TLNT Telent

RNS Number:0960G
Telent PLC
22 October 2007


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telent enters train operating sector with first contract from South West Trains


London - 22 October 2007 - telent plc (LSE:TLNT), a leading provider of
technology services, today announced that it has been awarded a three-year
contract with Stagecoach's South West Trains to provide maintenance and support
for the train operator's stations and control rooms. The contract, worth over
#1m per annum, is the first to be awarded to telent by a train operating
company.


telent will assign a team of highly skilled telecoms engineers to provide a 24/7
service covering 184 station, depot and control room sites from London Waterloo
to the South West. The engineers will be responsible for maintenance of station
communications, including CCTV control rooms, public address systems, passenger
help points and passenger information systems. telent will utilise its own
Transport Maintenance Management System (TRAMMS) and Technical Centre, which is
already used by Network Rail and other major Enterprise customers.


"Having been awarded a new 10-year franchise by the Department for Transport, we
needed a trusted partner to maintain and support our stations and control rooms;
a thorough and competitive tendering process proved telent's ability to be that
partner," said Mark Barrow, Information Systems Manager at South West Trains
Limited. "telent's quality of service, attention to detail and technical
expertise assured us that they would be able to support the delivery of
consistent and accurate information to our passengers."


"This is the first contract to be awarded to telent by a train operating
company, and confirms our reputation for service excellence in metro and train
transportation," said Mark Plato, telent CEO. "We look forward to providing
South West Trains with a level of service and reliability that will meet their
passengers' expectations for real-time information and assistance."


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About telent plc:

telent plc supplies a broad range of communications support services to
telecommunications operators, as well as to large enterprises and government
agencies in the UK and Germany, leveraging its accumulated knowledge of
customers' networks, its expert field force, its scale and reputation for
quality.

The company is listed on the London Stock Exchange under the symbol TLNT.
Additional information about telent plc can be found at www.telent.com

Copyright (c) telent plc 2007. All rights reserved. All brands and product names
and logos are trademarks of their respective holders.


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statements that are based on current expectations or beliefs, as well as
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There are several factors which could cause actual results to differ materially
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that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the
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contained in regulatory approvals, competition and industry restructuring,
changes in economic conditions, currency fluctuations, changes in interest and
tax rates, changes in energy market prices, changes in laws, regulations or
regulatory policies, developments in legal or public policy doctrines,
technological developments, the failure to retain key management, or the key
timing and success of future acquisition opportunities.

telent undertakes no obligation to revise or update any forward looking
statement contained within this announcement, regardless of whether those
statements are affected as a result of new information, future events or
otherwise, save as required by law and regulations.




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