Four GPS Design Wins

Sarantel Group PLC 21 February 2007 21 February 2007 Sarantel Group plc Sarantel announces four GPS design wins in portable consumer products Sarantel (AIM: SLG), the leading manufacturer of revolutionary filtering antennas for mobile and wireless devices, today announces four handheld design wins for its GeoHelix antenna technology. Selected for its small size and superior handheld performance, the GeoHelix antenna has been designed into a mobile phone distributed by LG Telecom, a GPS-enabled camera from Ricoh, a portable navigation device from R.i.CO., and a personal tracker from Flextrack. The quality of the GPS antenna will be a critical factor in the success of all four devices, which are designed for portable use. Unlike conventional GPS antennas, which lose performance close to the human body, the GeoHelix antenna is designed especially for hand-portable devices, reducing signal absorption by the body by up to 90 per cent. Its omni-directional design also ensures a much clearer view of all GPS satellites within range. The four products are: • Jaty's L2000 mobile phone, designed for the Korean telecoms provider LG Telecom and incorporating navigation, a golf rangefinder, MP3 playback and T-DMB digital television • The Ricoh 500SE GPS-ready Digital Camera - a new GPS application for Sarantel - designed for taking and 'geotagging' photos • A Portable Navigation Device (PND) designed in partnership with the Italian manufacturer R.i.CO. and STMicroelectronics. • A second-generation Flextrack Lommy personal tracker incorporating GSM/ GPRS and voice capabilities. This is a follow-on order - Sarantel having equipped the previous Lommy design. David Wither, CEO of Sarantel says: 'We are delighted that Sarantel has been selected by these market-leading companies to provide such an important component of their products. The diversity of these devices and the breadth of their applications is a strong endorsement of our GeoHelix antenna technology and prove its suitability for a wide range of handheld consumer devices.' Enquiries: Sarantel 01933 670 560 David Wither, Chief Executive Officer Sitkow Yeung, Finance Director College Hill 020 7457 2020 Carl Franklin / Ben Way About Sarantel Sarantel is a leader in the design of high-performance miniature antennas for portable wireless applications including hand-held navigation, satellite radio and laptop computers. 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 high-volume consumer products incorporating technologies such as GPS, Wi-Fi, WiMax, 3G, GPRS, Satellite Radio and 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