CommScope Inc. is an American public company providing global network infrastructure. The company has its headquarters in Hickory, North Carolina, USA. CommScope used to be a department of General Instrument, a company specialized in cable television and semiconductors until 1997 when it split into several companies granting CommScope the status of an independent venture. The company was rapidly expanding; in 2004 and 2007 it acquired two big firms inheriting their business in cabling systems and wireless infrastructures, after which CommScope turned into world leading providers of radio frequency subsystem solutions. By 2017, the company’s total assets reached a level of 7 billion US dollars.