Telent appointed by National Highways to manage mission-critical nationwide network

As well as providing the WiFi infrastructure for all National Highways staff, the Corporate Network Service connects and supports crucial operational systems across over 130 National Highways sites, including regional operations centres, satellite offices, and depots.

Telent will help to ensure greater collaboration between these strategic sites by providing a secure, robust, and flexible network, with maximum network availability – critical in connecting those people who keep traffic on the UK’s motorways and A-roads flowing safely.

Telent will additionally be providing enhanced network security monitoring, enabling National Highways to better secure its large volumes of data and applications.

The appointment reflects Telent’s expertise in critical national infrastructure, and the company’s ongoing work with National Highways to transform and operate the National Roads Telecommunications Service (NRTS). Telent’s network solution will integrate with National Highways' existing Information Technology and Operational Technology systems, and aligns with their overall digital strategy particularly regarding connectivity, hosting, and platform strategies.

The contract was secured through Telent’s place on the Information Technology Commercial Framework (ITCF), a key procurement mechanism for National Highways which supports ongoing technological advancements.