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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:Company
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gptkbp:acquisition
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Acquired by Ericsson
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Frost_&_Sullivan_Awards
gptkb:International_Business_Awards
gptkb:Royal_Academy_of_Engineering_Award
gptkb:Queen's_Award_for_Export_Achievement
Telecoms Industry Association Awards
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gptkbp:defunct
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gptkb:2006
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gptkbp:dissolved
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gptkb:2006
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gptkbp:founded
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1897
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gptkbp:founder
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gptkb:Guglielmo_Marconi
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:London
gptkb:London,_United_Kingdom
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Marconi Corporation
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gptkbp:industry
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gptkb:Telecommunications
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gptkbp:key_people
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gptkb:Guglielmo_Marconi
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gptkbp:notable_event
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Development of the first transatlantic radio transmission
Acquisition of FORE Systems in 2000
Expansion into broadband and data services
Involvement in World War I communications
Merger with General Electric Company (GEC) in 1999
Rebranding to Telent after sale of telecoms division
Sale of its telecoms division to Ericsson in 2005
Financial difficulties leading to restructuring in early 2000s
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gptkbp:notable_person
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gptkb:Sir_John_Chisholm
gptkb:Sir_Arthur_C._Clarke
gptkb:Lord_Weinstock
gptkb:Sir_David_Brown
gptkb:Sir_George_Marconi
gptkb:Sir_Peter_Bonfield
gptkb:Sir_Richard_Olver
gptkb:Sir_Roger_Carr
gptkb:Sir_John_Rose
gptkb:Guglielmo_Marconi
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gptkbp:operational_area
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Global
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gptkbp:parent_company
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gptkb:Marconi_plc
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gptkbp:partnership
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Government agencies
Research institutions
Universities
Various telecommunications companies
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gptkbp:products
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Wireless communication equipment
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gptkbp:revenue
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£1.5 billion (2000)
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gptkbp:services
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Network services
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gptkbp:stock_exchange
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gptkb:London_Stock_Exchange
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gptkbp:subsidiary
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gptkb:Marconi_Communications
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:Telent
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gptkbp:technology
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gptkb:radio_station
Optical networking
Broadband services
Telecommunication systems
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gptkbp:website
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www.marconi.com
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Marconi_Wireless_Telegraph_Company
gptkb:Marconi_Radio_Systems
gptkb:Marconi's_Wireless_Telegraph_Company
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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