UK Oil & Gas Regulatory News (UKOG)

9 Jan 2007 07:01

Sarantel Group PLC09 January 2007 9 January 2006 Sarantel Sarantel Lands First Double Antenna Win Sarantel's GeoHelix(R)-P2 GPS Antenna and SkyTune(R) Satellite Radio Antennacombine in the Bushnell ONIX 400, world's first handheld navigation device withSatellite Radio. Sarantel (AIM: SLG), the leading manufacturer of revolutionary filteringantennas for mobile and wireless devices, announces its first-ever contract toprovide two different antennas for a portable consumer device. Sarantel will supply its revolutionary GeoHelix GPS antenna and its SkyTuneSatellite Radio antenna for the new Bushnell ONIX 400 - the world's firsthandheld navigation device with built-in satellite radio for real-time weatheralerts. Launched yesterday, the ONIX 400 has already won a 2007 CES InnovationAward at this week's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Navigation and real-time satellite radio reception are technically challenging.Bushnell selected Sarantel's miniature antennas because their small size andhigh performance enabled it to create an innovative handheld product withoutcompromising on GPS accuracy and satellite radio reception - important factorsfor hikers. Sarantel's filtering antennas are omni-directional and maintain highperformance even when in close proximity to each other, or the human body. The ONIX 400 allows the display of weather data, GPS and aerial/satelliteimagery on top of mapping data. The user can subscribe to Live XM weather feedsincluding animated Doppler radar and severe storm tracking and warnings.Additionally, the user can take advantage of XM Satellite Radio entertainmentoptions. Jason Luzar, Bushnell GPS product manager says: "Sarantel's GPS and Satellite Radio antennas enabled us to achieve a rugged,high performance device with a superior level of integration. Thismulti-function hand held GPS device allows users to navigate, download satelliteimagery, aerial photography, topographic maps and get real time weatherinformation from XM Satellite Radio. Bushnell and Sarantel are raising the barin device convergence with the ONIX 400." David Wither, CEO of Sarantel says: "The Bushnell ONIX 400 is a truly innovative product creatively combining worldclass GPS performance with real time satellite radio weather data in anexciting, hand held package. Sarantel's antenna technology is ideal for thistype of highly integrated, hand portable device where antenna performance iscritical. We are delighted Bushnell selected both of our antennas for thistruly remarkable product. Sarantel's antennas are a perfect fit given the highlevel of integration and performance required by Bushnell." In a separate release today, Sarantel announced that it will supply Geohelix Santennas for the world's smallest GPS tracking device, the mywerk Nanotrack. Enquiries: Sarantel 01933 670 560David Wither, Chief Executive OfficerSitkow Yeung, Finance Director College Hill 020 7457 2020Carl Franklin / Ben Way About Sarantel Sarantel is a leader in the design of high-performance miniature antennas forportable wireless applications including hand-held navigation, satellite radioand laptop computers. Sarantel's revolutionary ceramic filtering antennas offer dramatically improvedperformance over existing antenna designs, resulting in a clearer signal, betterrange and a 90 per cent reduction in the amount of signal radiation absorbed bythe body. Because of their smaller size and higher capabilities, Sarantel's antennasenable manufacturers to create innovative high-volume consumer productsincorporating technologies such as GPS, Wi-Fi, WiMax, 3G, GPRS, Satellite Radioand Bluetooth. More information about the company is available at www.sarantel.com This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange