Telent secures NRTS contract extension

Telent will continue to operate the digital connectivity network for National Highways until 2027. Telent has been working with National Highways to transform and operate the National Roads Telecommunications Service (NRTS) since 2018. During this time, it says a portfolio of digital platforms has been delivered to modernise the connectivity infrastructure, improve the reliability and […]

Telent to improve vital communications for Greater Manchester

Digital infrastructure specialist Telent says public sector organisations across Greater Manchester will have easier and faster access to digital services thanks to a major new communications network being implemented by the company in a partnership with Cisco. Telent was selected to assist with the design, build and management of the Greater Manchester (GM) One Network […]

Telent contracts with EarthSense for ITS air quality services

The air quality specialist EarthSense has announced it’ll will be supplying Telent Technology Services with its Zephyr® air quality monitors and provide data for Telent’s intelligent transport system, the Optima Hub. It says the data will inform decisions around transport infrastructure so that pollution can be reduced. The network of EarthSense monitors will be installed […]

500th smartmicro UMRR-11 radar deployed in UK

Roadside technology company Smart Video & Sensing Ltd (SVS) has announced the installation and commissioning of its 500th smartmicro UMRR-11 series radar in the United Kingdom since 2019. UMRR-11 Type 44/45 is a 24GHz smart radar sensor for multi-lane, multi-object tracking traffic management applications that features 4D/HD technology.  The sensor measures range, radial speed, horizontal […]

Telent announces acquisition of Integrated Design Techniques

Telent has acquired traffic technology company IDT, which it says bolsters its traffic management and communications solution offerings for local authorities. Telent plans to build on IDT’s technology to develop traffic management solutions, including 5G-based systems. IDT (Integrated Design Techniques Ltd) designs, develops and manufactures data communications and traffic management products for use in Smart […]

TfL agrees new traffic technology contracts with Yunex and Telent

Transport for London has signed new contracts with Yunex Traffic and Telent Technology Services Ltd to provide services to keeping London’s road network moving over the next eight years. The contracts with Yunex Traffic and Telent Technology Services Ltd are to supply, install, maintain and dispose of equipment needed for London’s automated traffic signals, variable message signs and overheight vehicle detectors. The new contract will extend Yunex Traffic’s existing […]

Telent to deliver national CCTV works for the SMP Alliance

A contract for the installation of CCTV cameras, on the UK’s ‘smart’ motorways network, has been awarded to critical digital infrastructure specialists Telent. The cameras are a crucial component of the SMP Alliance’s programme to increase lane capacity on the strategic road network by embedding roadside technology. Telent’s contract, delivered as part of the Alliance’s […]

Telent enables East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service to adopt new technologies and transform operations

A major IT infrastructure refresh for East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service will continue thanks to the extension of a contract with critical communications specialist Telent. The new three-year contract extension running from 2023-2026 builds on Telent’s initial seven-year fully-managed ICT service that included supporting a roadmap to migrate business applications to Microsoft best practices, converting […]

Telent sets up cyber security company

Infrastructure technology company Telent has created a new business, Cyro Cyber, to address the dynamic and expanding cyber security requirements of its core markets across critical national infrastructure, telco service providers and other highly regulated sectors.   It says the new company brings together multiple cyber security capabilities from different teams across Telent into a dedicated […]

Telent appoints new Chairman

Technology and network services company Telent has announced the appointment of Paul Lester CBE as a Non-Executive Director and Chairman of the company. Mr Lester joined the Board as of Friday 2 September 2022, succeeding David Naylor-Leyland who is stepping down as Chairman after 12 years in the position. He will continue to be a […]

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