As 3G communication services in Mexico were launched in beginning of this year (2008), Pantech, announced its plan to sells cell phones in the growing Mexican 3G phone market. The first phone that Pantech is going to export to this South America country is Pantech C600 flip-style phone. The C600 features a build-in MP3 digital music player, dual camera, movie player, other multimedia features that are “designed to fit Mexican consumers”.

Lim, Seong-Jae, managing director and director of overseas marketing headquarter of Pantech Group said: “Pantech Group has surveyed the taste and life style of local consumers and reflected them in planning and development of the product.” “C600 is designed as primary colors to meet the needs fully in the Mexican market where demand of 3G is increasing. Pantech Group is making efforts to take leadership in Mexican 3G handset market.”