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CommScope has agreed to acquire ARRIS International plc in an all-cash transaction for $31.75 per share, or a total purchase price of approximately $7.4 billion, including the repayment of debt.

Nokia has signed three separate “frame agreements” worth a combined value of more than €2 billion with China Mobile, China Telecom and China Unicom.

ZTE Corp. announced that the company is strengthening its strategic investments into the transportation and automotive market and is developing both roadside units (RSU) and onboard units (OBU) supporting 3GPP Release 14 LTE-V2X featuring Qualcomm C-V2X chipset solution.

Skyworks reported record fiscal fourth quarter (Q4) and full year results — the ninth consecutive year of revenue and earnings growth. The positive results were dampened by declining iPhone shipments and mobile phone softness in China. Skyworks CEO tried to alleviate any near-term concerns by discussing technology development to position Skyworks to be a leader in 5G.

SatixFy UK announced the availability of functional samples of a Ku-Band RFIC and digital beamformer, developed to enable phased-array antennas for satellite ground terminals.

Keysight Technologies Inc. announced it has extended the company's collaboration with Cohu Inc. to deliver enhanced high volume manufacturing (HVM) solutions for the 5G semiconductor manufacturing test market.

Anokiwave announced the appointment of Alastair Upton as senior vice president of business development.