Spirent announced the divestment of its Sensing Solutions business on 10 September 2001.

Nicholas Brookes, Chief Executive of Spirent, reiterated the comment made when the sale was announced:

The divestment of our Sensing Solutions business is the next step in our strategy to focus on communications activities. We believe that the Sensing Solutions business faces a promising future under its new owners who can provide strong manufacturing and marketing resources to achieve its potential.