Sarantel GPS Antenna Selected by Comrod for Maritime Identification System.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers WELLINGBOROUGH, England--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 26, 2004 Combined UIAS UIAS Unified Information Access System antenna contributes to safety of life at sea Sarantel has won a contract to supply its GPS antenna to Norwegian antenna systems developer Comrod, as part of Comrod's new combined VHF (Very High Frequency) The range of electromagnetic frequencies from 30 MHz to 300 MHz. and GPS antenna intended to meet the new UAIS UAIS Universal Automatic Identification System (US Coast Guard) UAIS Universal Automatic Identification System (ITU Rec. M. (universal automatic identification system) regulations for maritime applications. UAIS is a growing part of international SOLAS (safety of life at sea) conventions, which now require automatic identification of vessels of certain size to other vessels and transmission of identification and status information to land-based VTS See VOB and virtual tape system. VTS - A suite of test programs for Motif from OSF. (vessel traffic services) receivers. The Sarantel GeoHelix antenna was chosen for its ability to receive global positioning system Global Positioning System: see navigation satellite. Global Positioning System (GPS) Precise satellite-based navigation and location system originally developed for U.S. military use. (GPS) signals in the presence of strong electromagnetic interference, and when the GPS antenna is in continuous motion. The design win was achieved by Acal Norway, which was appointed by Sarantel to support Norwegian developers. Mr Enok Odegaard, sales manager of Comrod Marine Division said, 'As greater numbers of smaller vessels come under mandatory requirement to fit UAIS equipment, there is an increasing need to make solutions more cost effective - the size and impressive performance of Sarantel's antenna made simple economic sense.' Nils Olav Gjorvad, product manager GPS/GSM of Acal Norway adds, 'This has truly demonstrated the breadth of application that Sarantel's antenna can address, we wish Comrod every success as they take their solution to the maritime market.' Sarantel's GeoHelix antenna is particularly immune to local radio frequency interference See RFI. (hardware, testing) Radio Frequency Interference - (RFI) Electromagnetic radiation which is emitted by electrical circuits carrying rapidly changing signals, as a by-product of their normal operation, and which causes unwanted signals (interference or noise) to be allowing it to be mounted along side other antennas or sources of RFI (Radio Frequency Interference) High-frequency electromagnetic waves that emanate from electronic devices such as chips. RFI - Radio Frequency Interference . Furthermore it is less sensitive to its operating angle with respect to the horizon, and can provide good GPS fixes when pitching or in constant motion. These attributes allow it to be integrated within Comrod's renowned VHF antennas in its new UAIS products. Alan Spencer, Sarantel's European sales manager said, 'GPS has an increasingly important part to play in the safety and security of people wherever they may be - the Comrod VHF/GPS combination demonstrates the robustness and performance of our antenna in a difficult RF environment, and allows more maritime GPS users to come under the protection of the SOLAS convention.' Ref: EMF emf: see electromotive force. (1) (ElectroMagnetic Field) See electromagnetic radiation. (2) (Enhanced MetaFile) See Windows metafile. 1859/Photo ref: PEM (Privacy Enhanced Mail) A standard for secure e-mail on the Internet. It supports encryption, digital signatures and digital certificates as well as both private and public key methods. Not widely used, work on PEM later evolved into S/MIME. See MIME. 4035 About Comrod Comrod was founded in 1948 and has gone from being a manufacturer of fishing rods to one of the world's leading developers and manufacturers of military and marine antennas and antenna systems. Today, Comrod is a company that possesses great expertise in antenna technology in which composites and mechanics are important elements. The company is located in Tau near Stavanger. Everything Comrod sells is being produced in Tau, and 85% - 90% of the turnover is antenna export that goes abroad to approximately 50 foreign countries. www comrod.com About Sarantel Founded in September 2000, UK-based Sarantel (www.sarantel.com) specialises in miniature antennas that enable portable and mobile wireless devices, including GPS and Wi-Fi, as well as GSM, PCN 1. PCN - Program Composition Notation. 2. (communications) PCN - Personal Communication Network. and PCS (1) (Personal Communications Services) Refers to wireless services that emerged after the U.S. government auctioned commercial licenses in 1994 and 1995. This radio spectrum in the 1. mobile telephones. Built on 20 years of research effort, Sarantel Ltd is a privately funded company formed from the management buyout of the Symmetricom Inc. antenna division. The company recently had a first close on its $10m series B funding round. MTI Partners (www.mtifirms.com) led the round, joined by series A investor, VCF Partners (www.vcf.co.uk), and eTechnology VCT (www.etchvct.com). Sarantel's antennas are based on high-dielectric miniature ceramic cylinders onto which a copper track is etched. Compared with the conventional antennas used in portable wireless products, Sarantel's devices have a much wider beamwidth, meaning better reception, and make the receivers less susceptible to the de-tuning effects of the user's hands and head. The company has pioneered a highly cost-effective automated volume manufacturing process at its Wellingborough, UK, facility. In addition to offering its antennas to OEM manufacturers, Sarantel licenses the design and manufacturing process to high volume manufacturers around the world. www.sarantel.com |
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