Marconi Communications Systems
Note: This is a sub-section of GEC
1969 Formed as a result of the major reorganisation of AEI and English Electric after they were acquired by GEC. In electronics, GEC-Marconi Electronics was created - Marconi Communications Systems was one of its 4 subsidiaries. It included the broadcast, radio, line, space and mercantile communication activities of Marconi Co as well as its specialised components work, the communications division of GEC-AEI (Electronics) and Eddystone Radio[1]. It was incorporated as a non-trading management company for The Marconi Company Ltd. Over time this company underwent a series of name changes, before becoming Selex Communications Ltd. in 2005
1980s Supplied base stations for tropospheric scatter-based communication systems used for communications with offshore oil and gas platforms
1985 Offered mobile phones for cars[2]
1987 Joint venture with Rockwell for communication systems for use by the US navy[3]
1991 Became GEC-Marconi Communications
1997 GEC-Marconi Communications announced job losses at Chelmsford due to reduction in orders[4]
1999 GEC changed its name to Marconi plc.
1999 This business was renamed Marconi Communications Defence Systems Ltd and then GEC-Marconi Communications Ltd again.
2000 Became Marconi Mobile Ltd
2002 Became Marconi Selenia Communications Ltd, a subsidiary of Finmeccanica
2004 Renamed Selenia Communications Ltd
2005 Renamed Selex Communications Ltd
2011 Renamed Selex Elsag Ltd of Basildon