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                                                                 EXHIBIT 10.1(a)

                                                                       EXECUTION

                                 FIRST AMENDMENT
                               TO CREDIT AGREEMENT

                  This FIRST AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT (this "AMENDMENT") is
dated as of January 8, 2002 and entered into by and among ARRIS INTERNATIONAL,
INC., a Delaware corporation (the "COMPANY"), ARRIS INTERACTIVE L.L.C., a
Delaware limited liability company ("ARRIS"), EACH OF COMPANY'S SUBSIDIARIES
LISTED ON THE SIGNATURE PAGES HEREOF (Company, Arris and each such subsidiary
are individually referred to herein as a "BORROWER" and, collectively, on a
joint and several basis, as the "BORROWERS"), THE FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS LISTED
ON THE SIGNATURE PAGES HEREOF (each individually referred to herein as a
"LENDER" and collectively as "LENDERS"), CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON, as
syndication agent for Lenders (in such capacity, "SYNDICATION AGENT") and THE
CIT GROUP/BUSINESS CREDIT, INC., as administrative agent and collateral agent
for Lenders (in such capacity, "ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT), and is made with
reference to that certain Credit Agreement dated as of August 31, 2001 (as
amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified as of the date hereof, the
"CREDIT AGREEMENT"), by and among the Borrowers, Lenders, Syndication Agent and
Administrative Agent. Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall
have the same meanings herein as set forth in the Credit Agreement.

                                    RECITALS

                  WHEREAS, Holdings and Cadant, Inc., a Delaware corporation
("CADANT") have entered into the Cadant Asset Purchase Agreement (as defined
below), pursuant to which Holdings has agreed to purchase substantially all of
the assets and assume certain liabilities of Cadant and Holdings has assigned
all of its rights and obligations under the Asset Purchase Agreement to Company
pursuant to the Cadant Assignment and Assumption Agreement (as defined below);
and

                  WHEREAS, Borrowers and Lenders desire to amend the Credit
Agreement to (i) permit Company to acquire substantially all of the assets and
assume certain liabilities of Cadant, (ii) provide the terms pursuant to which
Company may convert the Convertible Subordinated Notes in an aggregate principal
amount not to exceed $115,000,000 to shares of common stock of Holdings, (iii)
permit Holdings to guaranty the obligations of Company under the Comdisco Lease
(as defined below) in an aggregate amount no to exceed $3,500,000; (iv) amend
the minimum fixed coverage ratio set forth in subsection 7.6A for the period
ending March 31, 2002, and (iv) make certain other amendments as set forth
below;

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                   NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the
agreements, provisions and covenants herein contained, the parties hereto agree
as follows:

                  SECTION 1.        AMENDMENTS TO THE CREDIT AGREEMENT

                  1.1      AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 1: PROVISIONS RELATING TO
DEFINED TERMS

                  A.       Subsection 1.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby
amended by adding thereto the following definitions, which shall be inserted in
proper alphabetical order:

                  "CADANT" means Cadant, Inc., a Delaware corporation.

                  "CADANT ACQUISITION" means the purchase by Holdings of
         substantially all of Cadant's assets and certain liabilities of Cadant
         on the First Amendment Effective Date, pursuant to the Cadant
         Acquisition Documents.

                  "CADANT ACQUISITION DOCUMENTS" means the Cadant Asset Purchase
         Agreement, the Cadant Voting Agreement, the Cadant Assignment and
         Assumption Agreement and all other instruments or documents delivered
         or entered into in connection with any of the foregoing, in each case
         including all schedules, annexes and exhibits thereto, as such Cadant
         Acquisition Documents may be amended, restated, supplemented or
         otherwise modified from time to time to the extent permitted under
         subsection 7.12.

                  "CADANT ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT" means that certain Asset
         Purchase Agreement, dated December 8, 2001, as supplemented by that
         certain letter dated January 8, 2002, by and between Holdings and
         Cadant, as further amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise
         modified from time to time to the extent permitted under subsection
         7.12.

                  "CADANT ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT" means that
         certain Assumption Agreement dated as of January 8, 2002, by and
         between Holdings and Company, as amended, restated, supplemented or
         otherwise modified from time to time to the extent permitted under
         subsection 7.12.

                  "CADANT VOTING AGREEMENT" means that certain Voting Agreement,
         dated as of December 8, 2001 among Holdings, Cadant and the equity
         holders of Cadant listed on the signature pages thereto, as amended,
         restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time to the
         extent permitted under subsection 7.12.

                  "COMDISCO LEASE" means that certain Master Lease Agreement
         dated September 8, 2000, by and between Comdisco, Inc. and Cadant, Inc.
         that was assigned to Company pursuant to the Cadant Acquisition
         Documents.

