{"id":29657,"date":"2021-12-21T14:47:09","date_gmt":"2021-12-21T14:47:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/?p=29657"},"modified":"2021-12-21T14:47:09","modified_gmt":"2021-12-21T14:47:09","slug":"telecoms-network-builder-telent-acquires-the-harlequin-group","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/2021\/12\/telecoms-network-builder-telent-acquires-the-harlequin-group.html","title":{"rendered":"Telecoms Network Builder Telent Acquires the Harlequin Group"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Technology, telecoms and civil engineering firm <a href=\"https:\/\/telent.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Telent<\/a>, which among other things is helping to build various full fibre (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/link\/fttp\">FTTP<\/a>) broadband and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/link\/5g\">5G<\/a> mobile networks across the United Kingdom, has today acquired one of their rivals in the same space &#8211; the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.harlequin-group.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Harlequin Group<\/a> &#8211; for an undisclosed sum.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Telent anticipates that today&#8217;s acquisition will &#8220;<em>significantly enhance<\/em>&#8221; its professional services capability in the site acquisition and design arena. This will allow them to provide a comprehensive and expanded ADC (acquire, design &amp; construct) service and provide complete turnkey project solutions to the UK&#8217;s mobile operators, at a time when they&#8217;re rapidly migrating to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/link\/5g\">5G<\/a> technology.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to enabling Telent to deliver a comprehensive range of services to support MNOs with all aspects of delivering public <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/link\/5g\">5G<\/a> networks, the acquisition is also complementary to the company\u2019s leading role with 5G Private Network applications. The addition also expands their capabilities with fibre network planning, surveying and design, among other things.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"bq1\"><p><strong>Jo Gretton, CEO of Telent, said:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Telent has an established and successful business supporting the UK\u2019s MNOs with the deployment of their networks and base station infrastructure. With our strong background in wireless network deployment, our area of focus has historically been more on the physical build and construction activity.<\/p>\n<p>The addition of the site acquisition, planning and design capability that the team at Harlequin bring to Telent enables us to provide a complete and compelling proposition for the UK MNO market. The timing of this acquisition is ideal as the UK\u2019s mobile networks are ramping up their transition to 5G technology.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>As a wholly owned subsidiary of Telent, the Harlequin Group will form a key part of the company\u2019s Network Services division and will continue to trade with the Harlequin brand. Telent were supported with this acquisition by Pinsent Mason LLP and Ernst &amp; Young LLP. 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