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CENTURION WIRELESS TECHNOLOGIES SHIPS ONE BILLIONTH HANDSET ANTENNA

St. Louis, MO. USA (October 10, 2005) Centurion Wireless Technologies, a unit of Laird Technologies, and a leading designer and manufacturer of antennas and batteries for wireless communications, recently shipped its billionth handset antenna.

A pioneer in the industry, Centurion has been supplying handset antennas to the world’s major handset manufacturers, ODMs/OEMs, contract manufacturers and design houses since 1991. The explosive growth in mobile phones coupled with Centurion’s global engineering, manufacturing, customer support and supply chain management capabilities has cultivated their handset antenna expansion.

“Shipping over one billion handset antennas in less than 15 years is a significant achievement and Centurion’s commitment to providing solutions for customers’ requirements through all stages of the purchasing process has made this a reality. Our experienced global customer project teams provide engineering, including customized designs, production and tailored logistic solutions at competitive market costs, each time focusing on the customer’s own application” remarked Magnus Tannfelt, Vice President/General Manager for the antenna division.

Centurion Wireless Technologies, with manufacturing and business development facilities in Asia, Europe and the Americas, supplies handset antennas that combine small size and high performance with integration to other wireless components such as Bluetooth™ and GPS.

In addition to the handset market, Centurion supplies a full range of antenna and battery solutions for two-way radios, in-building wireless networks, telematics applications and wireless devices such as industrial portable terminals and consumer grade WLAN access points.

The company is a unit of Laird Technologies who is also a world leader in EMI shielding and thermal management, further information can be found at www.lairdtech.com

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About Laird Technologies
Laird Technologies is the world’s leading designer and manufacturer of electromagnetic interference [EMI] shielding materials, thermal interface products, and wireless antenna solutions for the telecommunications, data-communications, computer, general electronics, network equipment, aerospace, defense, automotive and medical equipment industries.

For additional information or the name of your nearest Laird Technologies’ representative:

Laird Technologies
Phone 1 + (800) 843-4556, 1 + (314) 344-9300
Fax 1 + (314) 344-9333
Internet www.lairdtech.com
E-mail sales@lairdtech.com