Network infrastructure provider CommScope sold its connectivity and cable solutions (CCS) segment to Amphenol for $10.5 billion.

The deal, which is expected to close within the first half of 2026, follows the sale of CommScope’s mobile networks business to Amphenol for $2.1bn in mid-2024.

CommScope CEO Chuck Treadway said the company would focus on its access network solutions (ANS) and its Ruckus enterprise networking division. In the company’s earnings statement, adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) for both segments were reported as $300 million on net sales of $1.7bn.

“In our ANS and Ruckus businesses, we will continue to develop the next generation of network connectivity," Treadway noted in a statement. "CommScope’s CCS business is positioned to continue to perform well under Amphenol’s leadership.”

The CCS deal is Amphenol's largest to date and builds on 2024's incorporation of CommScope’s outdoor wireless networks (OWN) and distributed antenna systems (DAS) segments into Amphenol’s Andrew business.

With the two CommScope integrations, Amphenol is able to supply telecom operators, hyperscalers, and enterprises with antennas and DAS gear, alongside the cables and fiber that connect them.

Outside of CommScope, Amphenol bolstered its industrial offerings in 2024 with deals around Carlisle Interconnect Technologies (CIT) and TPC Wire & Cable, both focused on harsh‑environment interconnect solutions.

Previous deals included buying PCTEL for $140m in 2023, which specialized in wireless connectivity, test instruments, and antenna engineering.

CommScope, meanwhile, acquired Casa Systems' cable business assets for $45.1m in 2024.

The company reported net sales of $1.39bn in its second-quarter earnings, an increase of 31.7 percent from the previous year.

Mirroring acquisitions in networking infrastructure, such as the recent Juniper Networks sale to Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), the CommScope sale primes Amphenol to meet the optics-heavy demands of AI-centric networking.

Dell’Oro Group research has predicted that data center switch sales in AI back-end networks are expected to surpass $100bn over five years, driving parallel investments in optical transport networks.

“CCS’s broad portfolio of fiber optic interconnect solutions for the rapidly growing IT datacom market, including for artificial intelligence applications, is highly complementary to Amphenol’s already strong product offerings in this market," Amphenol CEO Adam Norwitt noted in a statement.

“In addition, the acquisition adds new fiber optic interconnect competencies to our offerings for the communications networks market, while also expanding our capabilities in the industrial market through CCS’s building infrastructure connectivity solutions.”