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Sarantel Group PLC
07 October 2009
 



7 October 2009


Sarantel Group PLC


Digital camera antenna production order secured


Sarantel Group PLC (AIM: SLG, 'Sarantel'), a leading manufacturer of high-performance, miniature filtering antennas for mobile and wireless devices, has received production orders for its GeoHelix LBS Pro GPS antenna for use in a GPS module, specifically designed for the Ricoh 500SE digital camera by EKA Technology.


The SE-2 is the second generation GPS module, designed for the Ricoh 500SE, which uses Sarantel's antenna technology. When attached to the camera, the SE-2 provides an integrated geo-tagging solution which embeds GPS coordinates and direction with captured images and enables the seamless transfer of pictures and geo-data to the supporting mapping software.


David Wither, CEO of Sarantel, commented:


 "We are delighted to announce the second design win for the Ricoh 500SE GPS camera module. We worked closely with EKA Technology to embed our GPS antenna and accomplished the design goals of reducing the module size and maintaining robust and accurate GPS performance when the camera is hand held."


Arun Madhav, President EKA Technology Inc., said, 


"Following the success of the SE-1 module, Sarantel's GeoHelix LBS Pro was the clear choice for this second generation product which enabled us to develop a more compact solution while maintaining the high performance levels demanded by Ricoh."


Enquiries:


Sarantel Group PLC

01933 670 560

David Wither, Chief Executive Officer 


Sitkow Yeung, Finance Director




John East & Partners Limited, a subsidiary of Merchant Securities PLC

020 7628 2200

John East/Simon Clements




College Hill 

020 7457 2020

Carl Franklin/Adrian Duffield 





About Sarantel


Sarantel is a leader in the design of high-performance miniature antennas for portable wireless applications. 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 wireless products for the GPS, WiMax, Satellite Radio and Satellite phone markets.


www.sarantel.com



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