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Newport Networks Group PLC
24 November 2005


             Newport Networks Selected by Kingston Communications.


Chepstow, UK, 24th November, 2005. Newport Networks, the developer of
carrier-class Session Border Controllers, has been selected by Kingston
Communications to deliver access and interconnect session control for its next
generation network. The order was awarded via Marconi Corporation which resells
Newport's 1460 session border controller as part of its Impact NGN portfolio.

Kingston Communications is a leading provider of communications solutions,
providing a wide range of voice, data, internet and contact centre services to
businesses and public sector organisations throughout the UK.

It also offers telecommunication and internet services in the East Yorkshire
area and has a proud record of innovation and best practice. It was the first
operator to have a fully digital network in the UK and the first mainland
operator to accept a fully configured Marconi SoftSwitch into its network in
June 2004. Eclipse Internet, which is owned by Kingston, was named Best Sumo
Business Broadband Provider and best carrier at the Internet Service Provider
Association in February 2005.

The Newport Network's 1460 session controller is the industry's most future
proof session control solution offering unmatched scalability, performance and
investment protection. The Newport 1460 can be deployed in an extremely flexible
manner separating both signalling and media alongside a simple migration path to
important future standards such as IMS (IP Multi-Media Subsystem). Kingston will
deploy the Newport 1460 to provide IP multi-media interconnect and access
services to its customers during 2006.

"Kingston was looking for a future proof session border control solution to
secure and control its VoIP access and interconnect borders," commented Neil
Gower of Kingston Communications. "The Newport 1460 has the scalability and
performance we anticipate needing and has proven interworking with the Marconi
Softswitch we already have deployed" he added.

"Newport has been making excellent progress in the UK alternative operator
market," commented John Everard, Chief Executive Officer of Newport Networks.
"The 1460 is becoming the product of choice for service providers to
interconnect their NGN networks together as the UK market becomes ever more
IP-centric," he added.

The Newport 1460 will be deployed on the Kingston Communications network in the
first half of 2006.


About Newport Networks.

Newport Networks Group PLC, listed on the Alternative Investment Market of the
London Stock Exchange in May 2004, has designed and developed the 1460 Session
Border Controller to solve existing commercial and technical problems in the
provision of Voice over IP (VoIP) and Multimedia over IP (MoIP) services. The
1460 Session Border Controller addresses the key service delivery issues of
quality and security, enabling service providers to create new revenue streams
from VoIP and MoIP while controlling the cost of delivery. Based in the UK and
North America, Newport Networks has an experienced team headed by Chairman Terry
Matthews and CEO John Everard. The team has a proven track record of identifying
new service provider network technologies, developing products and managing the
growth of international businesses. Further information at
www.newport-networks.com


About Kingston Communications.

Kingston Communications is a leading provider of communications solutions,
providing a wide range of voice, data, internet and contact centre services to
businesses and public sector organisations throughout the UK.

Kingston is a converged communications company with expertise and experience in
both telecommunications and enterprise networking, supported by its own 2200km
broadband network. As such, it is ideally positioned to meet the infrastructure,
equipment and connectivity requirements of modern organisations, for whom
communications is a strategic consideration.

Kingston's national capabilities have been built on its strong foundations
within East Yorkshire, where the company has been providing leading edge
services to residential and business customers for over 100 years and where it
has been a pioneer in the use of ADSL technology.

In December 2004 Kingston acquired 100% of the shares of Omnetica Holdings Ltd,
specialists in the provision of converged IP networks.

The Kingston Group also includes Eclipse Internet, an established and growing
broadband ISP that delivers internet connectivity and services to businesses and
consumers throughout the UK.


About Marconi Corporation.

Marconi Corporation plc is a global telecommunications equipment, services and
solutions company. The company's core business is the provision of innovative
and reliable optical networks, broadband routing and switching, broadband access
technologies and services. 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 and on
NASDAQ under the ticker MRCIY.


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Liza Kurtz                                  Lulu Bridges / Simon Hudson
Tel: +1 (928) 282 6929                      Tavistock Communications
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                                            lbridges@tavistock.co.uk
Kelly Williams
Tel: +1 (805) 370 1076                      For the company
kelly.williams@newport-networks.com         Mike Wilkinson
                                            VP Marketing
                                            Tel: +44 (0) 1291 635 830 (HQ)
                                            Tel: +44 (0) 7717 344 831 (Cell)
                                            mike.wilkinson@newport-networks.com


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