Anite

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]

Anite plc
TypeLimited
IndustrySoftware
Founded1973 (1973)
HeadquartersFleet, Hampshire
Key people
Mike Bonin, (Managing Director, Device & Infrastructure Testing)
Petri Toljamo, (Managing Director, Network Testing)
Revenue£109.2 million (2014)[1]
£9.3 million (2014)[1]
£12.3 million (2014)[1]
Number of employees
circa 500
ParentKeysight Technologies
Websitewww.anite.com

History

The company was founded in 1973 as Cray Electronics: in October 1996 it changed its name to Anite Group plc.[3] In 2006 it acquired Nemo, a network testing business.[4] In October 2007 it changed its name to Anite plc.[5] In April 2015, Anite acquired Setcom Wireless Products GmbH.[6]

After Anite started struggling in the face of cancellation of orders from Blackberry, Nokia and Motorola,[7] Anite received a takeover offer from US electronics test and measurement company, Keysight Technologies[8] in a deal worth £388 million in June 2015.[7] The acquisition was completed in August 2015.[9]

Operations

The company has two sides to its business:[10]

  • Device & Infrastructure Testing and Network Testing for the wireless market

See also

References
  1. "Final results for the year ended 30 April 2014" (PDF). anite.com. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
  2. "Organisation Profile". cambridgewireless.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2015-11-16. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
  3. IT Services: Anite Slow to Bear Fruit
  4. Anite Completes Nemo Buy Light Reading, 12 December 2006
  5. "Anite Group - Anite Group PLC - Change of Name - Proactiveinvestors (UK)". Proactiveinvestors UK. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
  6. "Anite completes Setcom deal". totaltele.com. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
  7. Mamidipudi Soumithri (17 June 2015). "Keysight Technologies to buy UK's Anite in $607 million deal". Reuters. Archived from the original on 17 June 2015. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
  8. "Electronic design, test automation and measurement equipment". Keysight Technologies.
  9. "Keysight Technologies Completes Acquisition of Anite". MarketWatch. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
  10. "Businesses". anite.com. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
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