Spirent Communications

Spirent Communications is a British telecommunications company headquartered in Crawley, United Kingdom, specializing in test and measurement solutions for communications technologies. It serves a global clientele, including leading communications firms, by providing tools that evaluate the performance of emerging technologies in development labs and communication networks. Spirent's offerings encompass a range of services, including lab testing, service management, and field testing, aimed at enhancing troubleshooting and ensuring quality in new communication services and applications. The company operates in two primary segments: Networks and Security, and Lifecycle Service Assurance, with a significant portion of its revenue stemming from the Networks and Security segment. This segment focuses on developing test methodologies and tools for virtualized networks, cloud infrastructure, and proactive security validation, catering to the evolving needs of large enterprises and government organizations to secure and manage their networks effectively.

Rachel Whiting

CFO

15 past transactions

octoScope

Acquisition in 2021
octoScope was founded in 2006 by Fanny Mlinarsky. Born as a one-person technology consulting company, octoScope has built an exceptionally talented team and introduced new test solutions and services.

Jolata

Series B in 2016
Jolata provides solutions that help enterprises optimize their network performance. The Silicon Valley-based start-up has built a software solution for real-time network monitoring, analytics and performance optimization. It can monitor up to every packet on a global network with sub-second visualization. The Jolata TruFlow Platform is a big data analytics solution for precise and real-time performance monitoring, initially aimed at network operators in wireless/telecommunications, cable and enterprise/financial services environments.

Epitiro

Acquisition in 2015
Epitiro specializes in network intelligence focused on the quality of service (QoS) and quality of experience (QoE) for broadband and voice services. The company employs tailored technology to conduct continuous testing of both fixed and mobile networks across more than 170 countries. This capability allows Epitiro to deliver crucial customer experience performance insights to internet service providers (ISPs) and mobile network operators, aiding in network optimization, capacity management, and rapid fault resolution. Additionally, the company offers competitor analysis to help operators benchmark their performance against industry peers. Government regulators benefit from Epitiro's analytical services, which provide valuable insights into national broadband performance across various geographic and temporal parameters. The introduction of the ipQ App enables mobile broadband coverage and performance assessments directly from consumer handsets. Through a comprehensive managed service approach, which includes solution design, data analysis, and reporting, Epitiro serves prominent telecom operators and regulatory bodies. Their services contribute to reducing customer churn, managing service level agreements, planning capacity, and optimizing expenditure.

Netgend

Acquisition in 2014
Netgend LLC operates an application performance testing platform. It provides virtual appliance, cloud testing, and documentation products.

Mobilethink

Acquisition in 2014
Mobilethink A/S specializes in developing software solutions for mobile operators, focusing on device management, customer engagement, and smartphone support. Their offerings include device configuration services that allow operators to manage subscriber device settings effectively, as well as device analytics that provide insights into subscriber behavior at the device level. The company also features tweakker, a cloud-based configuration service tailored for Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNOs) and device manufacturers seeking cost-effective solutions. Mobilethink aims to enhance data uptake, increase customer value, and lower customer care expenses for its clients. Founded in 1999 and headquartered in Aarhus, Denmark, with an additional office in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Mobilethink serves a diverse range of clients, including mobile operators, service providers, and handset manufacturers. As of April 2018, Mobilethink operates as a subsidiary of Enghouse Systems Limited.

DAX Technologies

Acquisition in 2014
DAX Technologies is a provider of Customer Experience Management (“CEM”) solutions for telecommunication providers. The DAX InTouch system uses a vendor agnostic, multi-source platform and analytics solution, offering near real-time and scalable customer experience intelligence. DAX’s customizable big data architecture includes a rich data warehouse, a flexible ETL framework and a unique telecom analytics layer. The InTouch solution provides a series of applications to enable service providers to dramatically improve service quality and customer retention.

Testing Technologies IST

Acquisition in 2014
Testing Technologies IST designs and markets test development tools for automated testing. It offers TTworkbench Basic, TTworkbench Professional, and TTworkbench Enterprise products. These products are test development environments for text-based and graphical TTCN-3 specification, compilation, test case execution and analysis.

Metrico Wireless

Acquisition in 2012
Metrico is a trusted partner and leader in delivering mobile device performance analytics to wireless carriers, device OEMs, and corporate enterprises. Since their inception, they have specialized in measuring device performance quantitatively — that's all they do. This singular focus enables us to deliver unmatched Fit4Launch Services and Performance Analytics, which their customers rely on to drive quality, minimize network impact, and market their brands more effectively.

Mu Dynamics

Acquisition in 2012
Mu Dynamics specializes in proactive service assurance for network operators, cable companies, government agencies, and network product vendors. The company focuses on enhancing network quality, reliability, and robustness, helping clients reduce downtime and maintain essential IP services. Its flagship product, Service Analyzer, is designed to identify vulnerabilities in IP-based applications and networks. This platform provides detailed remediation guidance to address identified weaknesses and verifies the effectiveness of implemented solutions through an integrated regression database. By offering these services, Mu Dynamics aims to minimize customer churn and support operators in maintaining seamless service delivery.

Fanfare Group

Acquisition in 2011
The Fanfare Group, Inc. provides automated system and device testing solutions to help service providers, equipment manufacturers, and enterprises. It offers iTest, which automates critical testing processes to accelerate system and device testing in the QA organization; iTest Personal for manual testers and developers; iTest Team for feature testers and engineers with experience using scripting languages; and iTest Enterprise, which provides the tools to automation engineers need to make their jobs and automation. The company also offers professional, acceleration, and training services. The Fanfare Group, Inc. was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Mountain View, California.

Imperfect Networks

Acquisition in 2006
Imperfect Networks provides solutions for securing network equipment. It offers products that create and execute negative tests, such as attacks, threats, and protocol faults on network equipment.

QuadTex Systems

Acquisition in 2006
QuadTex Systems engages in the design, development, manufacture, and marketing of telecom network test equipments.

Hekimian Laboratories

Acquisition in 2000
Hekimian Laboratories is a North American provider of telecommunications network and service assurance solutions for DSL and private lines. Hekimians’ products—OSS software, remote probes, and professional services—deliver the information, automation, and control that communications providers need to assure voice, data, and Internet services.

Net-HOPPER Systems

Acquisition in 2000
Net-HOPPER Systems designs, develops, and markets network test access systems (NTAS). The company’s products include test access management software, which assists in remote network monitoring and troubleshooting and PATHmaster, which is a network switch. In addition, it provides CRYSTAL-hopper fiber switch that supports all protocols for test access integration.

NetCom Systems

Acquisition in 1999
Netcom Systems specializes in high-performance test equipment systems for the networking industry.
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