CommScope Author

David Grubb III is SVP of Architecture & Strategy at CommScope. In this role, he is responsible for driving the technology strategy and overall solution architecture for CommScope’s Converged Network Solutions business.  The scope of the portfolio includes DOCSIS, PON and Video infrastructure solutions for Cable, Telco, and Programmer markets, as well as a range of security technologies that support the broader CommScope portfolio.  Grubb manages a team of engineers distributed across multiple sites in the U.S. and Mexico.

Grubb previously served as SVP, Video Systems Engineering for CommScope.  Grubb was responsible for the company’s video solution architecture and product development.

Previously, Grubb was CTO, Cloud Solutions for ARRIS where he was responsible for driving the technology strategy and architecture ARRIS’s video delivery and television advertising solutions. 

Grubb originally joined General Instrument in 1982. Over the last 38 years, Grubb has held roles in research, development, product management, strategy and business development as the organization has evolved from General Instrument to Motorola to Google to ARRIS and now to CommScope.

Grubb holds eleven patents and has published numerous papers on fiber optics and HFC network technology.  He has also published and presented at numerous industry conferences and was recognized in 2020 by CableLabs and the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences as a significant individual contributor to the development of the HFC network architecture. 

He holds a Master’s of Science in Electrical Engineering degree from Drexel University and a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from Rose Hulman Institute of Technology.