Pantech Wireless

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.

• 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

• 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

• Korea's Pantech Rings Up U.S. Sales – Forbes at archive.today (archived 2013-01-23)
• Pantech Slate C530 (AT&T) – PC Magazine
• Pantech Matrix – TestFreaks
• Pantech Breeze - white (AT&T) – CNET
• Pantech's North American Offensive – BusinessWeek