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Telecom equipment supplier Arris Group
Competing with stalwarts such as Cisco Systems
The uptick in demand helped the company achieve a jump in third-quarter gross margins that reached 41.9%, compared with 35.7% last year, and led it to forecast strong fourth-quarter earnings. One of the factors contributing to Arris' third-quarter success was the strength it's experienced from international customers in countries like Mexico, Japan, and Canada. CAPS members like the international exposure, which is similar to the expansion that competitor Harmonic
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