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17 Jun 2009 07:00
17 June 2009
Sarantel Group PLC
LBS Pro GPS antenna used in new Sonim XP3 Quest rugged mobile phone
Sarantel Group PLC, (AIM: SLG, 'Sarantel'), a leading manufacturer of high performance, miniature filtering antennas for mobile and wireless devices, announces that Sonim Technologies, Inc., maker of rugged mobile phones, has selected Sarantel's LBS Pro miniature GPS antenna for the new Sonim XP3 Quest mobile phone.
With a combination of small size and high performance, Sarantel's antenna enables the addition of cost-effective and high-accuracy GPS functionality to devices where previously only low-performance solutions were available.
Bob Plaschke, CEO of Sonim Technologies, Inc. commented:
"The excellent performance delivered by the Sarantel antenna fits right in with our aim of delivering a product that meets the needs of our demanding customers. Those needs include GPS capability that works under extreme conditions and that's what we and Sarantel have been able to deliver."
David Wither, CEO of Sarantel said:
"The Sonim XP3 Quest demands high performance in a harsh environment and we have proven the LBS Pro antenna for such a challenging application. We believe its small size and high accuracy make it a compelling addition to the coming generation of GPS-enabled consumer products."
Enquiries
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Sarantel Group PLC |
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David Wither, Chief Executive Officer |
01933 670 560 |
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Sitkow Yeung, Finance Director |
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John East & Partners Limited, a subsidiary of Merchant Securities Plc |
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John East/Simon Clements |
020 7628 2200 |
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College Hill |
020 7457 2020 |
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Adrian Duffield/Carl Franklin |
About Sarantel
Sarantel is a leader in the design of high-performance miniature antennas for portable wireless applications including hand-held navigation, personal and asset tracking, satellite radio and satellite phones. 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 wireless products for the GPS, WiMax, Satellite Radio and Satellite phone markets.
About Sonim Technologies, Inc.
Sonim Technologies is the leading provider of ruggedized phones engineered specifically for people who work and play outdoors or in less than pristine industrial environments.
Sonim also provides an instant VoIP communications suite that enables communications in challenging environments. Sonim is headquartered in San Mateo, California, and can be found on the Web at www.sonimtech.com
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