CommScope to add 250 jobs in Catawba County

Gov. Roy Cooper speaks at an event. Photo via Chatham News & Record

RALEIGH — CommScope, a global telecommunications leader, plans to add 250 new jobs with a $60.3 million investment to expand its fiber-optic cable manufacturing operations in Catawba County, state leaders announced Tuesday. 

Founded in Hickory, CommScope has led the communications technology space for more than 45 years. The Fortune 500 company began with coaxial cable production for broadband and cable TV and now offers end-to-end solutions for wired and wireless networks.  

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“Connecting every household in North Carolina to high-speed internet is going to take a lot of fiber, and with this expansion CommScope is answering the call not only with American jobs, but North Carolina jobs,” said Gov. Roy Cooper.