FORE Systems

FORE Systems supplied ATM switching and network adapter hardware, including the ForeRunner switch and adapter families, deployed across carrier and enterprise backbone networks through the 1990s. FORE was acquired by Marconi in 1999 and its switching lines continued under the Marconi name. Tech-Star supplies new and refurbished FORE Systems hardware for the support of installed ATM estates, with the wider Marconi transmission portfolio catalogued under Marconi. Submit any FORE Systems part number via the enquiry form for current pricing, condition and availability.

Related brands: Marconi

The Marconi family: GPT, Nokia Synfonet, FORE Systems, Ericsson

Marconi hardware appears under several names in this catalogue; it is one company history.

  • 1999: GEC renamed its telecoms business Marconi Communications. GEC Plessey Telecommunications heritage is catalogued under Marconi GPT.
  • 1999: Marconi acquired FORE Systems (ATM switching) and the Nokia Synfonet SDH transport business (catalogued under Marconi/Nokia).
  • 2006: Ericsson acquired the Marconi telecommunications equipment business. Dual-badged transmission kit is catalogued under Marconi Ericsson.

Tech-Star catalogues each part under its original badge: see Marconi, Marconi GPT, Marconi/Nokia and Marconi Ericsson.

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