Marconi Communications

Marconi Communications, the former telecommunications arm of the General Electric Company plc (GEC); was founded in August 1998 through the amalgamation of 'GEC Plessey Telecommunications' ( 'GPT') with other GEC subsidiaries namely - 'Marconi SpA', 'GEC Hong Kong' and 'ATC South Africa'.

Later in December 1999, it became the principal subsidiary of Marconi plc - which was formed by the renaming of the entity left out of 'GEC'; when GEC's defence arm, 'Marconi Electronic Systems' ('MES') was merged with 'British Aerospace' to form 'BAE Systems'. Marconi plc was restructured to Marconi Corporation plc in May 2003.

During the mid 1990s, its prominent predecessor company - GPT gradually disappeared. Through a series of mergers, divisions and restructuring in 1997/1998; GPT was amalgamated in two major companies : one being - Marconi Communications, and other Siemens Communications (later in 2008, Siemens Enterprise Communications).

23/1/2006, Ericsson acquired a majority of Marconi Communications' parent company - Marconi Corporation plc. The remainder of Marconi Corporation plc was renamed telent plc.