UK Oil & Gas Regulatory News (UKOG)

19 Feb 2008 07:00

Sarantel Group PLC19 February 2008 19 February 2008 SARANTEL GROUP PLC Development contract with major US military radio supplier Sarantel (AIM: SLG), the leading manufacturer of revolutionary filteringantennas for mobile and wireless devices, has secured a contract with a major USsupplier of military radios to develop a rugged version of its 2nd generationGPS antenna. Development work on the antenna, which is designed to connect to atactical military radio, will begin immediately and production shipments areexpected to begin next year, 2009. David Wither, Chief Executive of Sarantel said: "This development contract is Sarantel's first Military GPS contract andrepresents a significant step in the Company's diversification strategy. GPS isplaying a central role in the US military's plans to leverage technology and weexpect military GPS to become a growing part of our business in the future. AsGPS is embedded in more hand portable and body worn tactical equipment theadvantages of Sarantel's technology are becoming increasingly clear." Enquiries: SarantelDavid Wither, Chief Executive Officer 01933 670 560Sitkow Yeung, Finance DirectorAmbrian 020 7776 6423 Tim GoodmanCollege Hill 020 7457 2020Adrian Duffield/ Ben Way Notes to Editors: Sarantel (www.sarantel.com) 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. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange