Keysight to divest Spirent units to VIAVI as part of US consent agreement
03/06/2025 07:49
June 3 (Reuters) - Electronic equipment maker Keysight Technologies KEYS.N on Tuesday said it will divest Spirent Communications' SPT.L high-speed ethernet and other business lines to VIAVI Solutions VIAV.O as part of a consent agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice. On Monday, the DOJ required Keysight to divest three of Spirent's businesses, including high-speed ethernet, network security, and channel emulation business lines, to address antitrust concerns tied its acquisition of the British telecommunications firm for a purchase originally valued at $1.5 billion. (Reporting by Raechel Thankam Job in Bengaluru; Editing by Mrigank Dhaniwala) ((RaechelThankam.Job@thomsonreuters.com;))