Wi-LAN Signs Wireless Patent Deal with Pantech

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6:05 am on January 20, 2009 | Category: Business, Wireless Technology, Cellular

Just days after licensing a wealth of intellectual property to Samsung Electronics, Ottawa-based Wi-LAN Inc. has reached a patent deal with Pantech & Curitel Communications Inc., another Korean cell phone manufacturer.

Pantech has signed a multi-year agreement relating to “certain patents of Wi-LAN in the area of wireless technology,” according to a statement by Wi-LAN. Specific terms of this agreement were not disclosed.

Pantech is currently the third largest handset maker in South Korea (behind Samsung and LG), and manufactures a number of devices for American carriers such as Verizon Wireless and AT&T.