Spirent stabilising after testing times

Spirent Communications continued to face testing times in the third quarter but, with a bit of help from recent acquisitions, expects to see top line growth in the final quarter.

Spirent Communications continued to face testing times in the third quarter but, with a bit of help from recent acquisitions, expects to see top line growth in the final quarter.

Revenue from continuing operations in the third quarter of 2012 declined to $111.7m from $115.4m the year before, as some of the testing and measurement specialist's customers deferred spending decisions.

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