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26 Jul 2005 07:02

Sarantel Group PLC26 July 2005 For immediate release 26 July 2005 Sarantel Group PLC Military equipped with Sarantel GPS Antenna Sarantel Group plc ("Sarantel"), the leading manufacturer of revolutionaryfiltering antennas for wireless devices, today announces that Encore Software ofBangalore, India will use Sarantel's GeoHelix GPS antenna in its new Saathi PDAfor the Indian Army. The Sarantel GPS antenna ensures that every Indian soldierwith a Saathi has optimum GPS reception across all environments and locations. The Saathi is a robust tactical GPS enabled PDA with integrated radio and acustomised GIS application for displaying military maps and location of otherdevices. Weighing 875 grams, the Saathi can easily fit into a soldier's palm andalso has a remotely operated self-destruction and activation feature forpreventing misuse by unauthorised persons. Encore Software integrated Sarantel's high performance miniature GPS antenna inthe Saathi to ensure soldiers have stable GPS reception in unstable conditionsi.e near people or other electronics in the radio. While conventional antennasde-tune and become inefficient when in contact with RF-absorbing materials likethe soldier's hand or head, Sarantel's GeoHelix GPS antennas stay on frequencyregardless of how they are used. The Sarantel antenna also works in random orientations because of the antenna'somni-directional capability. This important capability removes the burden onsoldiers to think about orienting the Saathi in order to achieve reliableperformance. Mr. Mark Mathais, President of Encore Software Mobile Computing Products says:"The Sarantel GeoHelix antenna is the only antenna we could source for use onthe Saathi. A patch antenna was not acceptable to the customer." David Wither, CEO of Sarantel commented: "The Saathi is the first time theSarantel GPS antenna has been used in a large scale military application. GPS isan invaluable tool for the soldier. The Sarantel GPS antenna providesexceptional reception in extreme conditions and enables Indian soldiers to carryout their duties without having to worry about GPS performance." -ends- For further information please contact: Sarantel Group PLC www.sarantel.comDavid Wither, CEO/Sitkow Yeung, CFO 01933 670560 Smithfield 020 7360 4900Sara Musgrave/Sarah Richardson Notes to editors About Sarantel Sarantel designs, manufactures and sells patented, ceramic, filtering antennasfor use in portable wireless devices such as Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs),laptops and Third Generation (3G) mobile devices. Its current focus is onproducing antennas for the Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) market which allowa clearer signal than conventional antennas whilst reducing the amount of energyabsorbed by the body by approximately 90 per cent. The antennas simplify systemdesign, thus allowing design standardisation and reduced time to market and costfor manufacturers. As well as GPS, Sarantel's antenna technology is capable of servicing multipleemerging high volume markets such as Wi-Fi, 3G, Satellite Radio and Bluetooth.These markets are expected to be key in the future success of mobile networkoperators and device manufacturers. Sarantel's antennas significantly improvethe performance of wireless systems by increasing the range and effectivebandwidth. Sarantel is planning to commence high volume delivery of its antennasinto the satellite radio market within the next 12 months. Sarantel listed on AIM, a market operated by the London Stock Exchange, on 2ndMarch 2005 at an issue price of 82p. Sarantel is included in the IT Hardwaresector (93) within the Telecommunications equipment sub-sector (938) and has aRIC code of SLG.L About Encore Software Encore Software is a Bangalore based technology developer operating in the areasof DSP and Embedded Systems. Encore licenses its DSP based modems, speech codersand VoIP protocols to some of the world's leading semiconductor andtelecommunication equipment manufacturers. For more information please visitwww.ncoretech.com. Pictures are available for the media to view and download from www.vismedia.co.uk This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange