Commencement of shipment

Sarantel Group PLC
01 November 2006



Embargoed until 7am                                             1 November 2006

                        Sarantel Group PLC ('Sarantel')

                   Commencement of volume shipments to TomTom

Sarantel, the leading manufacturer and supplier of filtering antennas for
wireless devices, today announces that it has begun volume shipments to TomTom
for the Navigator 6.

TomTom has embedded Sarantel's high performance GPS antenna into its high
sensitivity Bluetooth GPS receiver in order to obtain the best possible GPS
reception across all locations and environments. The TomTom Navigator 6 includes
the latest personal navigation software and maps with the smallest and lightest
wireless Bluetooth GPS receiver on the market.

The Navigator 6 is an ideal solution for customers who already own a PDA or
Smartphone and want an accessory with navigation capability. Users simply upload
the Navigator software on their PDA/Smartphone and with the small wireless
receiver, turn their own existing device into a high performance GPS navigator.

Commenting on the commencement of volume shipments to TomTom, David Wither Chief
Executive Officer said: 'We are very pleased to be supplying the GPS antenna for
the sophisticated Navigator 6 which interfaces with PDAs and Smartphones, making
GPS devices more accessible than they have been before. The expected shipments
help underpin our current year forecasts and we are delighted to be able to
continue our working relationship with TomTom.'

For further information please contact:

Sarantel Group PLC                                        01933 670560
Geoff Shingles, Chairman / David Wither, CEO              www.sarantel.com
Ambrian Partners                                          020 7776 6410
Tim Goodman
Smithfield                                                020 7360 4900
Sara Musgrave / Tania Wild


Notes to Editors

About Sarantel:

Sarantel designs, manufactures and sells patented, ceramic, filtering antennas
for use in portable wireless devices. These antennas allow a clearer signal than
conventional antennas whilst reducing the amount of energy absorbed by the body
by approximately 90 per cent. They also simplify system design, thus allowing
design standardisation and reduced time to market and cost for manufacturers.
Sarantel's antennas significantly improve the performance of wireless systems by
increasing their range and effective bandwidth.

The company supplies antennas to the Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) market
and the North American satellite radio market and Sarantel's antennas have been
successfully designed into Personal Navigation Devices (PNDs), laptops and
Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs). Sarantel's antenna technology is also
capable of servicing multiple high volume markets such as wi-fi, 3G and
Bluetooth.

Sarantel listed on AIM, a market operated by the London Stock Exchange, on 2nd
March 2005 and is included in the IT Hardware sector (93) within the
Telecommunications equipment sub-sector (938) and has a RIC code of SLG.L




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