Pantech launches handset exclusively for Tata Indicom users

Company Release, November 5

MUMBAI

Pantech announced that Tata Indicom’s ‘Non Stop Mobile’ service would now be available on Pantech mobile handsets. Pantech has launched a range of CDMA mobile handsets, exclusively with Tata Indicom. For this, Pantech introduced the compact, stylish PA-711 handsets and will introduce a series of other feature rich handsets shortly.

Pantech, along with Tata Indicom’s unique Non-stop mobile service will offer to the Indian consumers its cutting edge handsets with a variety of service benefits and develop a significant share in the rapidly growing Indian mobile phone market. Further to the launch of the PA 711 handset, Pantech will also introduce a range of feature rich handsets shortly.

Dr. Moon S. Song, President & CEO of Pantech&Curitel Communications, Inc., said: “India is a very important market for us and, as such, we are committed to offering a wide range of affordable and innovative handsets to our customers in India through the establishment of a lasting and mutually beneficial association with Tata Indicom.”

“Our association with Tata Indicom will further enhance brand recognition for Pantech in the region. We are confident that we will strengthen our position in the market as a provider of attractively priced yet technologically advanced handsets - such as the PA-711 - to our customers in India,” said Dr. Song.

On the occasion Dr. Mukund Rajan, Director-Tata Teleservices Limited, expressed, “It gives us great pleasure to associate with Pantech. We at Tata Indicom share a similar vision as Pantech, which is to enhance the quality and everyday convenience through the use of superior technology available widely at a reasonable cost.”

“Just when Tata Indicom is lighting fire in the world of mobile communications, which will change the way Indians talk forever, Pantech’s sleek and compact handsets will make an entry into the mass consumer market of India. Tata Indicom’s Non Stop Mobile service will enhance Pantech’s popularity with the customers. Together the combination, we hope, would be simply irresistible.”

The PA-711 is a stylish and compact CDMA handset, which features the unique BREW platform, which allows users to download a range of entertainment and productivity applications to personalize their handsets. It also includes the T9 Text Input function, which offers a range of language characters and enables wireless Internet access and email functions.

Pantech plans to build on its partnership with Tata Indicom to increase its share in the rapidly growing Indian handset market, which will in turn support its plans to become one of the top five handset manufacturers in the world.

PA-711 features include:BREW and T9, games, dimension: 107x46x19.5 mm, 90g,external LCD: 1.5″ 65K CSTN, Melody: 32 Polyphonic Ringtones, Downloadable video player, 3-way Calling, 2-Way SMS (English, Hindi),Voice tunes, Call waiting, Voice mail

Usage Time: Up to 180 minutes Talk Time/Up to 180 hrs Stand-by Time.

The PA-711 can be acquired at Rs. 4699 with the benefits of the Tata Indicom Non Stop Mobile’ service across the country through all retail outlets where Tata Indicom mobile phones are exhibited including all Tata Indicom True Value Hubs, Shoppes and Express.

The ‘Non Stop Mobile’ service allows customers to receive free incoming calls for a period of 2 years. There is no fixed monthly commitment, subscribers are free to recharge with any recharge voucher (starting at Rs 50/-) and use the value till he desires upto for the entire validity period of the mobile. All this comes with 100% talk time

For further information, please contact:

David Vaz (Account Manager– Grey Worldwide)

Tel: 022 56636232 /56636363