拆分完成后功成身退：Vistance CEO Treadway 明年 2 月卸任

Cable Technology Broadband Finance FTTX News Vistance CEO stepping down in wake of CommScope dismantling Chuck Treadway will step down as CEO of Vistance in February, an exit that follows a series of divestitures that got the company (formerly known as CommScope) clear of a massive debt load. Vistance is searching for his successor. Jeff Baumgartner , Senior Editor , Light Reading November 5, 2026 3 Min Read CommScope's former corporate building in Hickory, North Carolina. (Source: RidingMetaphor/Alamy Stock Photo) Chuck Treadway, the president and CEO of Vistance Networks who headed up the sale of multiple divisions of CommScope in recent years, is stepping down on February 1, 2027. He'll also be releasing his board seat. Treadway joined the company (then known as CommScope) in 2020, and he embarked on a years-long restructuring leading to the sales of several units that ultimately helped the company get out from under a massive debt load. Chuck Treadway will exit Vistance Networks on February 1, 2027. He joined the company, then known as CommScope, in 2020. (Source: Vistance Networks) In its most recent divestiture, Vistance cut a deal in May to sell its Ruckus Networks unit to Belden for $1.84 billion in cash. Prior to that deal, when the company was still known as CommScope, it unloaded both its Outdoor Wireless Networks (OWN) and Connectivity & Cable Solutions (CCS) units to Amphenol for a combined $12.6 billion. Amphenol also came away with the CommScope brand . Related: Ruckus sale could lead to more cable tech consolidation The resulting company, now called Vistance, retained Aurora Networks, the unit focused on cable and PON products and technologies, along with a unit that provides device security. Vistance also holds a 25% stake in Vantiva, a maker of set-tops, streaming devices, cable modems, gateways and other customer premises equipment (CPE). Vistance said the board has launched a search for the company's next CEO and has retained "a leading executive search firm to assist with the process." If that process includes a look internally, a potential candidate would be Guy Sucharczuk, the president of Aurora Networks. Speaking today on Vistance's Q3 2026 earnings call, Treadway noted that Vistance is a much smaller and more focused company than it was when he joined six years ago, and that it achieved the commitments made to the board. "I'm proud of what this team has accomplished and believe now is the right time to initiate this succession plan to identify a leader for this company's next chapter," he said. "I'm going to remain in this role until February 1 and [I'm] committed to a smooth transition." Memory pricing, cable upgrade timing impacts Q3 results Treadway's coming departure was announced in concert with Q3 results that were impacted by ongoing increases in memory pricing and recent shifts in network upgrade timing by some operators. Sales at Aurora Networks dropped 5% to $338 million as a decline in legacy product sales were partially offset by sales of next-generation cable network amplifiers. Notably, CommScope has developed a Full Duplex (FDX) amp that is playing a big role in Comcast's DOCSIS 4.0 network upgrade. Related: Is this the end of the great CommScope dismantling? Treadway noted that certain "large" customers are managing inventory and adjusting the timing of their amplifier orders as they evaluate deployment schedules, including some that are being pushed into 2027. "I do believe the demand [for network upgrades] is real and it's going to stay; it's just pushed out," he said. Vistance/Aurora revenues are currently concentrated at Comcast, and there appears to have been a recent falloff in sales from Spectrum/Charter Communications, which just wrapped its merger with Cox Communications. Per this 10-Q filing , net sales to Comcast were at 49% through the first months of 2026, compared to 11% for Charter. In Q3 2026, about 60% of net sales were to Comcast, which was the only 10%-or-greater customer in the period. Charter is scheduled to issue Q3 results on Friday (November 6). Vistance, like many of its peers, is grappling with rising memory prices. Treadway said the company is working with suppliers to improve availability and with operator customers to manage costs. He expects prices on memory to increase gradually for the next several quarters, noting that Vistance buys 1.5 million to 2 million memory chips per year. Related: Amphenol will also get the CommScope name Vistance shares were down 86 cents (-13.28%) to $5.59 each in Thursday morning trading. About the Author Jeff Baumgartner Senior Editor, Light Reading Jeff Baumgartner is a Senior Editor for Light Reading and is responsible for the day-to-day news coverage and analysis of the cable and video sectors. Follow him on X, LinkedIn and Bluesky . Baumgartner also served as Site Editor for Light Reading Cable from 2007-2013. In between his two stints at Light Reading, he led tech coverage for Multichannel News and was a regular contributor to Broadcasting + Cable. Baumgartner was named to the 2018 class of the Cable TV Pioneers. See more from Jeff Baumgartner Want more Light Reading stories in your Google search results? Add Us Now Subscribe and receive the latest news from the industry. Join 62,000+ members. Yes it's completely free. Sign me up Want more Light Reading stories in your Google search results? OFC Conference and Exhibition Experience OFC. Where the industry goes to learn, showcase technologies, forge partnerships and close deals. 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