Viavi to acquire Spirent in $1.2B deal

Viavi Solutions has agreed to acquire Spirent Communications in an all-cash deal valuing Spirent at around $1.2 billion. Under the terms of the acquisition, Spirent shareholders will receive 175 pence per share—comprising 172.5 pence in cash and a 2.5 pence special dividend. This represents a premium of 61.4 percent over Spirent’s closing share price of…

Viavi to acquire Spirent in $1.2B deal

Viavi Solutions has agreed to acquire Spirent Communications in an all-cash deal valuing Spirent at around $1.2 billion. Under the terms of the acquisition, Spirent shareholders will receive 175 pence per share—comprising 172.5 pence in cash and a 2.5 pence special dividend. This represents a premium of 61.4 percent over Spirent’s closing share price of…

Viavi to acquire Spirent in $1.2B deal

Viavi Solutions has agreed to acquire Spirent Communications in an all-cash deal valuing Spirent at around $1.2 billion. Under the terms of the acquisition, Spirent shareholders will receive 175 pence per share—comprising 172.5 pence in cash and a 2.5 pence special dividend. This represents a premium of 61.4 percent over Spirent’s closing share price of…

Rethinking Routers: A Fresh Take

With our company’s three plus decades of cellular expertise, millions of field-deployed devices, and a relentless drive to innovate, our family of routers have quite the history. From the early days of 2G, deep into the 5G era, two factors have consistently guided us: providing the ultimate in performance while ensuring longevity and reliability.

Test claims that AI is better than humans when it comes to creativity — but while the findings have caveats, whether this constitutes a threat remains an unanswered question

A recent study has revealed that AI language models, specifically OpenAI‘s GPT-4, are outperforming humans in tasks that require divergent thinking – which involves the generation of unique solutions to open-ended questions, a key facet of creativity. The study, conducted by Kent F. Hubert and Kim N. Awa, Ph.D. students at the University of Arkansas,…

Apple is working to reduce its platform lock-in because of the Digital Markets Act

The European Union’s Digital Markets Act has had a huge impact on Apple, a company that has become synonymous with the “walled garden” approach to interoperability. The company recently published a “Non-confidential summary of DMA compliance report” (is there a confidential version?) which summarizes the ways in which Apple has changed to comply with the…

Test claims that AI is better than humans when it comes to creativity — but while the findings have caveats, whether this constitutes a threat remains an unanswered question

A recent study has revealed that AI language models, specifically OpenAI‘s GPT-4, are outperforming humans in tasks that require divergent thinking – which involves the generation of unique solutions to open-ended questions, a key facet of creativity. The study, conducted by Kent F. Hubert and Kim N. Awa, Ph.D. students at the University of Arkansas,…