Marconi Communications

Marconi Communications is a principal subsidiary of the Marconi Corporation plc and was formerly known as GEC Plessey Telecommunications (GPT). The company was a world leading telecommunications manufacturer. The General Electric Company (GEC) attempted a takeover of Plessey in 1986 but was barred by regulatory authorities. Instead on 1 April 1988 GEC and Plessey merged their telecommunications businesses as GEC Plessey Telecommunications, common... more

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