Spirent Web Platform Modernization
Challenge
Spirent needed to modernize legacy desktop applications by designing intuitive, browser-based software that could meet evolving customer expectations and industry standards.
Solution
We partnered with Spirent to establish a disruptive, innovation-focused team within the organization—tasked with building the next-generation platform that would ultimately replace their existing products.
Results
The initiative paved a new path forward for Spirent, positioning them ahead of competitors with a modern, scalable solution that redefined their product direction and set a new standard in their industry.
Reimagining Legacy Software for a Modern Industry
Spirent Technologies partnered with Mapleton Hill to modernize their suite of legacy desktop applications, transforming them into intuitive, browser-based platforms. With evolving customer needs and increasing pressure to keep pace with modern UX standards, Spirent needed more than an update—they needed a bold shift in how their software was designed, delivered, and experienced.
We worked across multiple product teams to bring this vision to life, combining product strategy, UX/UI design, and full-stack development to deliver fast, secure, and scalable web-based applications.
A Strategic Shift from Desktop to Web
To lead this transformation, Spirent launched a new, forward-thinking product initiative—intended to rethink their core offerings from the ground up. Mapleton Hill embedded deeply with internal stakeholders and product teams to support this effort, functioning as a dedicated extension of their organization.
This approach allowed Spirent to challenge its own legacy platforms and create new, modern tools that would ultimately replace and outperform them. It was an intentional act of innovation: building the competition before the competition could.
Unified UX Across a Diverse Product Ecosystem
With products ranging from performance testing to analytics, Spirent’s software suite required a shared design language and consistent user experience across tools. We collaborated closely with internal teams to define UX patterns, visual hierarchies, and interactive flows that would scale across multiple applications while respecting the unique needs of each product.
The resulting interfaces brought simplicity, usability, and speed to platforms that had historically been complex and fragmented—enhancing the experience for both power users and new adopters alike.
Engineering Modern, Scalable Solutions
Our development team worked across Spirent’s ecosystem to bring each product to life with performance, security, and scalability in mind. Leveraging modern web frameworks and backend services, we helped build applications that were responsive, maintainable, and ready to evolve alongside the industry.
Built for the Future
This initiative marked a major turning point for Spirent—moving away from outdated desktop software and into the future of browser-based platforms. With modernized architecture, user-friendly interfaces, and a streamlined development process, Spirent was not only able to keep pace with industry change—but define it.
