- CommScope will rebrand to Vistance Network now that the Connectivity and Cable Solutions (CCS) sale to Amphenol is complete
- By closing CCS, CommScope plans to repay all outstanding debt
- The company is also changing the name of its access networking biz to Aurora
CommScope is officially giving up its name now that it’s completed its $10.5 billion sale of Connectivity and Cable Solutions (CCS) to Amphenol. Effective January 14, the company will rebrand to Vistance Networks.
We knew about the name change for a while, as CommScope disclosed in September that Amphenol will acquire the CommScope name but provide the company “transitional trademark licenses” to retain CommScope branding for a limited period.
According to today’s press release, Vistance Networks “will lean into a revitalized and more focused portfolio” as the parent company of CommScope’s remaining businesses – Access Network Solutions (ANS) and Ruckus.
ANS, which specializes in HFC and fiber access gear, will rebrand to Aurora Networks. Ruckus, formerly part of the Networking, Intelligent Cellular & Security Solutions segment, focuses on Wi-Fi and enterprise networking. It’s CommScope’s remaining wireless arm after the company sold off its outdoor wireless network (OWN) segment and distributed antenna systems (DAS) unit – also to Amphenol.
Prior to that, CommScope divested its Home Networks biz to Vantiva in January 2024.
All these divestments have enabled CommScope to alleviate some of its heavy debt load, which stands at about $7.3 billion as of September 2025. The company said it will use the proceeds from the CCS deal to repay all outstanding debt and distribute excess cash to its shareholders.
CCS was CommScope’s largest business unit, contributing $1.1 billion in revenue in Q3 2025. Products include most of the company’s fiber and copper cabling as well as data center networking components.
“With its balance sheet reset and a tighter strategic focus, CommScope is positioning itself for a new chapter—leaner, more nimble, and with fewer distractions from legacy operations,” wrote Maravedis Chief Analyst Adlane Fellah when the deal was first announced in August.
But CommScope is plenty busy on the broadband access front. It’s supplying Comcast and other operators with AI-embedded “smart” amplifiers, plus it still has cable networking assets from Casa Systems that it acquired in May 2024.
CommScope in Q3 reported ANS net sales of about $338 million, representing a 77% year-over-year increase.
“We believe ANS is well positioned with decades of knowledge of our customers' ecosystems and our breadth of new products for service providers to take advantage of the latest DOCSIS upgrade cycle as well as evolving their legacy DOCSIS 3.1 networks,” said CEO Chuck Treadway on October’s earnings call.
As for Amphenol, the interconnect vendor’s been on a hot M&A spree. Apart from the CommScope acquisitions, the company recently scooped up cable assembly maker Trexon for $1 billion, radiofrequency and microwave components maker Narda-MITEQ for $300 million and also bought Rochester Sensors for $100 million.