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Spirent

Spirent Communications plc is a British multinational telecommunications testing company headquartered in Crawley, West Sussex, in the United Kingdom. It was listed on the London Stock Exchange until it was acquired by Keysight in October 2025.

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Founded
1936; 90 years ago (1936)
Industry
Telecommunications
Owner
Keysight
Headquarters
Crawley, West Sussex, UK (corporate) · San Jose, California, US (operational)
Key people
Bill Thomas (chairman) · Eric Updyke (CEO) · Paula Bell (CFO)
Net income
US$12.9 million (2024)

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Spirent

Nodes36
Edges35
Triples67
Avg. degree1.94
Density0.055556
Components1

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Spirent

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related to Operations · 29
Spirent → Adtech, Burlington, Calabasas, California, Caw Networks, Chatsworth, Consultronics, Devon, DLS, DLS Testworks, Eatontown, Global Simulation Systems, Hawaii, Hekimian, Honolulu, Imperfect Networks, Maryland, Massachusetts, Netcom Systems, New Jersey
Key people · 3
Spirent → Bill Thomas (chairman), Eric Updyke (CEO), Paula Bell (CFO)
Headquarters · 2
Spirent → Crawley, West Sussex, UK (corporate), San Jose, California, US (operational)
Founded · 1
Spirent → 1936; 90 years ago (1936)
Industry · 1
Spirent → Telecommunications
Net income · 1
Spirent → US$12.9 million (2024)
Number of employees · 1
Spirent → 1,500 (2025)
Operating income · 1
Spirent → US$46.2 million (2024)
Owner · 1
Spirent → Keysight
Products · 1
Spirent → Network diagnostics

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testing company acquired communications based network keysight business systems test plc 2025 telecommunications crawley operations west sussex name businesses equipment

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
SpirentFounded1936; 90 years ago (1936)1.00infobox
SpirentHeadquartersCrawley, West Sussex, UK (corporate)1.00infobox
SpirentHeadquartersSan Jose, California, US (operational)1.00infobox
SpirentIndustryTelecommunications1.00infobox
SpirentKey peopleBill Thomas (chairman)1.00infobox
SpirentKey peopleEric Updyke (CEO)1.00infobox
SpirentKey peoplePaula Bell (CFO)1.00infobox
SpirentNet incomeUS$12.9 million (2024)1.00infobox
SpirentNumber of employees1,500 (2025)1.00infobox
SpirentOperating incomeUS$46.2 million (2024)1.00infobox
SpirentOwnerKeysight1.00infobox
SpirentProductsNetwork diagnostics1.00infobox
SpirentRevenueUS$460.2 million (2024)1.00infobox
SpirentTotal assetsUS$614.2 million (2024)1.00infobox
SpirentTotal equityUS$392.5 million (2024)1.00infobox
SpirentTraded asLSE: SPT1.00infobox
SpirentTypePublic1.00infobox
SpirentWebsitespirent.com1.00infobox

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