Marconi wins three-year multiservice access node frame contract with Bulldog Communications

December 9, 2004

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LONDON -- Marconi Corporation plc (London: MONI and NASDAQ: MRCIY) today announced it has been awarded a multi-year non-exclusive frame contract by Bulldog Communications to supply the UK broadband plus phone company with its next-generation Access Hub platform.

The initial phase of the three-year deal comprised the installation of Marconi’s Multiservice Access Node (MSAN) platform, the Access Hub, across 38 local exchanges in central London. The MSANs will support a new suite of double-play services from Bulldog that combine a super-fast 4Mbps broadband plus primary line telephone service for both home and small business users.

The Marconi Access Hubs behind the new Bulldog Super@ctive, Inter@ctive and Pro@ctive offerings, which Bulldog started to roll out in September, will initially support more than 100,000 digital subscriber lines (DSL) lines. These new services are available to more than 500,000 homes and businesses in central London, and by the early half of next year, coverage in London will have doubled.

“By combining the Marconi MSAN platform with the Cable and Wireless network, we’re really delivering a network fit for the 21st century today,” said Bulldog’s CEO Richard Greco. “Being able to deliver a primary voice service with super-fast broadband over a single connection is key to establishing Bulldog as the most innovative and customer-focused operator in the UK market today.”

Marconi Corp. plc

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