SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                                Washington, D.C.

                                    FORM 6-K

                            Report of Foreign Issuer

                    Pursuant to Rule 13a- 16 or 15d-16 of the
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                       Press Release dated April 18, 2002

                             Eiger Technology, Inc.
                              330 Bay St. Suite 602
                                   Toronto, ON
                                     M5H 2S8

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                             Eiger Technology, Inc.



Date:  April 18, 2002               Mr. Gerry A. Racicot
                                    President


                              Eiger Beats Deadlines

Toronto, April 18th /CNW/ - Eiger Technology, Inc., (TSE:AXA, OTCBB:ETIFF) is
pleased to announce that the deadlines as outlined in its press release of April
3, 2002, have been met as follows:

a.)   The Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) system between Toronto and New
      York was activated on April 10, 2002. This has permitted designated US
      carriers to interconnect with Onlinetel's Canadian network and terminate
      their calls to Canada with Onlinetel. Pilot projects are underway with
      positive preliminary results. The system also opens the US market to
      Onlinetel's Canadian customers.

b.)   Onlinetel's 10-10 service was also successfully activated on April 12,
      2002. This service will allow callers the ability to place long distance
      calls at a flat rate of $1.00 per call in North America. The official
      marketing campaign, which includes comprehensive print and radio media,
      will launch May 15, 2002.

c.)   As previously announced, Onlinetel is still on schedule to expand its
      system across Canada by May 15th, 2002.

Gerry A. Racicot, President of Eiger says that "Eiger continues to provide a
solid financial and business foundation that will result in value to its
shareholders."

Eiger Technology, Inc. is headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. Eiger, through
Onlinetel, offers Voice over IP services to the Canadian long distance market
and through its Eiger Net and K-Tronik facilities manufactures and distributes
electronic/computer peripherals and electronic ballasts to OEM and consumer
markets worldwide. Eiger is a publicly traded company listed on the Toronto
Stock Exchange. Visit Eiger Technology, Inc's. Website at
www.eigertechnology.com. For more information please contact, Roland P. Austrup,
Vice-President at (416) 216-8659.


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The management of the company, who take full responsibility for its content,
prepared this press release. The Toronto Stock Exchange has not reviewed and
does not accept responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
This press release contains forward-looking statements relating to future events
and results that are based on Eiger's current expectations. These statements
involve risks and uncertainties including, without limitation, Eiger's ability
to successfully develop and market its products, consumer acceptance of such
products, competitive pressures relating to price reductions, new product
introductions by third parties, technological innovations, and overall market
conditions. Consequently, actual events and results in future periods may differ
materially from those currently expected.