2007 at & t dm p205 may 2007 disney mobile c150 jul. 2007 at & t pantech duo oct. 2007 at & t pantech duo red feb. 2008 at & t breeze may 2008 at & t c610 oct. 2008 at & t matrix oct. 2008 at & t slate oct. 2008 at & t c630 dec. 2008 at & t ocean 2 feb. 2009 virgin mobile matrix pro feb. 2009 at & t breeze black feb. 2009 at & t link apr. 2010 at & t breeze ii may 2010 at & t pursuit jun. 2010 at & t ease jun. 2010 at & t laser oct. 2010 at & t crossover jun. 2011 at & t breeze iii jul. 2011 at & t pursuit ii jul. 2011 at & t pantech company timeline edit 1991 established pantech co. ltd 2002 established pantech wireless inc. pwi in north america 2003 formed a j v dalian daxian pantech communications co ltd in dalian china 2003 company begins developing pantech branded products 2004 pantech debuts first gsm handset with fingerprint recognition 2005 acquired sk teletech owning sky brand the most upscale premium brand in korea 2005 first entered japan market among korean handset makers delivering 1st model to kddi 2006 first pwi branded device pn 218 offered through alltell 2006 pwi launches c300 world s smallest camera flip phone with at & t 2006 pwi manufacturers ocean first dual sliding double keyboard handset created for helio 2008 slate world s thinnest phone with a qwerty keyboard created for at & t 2009 launched breeze an easy to use and top performing handset for at & t 2009 launched matrix pro a dual sliding smart phone for at & t 2010 launched impact pantech s first haptic dual key board 3g quick messaging phone for at & t 2010 launched reveal a slider with simultaneous numeric and qwerty keypad 3g quick messaging phone for at & t 2010 link pantech s ultra slim and sleek messaging phone launches at at & t 2010 launched breeze ii the successor to the breeze easy to use handset for at & t 2010 pursuit launches for at & t as pantech s first phone with touchscreen 2010 launched pantech ease the first simplicity centric phone for at & t with keyboard and touchscreen 2010 laser at & t s thinnest phone with sliding keyboard is launched 2011 crossover pantech s first android smartphone in the u.s. is launched 2011 20th anniversary of pantech wireless inc. u.s. based subsidiary of pantech group 2011 pantech announces exclusive handset sponsorship of dew tour 2011 pantech announces sponsorship of dew tour pro athletes bucky lasek brett banasiewicz greg lutzka ryan devenzo 2011 inaugural pantech open in ocean city md for dew tour action sports competition awards edit 1995 pantech creates the world s first cdma product 2005 pantech honored with the best mobile phone application distinction at the asian mobile news award 2005 2006 2007 pantech receives seven if design awards and four red dot design awards for excellence and innovation in mobile phone design 2007 pantech s im u200 korean market awarded best of innovation at ces international references edit pantech and at & t debut world s thinnest qwerty keyboard handset press release . pantech wireless . 2008 08 14 . retrieved 2009 09 24 . the world s smallest flip camera phone cnet 2008 05 15 retrieved 2009 09 24 external links edit korea s pantech rings up u.s. sales forbes pantech slate c530 at & t pc magazine pantech matrix testfreaks pantech breeze white at & t cnet pantech s north american offensive businessweek retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title pantech wireless & 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