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Kodiak Networks and Pantech Co., Ltd. Enter Global Handset Partnership; Companies Collaborate on Marketing Push to Talk (PTT) Enabled Handsets With Advanced Voice Services Functionality.


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, Calif. & SEOUL, South Korea -- Kodiak Networks, the leading provider of advanced wireless voice systems and Pantech Pantech can be:-
  • Pantech Curitel, a Korean company specializing in manufacturing mobile phone terminals.
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 Co., Ltd., an affiliate of Pantech Group, the number two mobile phone company in South Korea, today announced their global partnership to market a broad range of Push to Talk (PTT (1) (Postal, Telegraph & Telephone) The governmental agency responsible for combined postal, telegraph and telephone services in many European countries.

(2) See push-to-talk.

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) enabled handsets with advanced voice services (AVS (Audio Video Coding Standard) A video compression technique developed by Chinese companies and supported by the Chinese government. Expected to provide better compression than MPEG-2, AVS was created to avoid paying royalties to the MPEG licensors, which are outside ) functionality.

The global handset license and strategic marketing agreement will allow the two companies to jointly develop innovative handsets that enable premium voice services applications including real-time availability, full-duplex group conferencing, instant voice messaging Using voice mail as an alternative to electronic mail, in which voice messages are intentionally recorded, not because the recipient was not available.  and group SMS (1) (Storage Management System) Software used to routinely back up and archive files. See HSM.

(2) (Systems Management Server) Systems management software from Microsoft that runs on Windows NT Server.
. This partnership hallmarks Pantech's entry into the PTT device market.

"We are very pleased to partner with Pantech on PTT-enabled devices for the global marketplace," said Timothy Hall, vice president of strategic alliances, Kodiak Networks. "Pantech has consistently demonstrated their ability to produce handsets that appeal to a broad segment of consumers and professionals, through innovative design and unique functionality."

"Our global partnership agreement with Kodiak Networks underscores our commitment to develop exciting and compelling devices that attract a wide range of customers," said Tae Hyun Jeong, vice president of R&D planning, Pantech Group. "We believe that there is a very robust market opportunity for advanced voice services throughout the world and we're delighted to partner with Kodiak to meet this increased demand for PTT and AVS-enabled devices."

About Kodiak Networks

Kodiak Networks (www.kodiaknetworks.com) is the leading advanced wireless systems innovator for network operators worldwide. The Kodiak Real-Time Exchange(TM) (RTX RTX Russian Traded Index
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) System enables operators to deliver premium, integrated wireless voice services to their customers with guaranteed Quality of Service (QoS). With the best overall performance, fastest speed and lowest latency in the industry, the Kodiak RTX enables a new category of Advanced Voice Services (AVS), including Instant Calling, Instant Conferencing, Instant Voice Messaging, Instant Availability and Group SMS. Kodiak Networks offers GSM, CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) A method for transmitting simultaneous signals over a shared portion of the spectrum. The foremost application of CDMA is the digital cellular phone technology from QUALCOMM that operates in the 800 MHz band and 1.9 GHz PCS band.  and UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunications System) The GSM implementation of the 3G wireless phone system. Part of IMT-2000, UMTS provides service in the 2 GHz band and offers global roaming and personalized features.  voice systems that can be easily scaled from independent operators to multinational carriers utilizing 2G or 3G wireless networks. Kodiak carrier customers include Orange S.A (Europe); Alltel, Amp'd Mobile, Bluegrass bluegrass, any species of the large and widely distributed genus Poa, chiefly range and pasture grasses of economic importance in temperate and cool regions. In general, bluegrasses are perennial with fine-leaved foliage that is bluish green in some species.  Cellular, Cellcom, Cellular South, Cingular Wireless, Carolina West, East Kentucky Network, MTS Allstream and 3Rivers Wireless (North America); Airtel and Idea (India); and IT&E (Guam). The Kodiak thin client is available on SIMs produced by leading vendors including Gemalto and Sagem Orga. Kodiak handset software is available on handsets produced by leading manufacturers including Motorola, Samsung, Sony Ericsson, Nokia, LG, Kyocera, Sagem, Pantech, T&A Mobile Phones and Palm.

About Pantech

Pantech, through its affiliates, Pantech Co., Ltd., Pantech & Curitel Communications, Inc. and Pantech C&I Co., is the number two mobile phone company in South Korea and is the seventh largest handset manufacturer in the world. Pantech has been responsible for a number of breakthrough innovations in the mobile technology sector, including the introduction in 2004 of the world's first fingerprint recognition camera phone, as well as award winning camcorder, MP3 and DMB (Digital Multimedia Broadcasting) See mobile TV.  phones. In 2005, Pantech affiliate Pantech & Curitel Communications acquired SK Teletech Co., the handset manufacturing arm of SK Telecom, the number one mobile network operator in South Korea. The SKY brand, originally marketed by SK Teletech as the most popular premium handset brand in South Korea, has since become part of the Pantech brand portfolio. Pantech markets its products under the SKY and Curitel brands in the domestic Korean market and under the Pantech brand overseas. Pantech collectively has approximately 5,000 employees and 22 regional sales offices worldwide. For more information on Pantech, please visit www.pantech.com.

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