Pantech Group, a Korean handset manufacturer, today announced 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.

Pantech U4000

The product, which is available through M6 Mobile, U4000, is a modern and stylish UMTS phone. 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.
Pantech will maintain its commitment to the French mobile phone market, consolidating its partnership with operators and providing tailored products to meet customer’s demand.

U4000 features include:

▷ Network: Tri-band / UMTS
▷ Size & weight: 95 x 43 x 16.5 mm, 90g
▷ Display:1.9” 260K TFT (size: 176 x 220 pixels)
▷ Camera:1.3 Mega pixel + VGA dual cameral 72 polyphonic & MP3 ringtonesl Memory: 30MB of user memory (+ Micro SD card slot provided)
▷ Video telephony / Bluetooth
▷ MPEG4, H.263, H.264
▷ WAP 2.0, JAVA MIDP 2.0, DRM 1.0

Source: Pantech