telent completes first delivery of GSM-R terminals to Network Rail

27 February 2008 – telent , a leading provider of technology services, today announced that it has completed the delivery of 2,000 GSM-R handsets to Network Rail. The order, telent ’s first for GSM-R handsets, was delivered in record time, providing an essential radio communication service to trains operating on the West Coast Mainline.

Acting as sole supplier in the UK for the SELEX Communications GSM-R handsets, telent is also providing ongoing technical support to the train and freight operation companies using the radios.

“This GSM-R contract was awarded, following intense competition, on the basis of both price and technical excellence,” said Val Stephenson, Project Manager at Network Rail. “The SELEX Communications GSM-R solution, distributed and supported by telent , was the best match for our requirements and proved to be the most competitive in terms of robustness and price. The positive support we have received from telent has delivered a solution in record time, tailored to suit the precise needs of our projects.”

Steve Pears, General Manager, Rail at telent commented: “The completion of this first delivery of GSM-R handsets is a significant milestone for telent . We have supported Network Rail’s GSM-R network for many years and the supply of leading GSM-R equipment expands our offering to the rail industry, positioning us as a leading supplier of communications solutions to this sector.”

Today’s announcement comes a month after telent commenced its three-year contract with Stagecoach South Western trains to provide maintenance and support for the company’s stations and control rooms. The contract is the first to be awarded to telent by a train operating company.

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Notes to editors

GSM-R is the mobile radio standard developed to satisfy the demands for efficient and integrated voice and data services – on a national scale – for the management and control of railway traffic.

About telent

telent 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.

About SELEX Communications

As a member of international standardisation organisations such as ETSI and GSM-R Industry Group, and a leader in the development of wireless solutions for railway operators, SELEX Communications – a Finmeccanica company – provides optimised , efficient and reliable solutions for secure trackside communications. A leader in advanced technology with over 100 years of experience, SELEX Communications develops state-of-the-art communications solutions meeting customer requirements and exceeding their expectations. The international SELEX Communications Group, of which the UK-based SELEX Communications Limited is part, employs more than 5,000 people worldwide, with offices and plants in Italy, the United Kingdom, USA, Germany, Turkey, Romania and South America.

About Network Rail

Network Rail is the 'not for dividend' owner and operator of Britain's railway infrastructure, which includes the tracks, signals, tunnels, bridges, viaducts, level crossings and stations - the largest of which are also managed by the company. Network Rail aims to provide a safe, reliable and efficient rail infrastructure for freight and passenger trains to use. For more information visit

http://www.networkrail.co.uk.

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