17 February 2010

Sarantel Group PLC

mobile solutions AG chooses Sarantel antenna for GPS phone

Sarantel Group PLC, (AIM: SLG, "Sarantel"), a leading manufacturer of high-performance, miniature filtering antennas for mobile and wireless devices, announces production orders from mobile solutions AG ("mobile solutions"), based in Switzerland, for its creon m300 personal safety mobile phone.

The creon m300 is a tri-band GSM phone that includes full GPS functionality and a number of personal safety features including an emergency key that provides precise GPS coordinates to a pre-determined list of contacts as part of an emergency message.  

Beat Brändle, CEO of mobile solutions AG, said:

"Sarantel's LBS Pro antenna exceeded our performance expectations in this demanding application for customers who will not compromise on safety and reliability. We have designed the creon m300 to work in as many difficult environments as possible, including a user's pocket, and Sarantel's LBS Pro antenna offered mobile solutions the best option, given its high performance close to the body."

David Wither, CEO of Sarantel said:

"We are delighted to announce this design win with mobile solutions, where our LBS Pro antenna has enabled reliable, robust and accurate GPS performance in this safety critical application. It is easy to overlook the negative impact the human body has on GPS antenna performance but safety critical applications like the creon m300 simply can't ignore this problem, which is why mobile solutions chose Sarantel's technology."

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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. With their smaller size and higher capabilities, Sarantel's antennas enable the creation of innovative portable devices for a wide range of portable devices.

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About mobile solutions AG

Founded in 1996 in Switzerland, mobile solutions offers high quality mobile business solutions to provide people on the move with what they need and what they want. Based on a complete range of products and services we make our customers mobile business a success. The portfolio also includes a complete range of mobile content, information terminals and mobile payment solutions. www.mobilesolutions.ch, www.creonphone.com