Topic: set top box

CommScope has inked a deal to buy telecommunications equipment maker Arris in an all-cash deal valued at $7.4 billion.

Reuters reported that the negotiations between Arris and CommScope were ongoing and that there was no certainty that a deal would be completed.

Arris may be in favor of the NCTA-backed "Ditch the Box" counter-proposal over the FCC's "Unlock the Box," but the company's CEO told investors during its second-quarter earnings call that there's plenty of life left in set-top boxes.

Comcast has opened the doors to its CXI unit, which supports the custom installation channel.