Centurion Wireless Technologies Announces Industry's Lowest Profile Antenna for Satellite Radio; Compact Antenna To Help Drive Satellite Radio Adoption.Business & Technology Editors CTIA (1) See CompTIA. (2) (Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association, Washington, DC, www.ctia.org, www.wow-com.com) A membership organization founded in 1984 that is involved with regulatory and public affairs issues in the wireless industry. Wireless 2002 LINCOLN, Neb. & ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 18, 2002 Centurion Wireless Technologies, Inc., the leading manufacturer of antennas and power products 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. , today unveiled the industry's lowest profile Satellite Radio (SDARS SDARS Satellite Digital Audio Radio Services ) Antenna for in-vehicle satellite radio systems at the CTIA Wireless 2002 Expo in Orlando, FL. This new antenna, designed to meet specifications for XM Satellite Radio with future support for Sirius, will soon be available for aftermarket, OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and and private label sales. "Our new Low-Profile SDARS Antenna offers satellite radio system manufacturers, car manufacturers and end-users the solution they have been searching for," said Gary Kuck, 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. of Centurion. "System engineers can now enhance the reliability of their product with our antenna's superior performance, without sacrificing the design vision of the automotive design Automotive design is the profession involved in the development of motor vehicles or more specifically road vehicles. This most commonly refers to automobiles but also refers to motorcycles, trucks, buses, coaches, and vans. engineer." Unlike traditional patch, helix or dipole satellite radio antennas, the compact, low-profile SDARS Antenna does not detract from detract from verb 1. lessen, reduce, diminish, lower, take away from, derogate, devaluate << OPPOSITE enhance verb 2. the intended aesthetics of the vehicle while maintaining a reliable, high-quality connection. The SDARS antenna is a circularly polarized A one-way direction of a signal or the molecules within a material pointing in one direction. design with gain specified from 20 to 60 degrees in elevation. A variety of materials and design specifications can be used depending on the manufacturer's requirements. "By using proprietary antenna technology to drive the design of the antenna, Centurion has achieved a compact antenna that beats the size of other satellite radio antenna offerings with equal performance," said Monty Rohde, VP of Engineering for Centurion. "The low-profile SDARS antenna presents new possibilities in design and aesthetics to system and car manufacturers." In line with Centurion's rigorous testing standards, the Low-Profile SDARS Antenna was tested on vehicles at an outdoor test facility. The Centurion antenna exhibited excellent performance that met all specifications. Centurion also recently received Quality System Requirements To be used efficiently, all computer software needs certain hardware components or other software resources to be present on a computer system. These pre-requisites are known as (computer) system requirements and are often used as a guideline as opposed to an absolute rule. QS9000 certification, signifying that Centurion's quality systems for design, materials management, manufacturing and customer service meet the highest quality standards set by the automotive industry. About Centurion Wireless Technologies, Inc. Centurion is the leading designer and manufacturer of antennas and power products for wireless communications. Industry leading manufacturers of automobiles, mobile phones, handheld devices, PDA's, and professional business radios have relied on the quality and reliability of Centurion's products for almost 25 years. Centurion offers in-house custom design, tooling, mold fitting and production to provide a complete turnkey solution to fit any customer-specific need. With five design centers around the globe, Centurion has one of the largest and most talented R&D teams in the industry. For more information, please visit www.centurion.com . |
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