Telent
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| Type | Private |
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| Founded | 24 January 2006 |
| Headquarters | Warwick, England, UK |
| Key people | John Devaney, Chairman Mark Plato, CEO Heather Green, CFO |
| Industry | Communications Equipment |
| Products | Communication and I.T. systems services |
| Revenue | £312 million GBP (2005) |
| Employees | Approximately 2,000 (135 in Germany) (2005) |
| Website | www.telent.com |
Telent Limited is a radio, telecommunication, and internet systems installation & services provision company. The Company was formed in 2006 from the UK and German services businesses of Marconi Corporation (formerly General Electric Company) which had not been acquired by Ericsson.
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[edit] History
The company was formed in January 2006 from the UK and German services businesses of Marconi Corporation following Ericsson's acquisition of key assets. In May 2007 Telent announced its move from Coventry to Warwick opus 40 business park.[1]
In November 2007 Telent was purchased by the Pension Corporation; the following month its shares were delisted and Telent became a private company.[2]
In 2008 Telent made various acquisitions including intelligent traffic systems group TSEU in March,[3] leading communications infrastructure provider, the Alan Campbell Group, in July[4] and telecoms service provider Premises Networks in September.[5]
[edit] Operations
The Company provides a range of network and communications services across a variety of industries including enterprise systems, emergency services communications and logistics, integrated warehouse logistics systems and rail and metro systems.
