The Highways Agency has selected Thales to provide secure network connectivity to the Agency across 49 sites.

The contract valued at around £10 million will run for a five-year period and will provide services across the Department of Transport including the Highways Agency.

Under the contract Thales will provide connectivity at government Public Services Network (PSN) standards, services include encryption, local area networks, wide area networks and remote access capability.

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