21st Jul 2005 07:00
Sarantel Group PLC21 July 2005 Embargoed until 7:00 21 July 2005 Sarantel Group PLC ("Sarantel") Successful equipment commission Sarantel, the leading manufacturer of revolutionary filtering antennas forwireless devices, is pleased to announce that its leading-edge, bespokemanufacturing equipment has been successfully commissioned and is in production.The Company is confident that it now has a scalable production platform andanticipates providing an update on trading following its year end. For further information please contact: Sarantel Group PLC www.sarantel.comDavid Wither, CEO/Sitkow Yeung, CFO 01933 670560 Smithfield 07736 979 302Sara Musgrave Pictures are available for the media to view and download from www.vismedia.co.uk About SarantelSarantel designs, manufactures and sells patented, ceramic, filtering antennasfor use in portable wireless devices such as PDAs, laptops and 3G mobiledevices. Its current focus is on producing antennas for the GPS market whichallow a clearer signal than conventional antennas whilst reducing the amount ofenergy absorbed by the head by approximately 90 per cent. The antennas simplifysystem design, thus allowing design standardisation and reduced time to marketand cost for manufacturers. As well as GPS, Sarantel's antennas are designed to service Wi-Fi, 3G andBluetooth platforms which are expected to be a key element in the future successof mobile network operators and device manufacturers. Sarantel's antennas cansignificantly increase the range and effective bandwidth of Wi-Fi devices andSarantel is planning to commence high volume delivery of its antennas into thesatellite 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 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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