Ericsson Novates The Newport/Marconi Reseller Agreement

Published 19th April 2006

Caldicot UK, 19th April, 2006.
Newport Networks, the developer of carrier-class Session Border Controllers, is pleased to confirm that, subsequent to the acquisition of key parts of the telecommunications equipment business of Marconi Corporation plc ("Marconi"), Ericsson Limited has novated the world-wide reseller agreement with Newport Networks previously signed with Marconi.

John Everard CEO of Newport Networks commented, "I am delighted that Ericsson has decided to re-sign the Marconi reseller agreement. It is a strong endorsement of the Newport 1460 session controller."

Ericsson plan to employ the Newport 1460 as part of their session border control solutions for applications such as carrier to carrier interconnect, lawful intercept and other homeland security opportunities.