UK Oil & Gas Regulatory News (UKOG)

23 Aug 2007 07:01

Sarantel Group PLC23 August 2007 SARANTEL GROUP PLC Sarantel secures two design wins in the GPS Tracker market Sarantel (AIM: SLG), the leading manufacturer of revolutionary filteringantennas for mobile and wireless devices, has secured two design wins in thepersonal GPS tracker market for its GeoHelix antenna technology. A personal tracker combines the standard features of a mobile phone withstate-of-the-art GPS technology, targeting the needs of the emerging personalsafety and asset monitoring markets. In addition to standard mobile phonefunctionality (voice call, SMS, etc.) a personal tracker supports a variety ofGPS navigation and tracking modes. It comes in a very compact slim-line andlightweight package and can be used for many applications including work forcemanagement, lone worker protection, VIP monitoring, asset tracking, fleetmanagement 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 andhigh performance when hand-held. Unlike other antennas, the GeoHelix does notdetune when hand loaded and because the antenna has the broadest beam-widthpossible, satellites are detected at all angles of the horizon no matter theorientation of the device. The customers were also pleased with its ease ofintegration 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 twocombined mobile phone and GPS tracker devices. Used as a standard component, ourcustomers can integrate our antenna into their devices very easily and hencereduce their risk. These design wins provide further evidence that ourtechnology enables GPS devices to deliver high performance in a small hand heldpackage, which reflects the consumer trends in the GPS market." Notes to Editors: 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 Enquiries: Sarantel Group PLC 01933 670560David Wither, CEO www.sarantel.com College Hill Associates Ltd 0207 457 2020Carl FranklinBen Way This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange