Private company

Spirent

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British telecommunications company

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 2025.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1936Founded1
  • Industrytelecommunications1
  • HeadquartersCrawley1
  • Websitewww.spirent.com
  • Listed onLondon Stock Exchange1

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 2025.2

Corporate structure

Spirent sits at the top of its group. 2 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Spirent Crawley

Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

What it owns

What Spirent reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.

Stakes and holdings (Wikidata)

Things Wikidata records the company as owning, with the share when stated.1

Subsidiaries and ownership

Also owns

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 1936Founded Founded1

Sources

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