It was acquired by London based GEC (now Marconi Corporation plc) to complement its Marconi Communications business and to increase its presence in North America, the world’s largest telecoms market.
Marconi plc decided to focus on the then-booming telecoms sector; and bought two American equipment-makers - RELTEC Corporation (March 1999) and FORE Systems (April 1999), to complement businesses of its subsidiary - Marconi Communications.
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