Keysight Technologies Inc. a
provider of software and equipment to the electronics industry would buy US
data technology company Ixia for about $1.6 Billion, net of cash.
Ixia makes equipment that monitors
and tests networks so enterprise customers can have their data travel smoothly
without bottlenecks. Its customers include the world’s No. 1 networking gear
maker, Cisco Systems Inc. The deal comes as the increasing volume of
data traffic flowing through social media, smartphones and cloud computing
tests the resilience and integrity of networks, making Ixia’s equipment and
applications more popular with its clients and coveted by its peers.
The combination of Keysight and
Ixia brings together two highly complementary companies to create an innovative
force in leading-edge technologies that spans electronic design, device and
network validation, and application and security performance. Ixia has a broad
IP portfolio that encompasses network communications, visibility, application
and security technologies with solutions deeply rooted in software.
Additionally, Ixia’s IP includes
extensive networking and wireless protocols that will extend Keysight’s
position in wireless communications and create a unique combination of Layer 1
through 7 end-to-end solutions that address fast-growing segments of the 5G
communications design and test ecosystem.
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