SAN JOSE, Calif.-In the third acquisition of a test and measurement company this week, JDS Uniphase Corp. announced it purchased network testing and measurement company Acterna Inc. for $760 million in cash and stock.
“Broadband and optical solutions are foundational to the growth of IP-based residential and business services,” said Kevin Kennedy, president and chief executive officer of JDS Uniphase. “We believe that vendors with a broad portfolio of vertically integrated broadband and optical solutions are best equipped to succeed in this market. With the addition of Acterna, we believe our combined portfolio and global sales channel will improve our ability to serve our customers as they deploy next generation IP services.”
Acterna sells test products for telecommunications and cable network operators. The company employs 1,770 people worldwide. It will become JDS Uniphase’s Communications T&M product group.
Also this week, Aeroflex Inc. said it plans to buy the Test and Measurement Division of UbiNetics Holdings Ltd. for $81 million cash. In addition, NetHawk Oyj, a Finnish mobile test and measurement company, acquired all of the capital stock of U.S.-based ipNetfusion, which provides network simulation and load testing systems.
