20 Years of telent: From Telecommunications Service Provider to KRITIS Specialist for Networks, Cybersecurity, and Managed Services

Backnang, 10/06/2026 – For 20 years, telent has been designing resilient operational networks using wireless, fiber-optic, and wired systems for energy suppliers, transportation companies, government agencies, and industry as a vendor-neutral system integrator. In doing so, the company has evolved from a traditional telecommunications service provider into a specialized network, cybersecurity, and managed services provider for operators of critical infrastructure (KRITIS).
 

Deep technological roots: the history of telent
telent’s technological origins date back to 1954, when Telefunken established itself in Backnang. Decades followed under the names AEG, ANT Nachrichtentechnik, Bosch Telecom, and finally Marconi, until telent was introduced as the company name in 2006. After being part of the Euromicron Group, the Zech Group from Bremen took over in 2020. telent has always consistently focused on growth and expanding its market position. This is also reflected in the strategic evolution from a traditional telecommunications service provider to a comprehensive provider of networks, cybersecurity, and managed services.

“Over the past 20 years, we have evolved from a telecommunications service provider to a systems integrator for critical infrastructure. KRITIS operators need partners who view networks, cybersecurity, and managed services as a unified whole and possess a deep understanding of their customers’ operational processes. That is precisely our strength,” says Dr. Hendrik Tröger, Managing Director of telent.

Deep technological roots: the history of telent
As a systems integrator, telent supports complex communication infrastructures throughout their entire lifecycle—from design and planning through installation and commissioning to ongoing operation and maintenance. The range of services includes:

· Resilient operational networks for energy, transportation, and industry: Planning, deployment, and operation of fail-safe, redundantly designed communication networks  via radio, fiber-optic, and wired infrastructures.

· Professional Mobile Radio (PMR): Specialized radio communication for public safety agencies and organizations (BOS) such as police or emergency services, as well as    industrial customers. This also includes the migration from narrowband to broadband communication and interoperable network solutions that combine TETRA  (Terrestrial Trunked Radio) and DMR (Digital Mobile Radio).

· Cybersecurity and Managed Services: Comprehensive protection of IT systems and operational and production systems (Operational Technology, OT) in critical  infrastructures, ranging from preventive monitoring and vulnerability analyses to 24/7 operations in the Security Operations Center (SOC).

Nationwide Presence, Certified Quality
Approximately 550 specialists work at the headquarters in Backnang as well as at several locations throughout Germany. The team has a nationwide presence, ensuring proximity to customers and readiness to respond at any time in the event of an emergency.
Quality, information security, and sustainability are not just empty phrases: telent is certified to ISO 9001, ISO 27001, ISO 45001, and ISO 14001 and holds the EcoVadis Silver Medal for sustainable business practices.

Outlook: Technology-agnostic for the next 20 years
As digitalization advances, the demands for secure, highly available, and seamlessly integrated communication networks will continue to rise. telent is therefore further expanding its expertise in system integration, network architecture, and managed security services to ensure stability and reliability across generations of technology as a technology-neutral partner for KRITIS operators—today and for the next 20 years.