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Marconi was a UK-based manuafacturer of electronic equipment.
They are best-known for their range of radio communication equipment,
mainly for the defence industry, during the 20th century.
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The company was founded on 20 July 1897 as Marconi's Wireless Telegraph
and Signal Company. In 1898, they opened the world's first radio factory
in Chelmsford (UK) and they were responsible for a range of important
inventions in the radio and television field.
In 1946, Marconi was acquired by English Electric and underwent a series of
reorganizations. In 1968, English Electric was in turn taken over by
General Electric Corporation (GEC),
where Marconi continued as the primary defence subsidary of GEC.
In 1999, GEC underwent a major reorganization and Marconi Electronic Systems
(MES) was sold to British Aerospace, changing the name to
BAE Systems.
The Marconi brand name was kept by GEC and was renamed to Marconi plc.
Eventually, after a series of restructuring, a new company, Marconi
Corporation plc, was established.
In 2005, the Marconi brand name, and most of the assets, were taken over by
Ericsson (Sweden) who now uses it for branding
their OMS line and their Long Haul Digital Radio System.
The parts of Marconi that were not taken over by Ericsson have since been
renamed Telent plc.
The former Marconi Electronic Systems (i.e. the manufacturer of defence
equipment) exists today as GEC-subsidary
BAE Systems.
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