Spirent Communications Plc engages in the development of communication technologies. The company is headquartered in Crawley, West Sussex and currently employs 1,490 full-time employees. The firm provides products, services and managed solutions that address the test, assurance and automation challenges of technologies, including fifth generation (5G), SD-WAN, Cloud, autonomous vehicles and beyond. The company helps companies deliver on their promise to their customers of connected devices and technologies. The firm operates through two segments: Lifecycle Service Assurance and Networks & Security. Lifecycle Service Assurance segment offers solutions which provide end-to-end visibility, actionable insights and automated troubleshooting to radically simplify turn-up and assurance of 5G networks and services, reducing time and cost. Networks & Security segment develops test methodologies, tools and services for virtualized networks, cloud and artificial intelligence networking infrastructure, and proactive security validation.