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| Defunct | July 7, 2006 (2006-07-07) |
| Headquarters | South Korea |
Key people | Yi Cheol-sang (CEO) |
VK Mobile was a South Korean company specialising in manufacturingmobile phone terminals. It was part of the brand nameVK (short forViable Korea) which was established in 2001. It originally started as an importer ofLithium ion polymer batteries for mobile phones in 1997, but began production of its own batteries in 2000 and mobile phones in 2001.
VK Mobile targeted primarily markets in Japan,Hong Kong, China,Europe, Australia,Taiwan, United States and Canada. The main technology has beenCDMA andPCS but there have been also plans to expand into other areas.
TheCEO of the company, Yi Cheol-sang, was already famous before he started business as one of the leaders of South Koreanstudent activism.
On July 7, 2006, VK Mobile filed for bankruptcy after it suffered several financial difficulties resulting from operational loss.
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