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Anite

Logo: Anite, PD, via Wikipedia4

Company in Fleet, United Kingdom

Anite is a supplier of test and measurement software to the international Wireless market. It provides testing, measurement, optimisation and analytics systems based on its specialist sector knowledge and its proprietary software and hardware products. Customers include major manufacturers of mobile devices, chipsets and network equipment, mobile network operators, regulatory authorities, and independent test houses.2 It was founded in 1973.1 It is headquartered in Fleet.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1973Founded1
  • Industrysoftware industry1
  • HeadquartersFleet1
  • Legal formPublic Limited Company3
  • LEI213800GPKK3JSUNJWS283
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusLapsed (not renewed)3
  • Registered addressANCELLS BUSINESS PARK, GU51 2UZ Fleet, United Kingdom3
  • Registered withCompanies House, 017981143

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Anite is a supplier of test and measurement software to the international Wireless market. It provides testing, measurement, optimisation and analytics systems based on its specialist sector knowledge and its proprietary software and hardware products. Customers include major manufacturers of mobile devices, chipsets and network equipment, mobile network operators, regulatory authorities, and independent test houses.2

The story

The company was founded in 1973 as Cray Electronics and in October 1996 it changed its name to Anite Group plc. In 2006 it acquired Nemo, a network testing business. In October 2007 it changed its name to Anite plc. In April 2015, Anite acquired Setcom Wireless Products GmbH.

After Anite started struggling in the face of cancellation of orders from Blackberry, Nokia and Motorola, Anite received a takeover offer from US electronics test and measurement company, Keysight Technologies in a deal worth £388 million in June 2015. The acquisition was completed in August 2015.

From Wikipedia’s article on Anite, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5

Products and brands

The company has two sides to its business:

Device & Infrastructure Testing and Network Testing for the wireless market

From Wikipedia’s article on Anite, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5

Timeline

  1. 1973Founded Founded1

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