Benefon's New TWIG Discovery Smartphone Navigates with a Sarantel GPS Antenna.WELLINGBOROUGH, England -- Sarantel (LSE LSE - Language Sensitive Editor :SLG See stereo lithography. ), the leading manufacturer of revolutionary filtering antennas for mobile and wireless devices, today announces that its GeoHelix(R) GPS antenna has been designed into the new TWIG Discovery personal navigator and GSM mobile smartphone recently launched by Benefon Oyj of Finland. Benefon, a global leader in the design and manufacture of GSM+GPS mobile phones, selected the GeoHelix antenna for the TWIG because its small size and high performance enables Benefon to create a truly consumer-friendly, reliable, autonomous GPS navigation See GPS. experience. Benefon has a long track record of providing high quality, high sensitivity GPS High Sensitivity GPS receivers use large banks of correlators and digital signal processing to search for GPS signals very quickly. This results in very fast times to first fix when the signals are at their normal levels, for example outdoors. receiver technology in products targeted at security, personnel and fleet management. Announced at 3GSM in Barcelona, the TWIG Discovery extends that heritage into innovative GSM mobile phones for consumers. "There are a lot of mobile phones on the market that claim GPS functionality," said Jonathan Bate Jonathan Bate CBE (born June 26, 1958) is a British scholar of Shakespeare, Romanticism and Ecocriticism. He was educated at Sevenoaks School and the University of Cambridge. , Benefon's CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . "True navigation is much easier to design and more effective to implement when it's a consideration from the outset. TWIG incorporates Benefon's most advanced navigation technology resulting in a reliable and precise navigation experience for the consumer. Sarantel's antenna gave us the luxury of not having to compromise navigation performance while keeping the TWIG small enough to meet consumers' expectations," Bate bate 1 tr.v. bat·ed, bat·ing, bates 1. To lessen the force or intensity of; moderate: "To his dying day he bated his breath a little when he told the story" concluded. The GeoHelix GPS antenna combines several properties that were important for TWIG. The antenna has a small near-field, so it doesn't detune or lose satellite signals when users hold the phone in their hand or near their head. It acts as its own filter, rejecting noise from the GSM transceiver, which adversely affects GPS reception. Additionally, the GeoHelix antenna is omni-directional, providing good reception in random orientations so the user does not need to think about where the antenna is pointing. These factors, along with the antenna's small size, meant that Benefon could embed the GPS antenna inside the phone rather than resorting to using one of the awkward, flip-up patch antennas commonly found in handheld navigation devices. It also means that consumers won't need to purchase a separate wireless GPS device, or be dependent on the operator for GPS network assistance. David Wither, Sarantel CEO says, "The TWIG Discovery really plays to the strengths of our GeoHelix technology. The high performance, small size, and omni-directional nature of the antenna ideally suit mobile handsets, which need to work efficiently even when in close human contact. Consumers can remain blissfully unaware of the technology and appreciate the TWIG for its portability, accuracy, and reliability. It was a privilege to work with the highly experienced Benefon team on this excellent GPS/GSM integrated product." About Sarantel Sarantel Limited is a dynamic, growing company that develops and manufactures a new generation of miniature filtering antennas for wireless communications wireless communications System using radio-frequency, infrared, microwave, or other types of electromagnetic or acoustic waves in place of wires, cables, or fibre optics to transmit signals or data. . Based on 20+ years of research and development, the company has over 200 worldwide patents covering the design and manufacture of antennas that provide clear signals and high performance in all conditions of use. The parent company, Sarantel Group PLC, is based in Wellingborough, England, with offices in Singapore, New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , Seattle, and Dallas. It is publicly traded on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange London Stock Exchange London marketplace for securities. It was formed in 1773 by a group of stockbrokers who had been doing business informally in local coffeehouses. under the symbol SLG. Please visit http://www.sarantel.com for further information. About Benefon Benefon Oyj is a leader in GSM+GPS mobile telematics equipment and solutions. Professional and consumer applications include professional security, personal safety, field and workflow management, asset tracking, and health. Headquartered in Salo, Finland, Benefon has designed and manufactured mobile equipment for GSM and NMT (Nordic Mobile Telephone) An analog cellular phone system deployed in more than 40 countries in Europe. Launched in the Scandinavian countries in 1979, NMT was the first analog cellphone system. Both 450 MHz and 900 MHz versions are available. See cellular generations. cellular systems since 1988. Please visit http://www.benefon.com for further information. More information on Benefon's new product Twig Discovery can also be found on www.twigme.com. |
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