1st Mar 2006 07:01
Sarantel Group PLC01 March 2006 Sarantel Group PLC ("Sarantel" or "the Group") Update on Satellite Radio antenna deliveries Further to the trading updates made on 20 December 2005 and 3 February 2006,Sarantel announces that it has now commenced volume deliveries of satelliteradio antennas to its customer, XM Satellite Radio. The Group will provide a trading update in early April following its half-yearclose. For further information please contact: Sarantel Group PLC www.sarantel.comDavid Wither, CEO/Sitkow Yeung, CFO 01933 670560 Smithfield 020 7360 4900Sara Musgrave / Jo Thomas Pictures are available for the media to view and download fromwww.vismedia.co.uk 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 and is included in the IT Hardware sector (93) within theTelecommunications equipment sub-sector (938) and has a RIC code of SLG.L This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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