SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
Report of Foreign Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the Month of December 13 2002
Commission file number: 0-30924
MARCONI PLC
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)
One Bruton Street
London W1J 6AQ
England
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual
reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.)
Form 20-F X Form 40-F
(Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information
contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the
Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934.)
Yes No X
CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
In order to utilize the "Safe Harbor" provisions of the United States Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (the "Reform Act"), Marconi plc ( the
"Company") is providing the following cautionary statement. Except for
historical information contained herein, statements contained in this Report on
Form 6-K may constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the
Reform Act. The words "believe", "anticipate", "expect", "intend", "estimate",
"plan", "assume", "positioned", "will", "may", "risk" and other similar
expressions which are predictions of or indicate future events and future trends
which do not relate to historical matters identify forward-looking statements.
Reliance should not be placed on such statements because they involve known and
unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which are in some cases beyond
the control of the Company, together with its subsidiaries (the "Group"), and
may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Group to differ
materially from anticipated future results, performance or achievements
expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements (and from past results,
performance or achievement). Certain factors that may cause such differences
include but are not limited to the following: (1) any major disruption in
production at our key facilities; (2) changes in the environmental, tax and
other laws and regulations, which, among other things, could cause us to incur
substantial additional capital expenditures and operation and maintenance costs;
and (3) adverse changes in the markets for our products, including as a result
of increased competition in the highly competitive international markets for
such products. These and other risks, uncertainties and factors are discussed in
the Company's Registration Statement on Form F-1 and other filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, including this Form 6-K. Shareholders and
prospective investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these
forward-looking statements which speak only as to the Company's judgment as of
the date hereof. Any such forward-looking statements are not intended to give
any assurance as to future results. The Company undertakes no obligation to
publicly update or revise any of these forward-looking statements, whether to
reflect new information or future events or circumstances or otherwise.
MARCONI'S SOFTSWITCH ENABLES
JERSEY TELECOM'S NEW VOIP SERVICE LAUNCH
Jersey Telecom becomes first European operator to deploy
Marconi's carrier-class 'Voice over Internet Protocol' solution
London - 13 December 2002 - Jersey Telecom is to roll out a suite of commercial
and residential broadband services based on Marconi's (MONI) SoftSwitch
platform. The telecommunication network operator is Marconi's first customer in
Europe for its SoftSwitch-based Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) solution.
The operator intends to announce its new broadband services based on the
platform in January 2003.
Marconi's SoftSwitch is a carrier-class, next-generation, VoIP solution enabling
the convergence of voice and data services onto a single packet network. The
adoption of the Marconi SoftSwitch will enable Jersey Telecom to introduce
broadband voice and multimedia services across all modern communications
terminals, such as Plain Old Telephones (POTs), TV set-top boxes, personal
computers and personal data assistants (PDAs).
"We selected the Marconi SoftSwitch XCD5000 as we believe that it is the only
carrier class solution of its kind that can provide profitable revenues from
Digital Subscriber Line (xDSL) services over a single, converged network," says
Jerry Rabaste, director of strategic planning at Jersey Telecom. "It will
provide us with both new revenue streams and cost savings as it will allow us to
combine traditional telephony with the latest broadband multimedia and
high-speed data services across a single packet-based network."
"Marconi has extensive experience in both voice and data networking. This has
been consolidated to produce SoftSwitch, a truly carrier-class VoIP solution,"
said Martin Harriman, chief marketing officer at Marconi. "At present, our
SoftSwitch is on trial with a number of leading operators throughout Europe of
which Jersey Telecom is the first to complete. We believe that it is the
platform that will enable operators to combat customer churn by allowing
multiple services to be delivered over a single, converged network."
ENDS/...
About Marconi plc
Marconi plc is a global telecommunications equipment and solutions company
headquartered in London. The company's core business is the provision of
innovative and reliable optical networks, broadband routing and switching and
broadband access technologies and services. The company's aim is to help fixed
and mobile telecommunications operators worldwide reduce costs and increase
revenues.
The company's customer base includes many of the world's largest
telecommunications operators. The company is listed on the London Stock Exchange
under the symbol MONI. Additional information about Marconi can be found at
www.marconi.com.
Copyright (c) 2002 Marconi plc. All rights reserved. All brands or product names
are trademarks of their respective holders.
Contacts
Joe Kelly/David Beck
Public Relations
Marconi PLC
+44 (0) 207 306 1771
joe.kelly@marconi.com
Heather Green
Investor Relations
Marconi PLC
+44 (0) 207 306 1735
heather.green@marconi.com
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
MARCONI PLC
By: ____M Skelly____
Name: M Skelly
Title: Secretary
Date: 13 December 2002