Design Wins

Sarantel Group PLC 23 August 2007 SARANTEL GROUP PLC Sarantel secures two design wins in the GPS Tracker market Sarantel (AIM: SLG), the leading manufacturer of revolutionary filtering antennas for mobile and wireless devices, has secured two design wins in the personal GPS tracker market for its GeoHelix antenna technology. A personal tracker combines the standard features of a mobile phone with state-of-the-art GPS technology, targeting the needs of the emerging personal safety and asset monitoring markets. In addition to standard mobile phone functionality (voice call, SMS, etc.) a personal tracker supports a variety of GPS navigation and tracking modes. It comes in a very compact slim-line and lightweight package and can be used for many applications including work force management, lone worker protection, VIP monitoring, asset tracking, fleet management and personal navigation systems. Sarantel's GeoHelix antenna has been designed in two trackers: • The Falcom Mambo II Mobile phone and Tracker, and • The Teltonika GH1200 GPS tracker The GeoHelix antenna was selected for its small size, omni-directionality and high performance when hand-held. Unlike other antennas, the GeoHelix does not detune when hand loaded and because the antenna has the broadest beam-width possible, satellites are detected at all angles of the horizon no matter the orientation of the device. The customers were also pleased with its ease of integration in the device, enabling them to save engineering time and resources, and accelerating their time-to-market. David Wither, CEO of Sarantel says: 'We are delighted that our GeoHelix antenna has been selected for these two combined mobile phone and GPS tracker devices. Used as a standard component, our customers can integrate our antenna into their devices very easily and hence reduce their risk. These design wins provide further evidence that our technology enables GPS devices to deliver high performance in a small hand held package, which reflects the consumer trends in the GPS market.' Notes to Editors: Sarantel is a leader in the design of high-performance miniature antennas for portable wireless applications including hand-held navigation, satellite radio and laptop computers. Sarantel's revolutionary ceramic filtering antennas offer dramatically improved performance over existing antenna designs, resulting in a clearer signal, better range and a 90 per cent reduction in the amount of signal radiation absorbed by the body. Because of their smaller size and higher capabilities, Sarantel's antennas enable manufacturers to create innovative high-volume consumer products incorporating technologies such as GPS, Wi-Fi, WiMax, 3G, GPRS, Satellite Radio and Bluetooth. More information about the company is available at www.sarantel.com Enquiries: Sarantel Group PLC 01933 670560 David Wither, CEO www.sarantel.com College Hill Associates Ltd 0207 457 2020 Carl Franklin Ben Way This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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