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Testing is not a trend — its the lifeblood of innovation. The recent crop of testing tools that have landed in the market spans network, data center, cloud, AI, semiconductor, and beyond — underscoring the vital role testing vendors will play in this evolving landscape.
The proof is in the pudding. According to estimates by Market Research Intellect, the global Ethernet test equipment market, which is only a slice of the bigger market, is headed for a 7.5% growth between 2025 and 2031. The market, in the IT and telecom category, is projected to climb to $3.8 billion by the end of this term, fueled by accelerated deployment of high-speed Ethernet networks in telecom infra and data centers. Some of the leading players driving the growth are Keysight, Viavi, Spirent, Fluke Networks, and EXFO.
Speaking of big names, Synopsys and Ansys have secured approval from FTCon the final divestiture order. Under the order, Synopsys and Ansys will divest their optical software and photonic software tooling assets respectively, to Keysight, a move intended to preserve fair competition in the software tool markets.
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Immediate and lasting impacts: Analysts look at how Keysight and Viavi’s acquisition of Spirent will unlock growth opportunities for the acquires — and reshape the competitive landscape.
Testing, front and center: It is getting increasingly critical that telecom providers up their testing games to keep up with the level of network automation. A framework shines light on the various levels of network autonomy, from the testing perspective.
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Bureau Vertias’s Q3 revenue exceeds expectations: The testing and certification giant reported its third-quarter 2025 earnings on Thursday, last week, posting revenue of 1.6 billion euro, up 2.3% year-on-year, and ahead of forecasts. The company also issued a bond of 700 million euro to support its M&A strategy.
FTC green lights Synopsys and Ansys divestiture: The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has finalized a consent order for Synopsys’s and Ansys’s divestiture to Keysight, resolving its previous antitrust allegations on the deal. The order, FTC said, will preserve fair competition across three software tool markets.
A new Kubernetes sensor: NetScout announced Omnis KlearSight Sensor for Kubernetes, a new solution designed to capture K8s packets and SSL messages to provide real-time visibility and insights on system performance, health, and cost drivers within multi-cluster Kubernetes deployments.
Top cloud penetration testing providers in 2025: This article profiles the top ten cloud penetration testing providers of 2025. These companies offer specialized testing solutions to uncover hidden vulnerabilities, misconfigurations, and potential attack paths in the cloud, strengthening organizations’ cyber resilience amid escalating security threats.
Quality check for quantum code: A new benchmark evaluates large language models’ (LLM) ability to generate quantum code. QSpark addresses a lingering gap in LLMs’ performance evaluation outside of standard programming tasks, analyzing their quantum code’s functional accuracy and reliability. Benchmark results find current models’ accuracy stands below 40%.
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