New communications key to reducing costs and improving efficiency on Frankfurt's main railway

Backnang, 11 May 2007 - telent plc (LSE: TLNT), a leading technology services company, today announced it has been awarded a contract by Deutsche Bahn to upgrade and integrate the communications infrastructure for the railway's interlocking system, ESTW in Bad Vilbel, Germany.

The project will see telent plan and deliver telecommunications equipment for the ESTW signalling system along the railway.

The contract will include the installation and commissioning of fibre and copper cables, transmission systems and public address systems, as well as fire and burglar alarm systems, digital communication systems, video-surveillance infrastructure, gate and detection systems for railway crossings.

Hans-Gerd Zielinski, Managing Director at telent GmbH, comments: "This contract is a significant achievement for telent and is a demonstration of our ability to provide an efficient and high quality level of service."

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