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                  "FIRST AMENDMENT EFFECTIVE DATE" means the date the First
         Amendment to this Agreement became effective in accordance with its
         terms.

                  "HOLDINGS COMDISCO GUARANTY" means a guaranty by Holdings of
         the obligations of Company under the Comdisco Lease, in form and
         substance satisfactory to Administrative Agent.

                  "HOLDINGS COMMON STOCK" means the common stock of Holdings,
         par value $.01 per share.

                  B.       Subsection 1.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby
further amended by deleting the definitions of "Acquired Business" and
"Permitted Acquisition" therefrom in their entirety.

                  C.       Subsection 1.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby
further amended by deleting the definitions of "First Priority" and "Pro Forma"
therefrom in their entirety and substituting the following therefor:

                  "FIRST PRIORITY" means, with respect to any Lien purported to
         be created in any Collateral pursuant to any Collateral Document, that
         (i) such Lien is perfected and has priority over any other Lien on such
         Collateral (other than (w) Permitted Encumbrances which are given
         priority as a matter of law, (x) Liens described on Schedule 7.2, so
         long as such Liens are only on the assets encumbered by such Liens on
         the Closing Date and (y) Liens securing Purchase Money Indebtedness, so
         long as such Liens only attach to the assets being acquired with such
         Purchase Money Indebtedness and are otherwise permitted by subsection
         7.2(vii)) and (ii) such Lien is the only Lien (other than Liens
         permitted pursuant to subsection 7.2) to which such Collateral is
         subject.

                  "PRO FORMA BASIS" means, as of any date of determination, in
         connection with (i) the calculation of Consolidated EBITDA or
         Consolidated Capital Expenditures for the Fiscal Quarter ending June
         30, 2001 and for that portion of the Fiscal Quarter ending September
         30, 2001 that is prior to the Closing Date, the Consolidated EBITDA or
         Consolidated Capital Expenditures for such Fiscal Quarter, after giving
         effect on a pro forma basis to the Reorganization and (ii) in
         connection with the compliance of the Borrowers with the financial
         covenants set forth in subsection 7.6 as of the last day of the four
         Fiscal Quarter period most recently ended prior to such date of
         determination for which the relevant financial information is available
         (the "COMPLIANCE PERIOD"), after giving effect on a pro forma basis to
         any dispositions made during such Compliance Period, other than sales
         of inventory in the ordinary course of business and dispositions of
         obsolete equipment, in each case on the following basis:

                           (i)      any Indebtedness incurred or assumed by
                  Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with the
                  Reorganization and any Indebtedness repaid in connection with
                  the Reorganization and/or dispositions, as the case may be,
                  shall be deemed to have been incurred or repaid, respectively,
                  as of April 1, 2001

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                  in the case of the Reorganization and as of the first day of
                  the Compliance Period, in the case of dispositions;

                           (ii)     if such Indebtedness incurred or assumed by
                  Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with the
                  Reorganization has a floating or formula rate, then the rate
                  of interest for such Indebtedness for the applicable period
                  shall be computed as if the rate in effect for such
                  Indebtedness on the relevant measurement date had been the
                  applicable rate for the entire applicable period;

                           (iii)    income statement items (whether positive or
                  negative) attributable to the property or business acquired or
                  disposed in the Reorganization and/or dispositions, as the
                  case may be, shall be included as if such acquisitions took
                  place on April 1, 2001, in the case of the Reorganization, and
                  as of the first day of the Compliance Period, in the case of
                  dispositions, in each case on a pro forma basis; and

                           (iv)     any historical extraordinary non-recurring
                  costs or expenses or other verifiable costs or expenses that
                  will not continue after the Closing Date, in the case of the
                  Reorganization may be eliminated and other expenses and cost
                  reductions may be reflected on a basis consistent with
                  Regulation S-X promulgated by the Securities and Exchange
                  Commission.

                           Such pro forma calculations shall, in the case of the
                  Reorganization, be based on the audited or reviewed financial
                  delivered pursuant to subsection 4.1G. All pro forma
                  adjustments shall be approved by the Administrative Agent."

                  1.2      AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 7: BORROWERS' NEGATIVE
COVENANTS

                   A. Subsection 7.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended
by deleting clause (viii) and substituting the following therefor:

                  "(viii) Company may remain liable with respect to Indebtedness
         evidenced by the Convertible Subordinated Notes, in an aggregate
         principal amount not to exceed $115 million; provided, that prior to
         December 31, 2002, such Indebtedness shall be refinanced pursuant to
         documentation in form and substance satisfactory to Requisite Lenders
         or converted into shares of Holdings Common Stock in accordance with
         subsection 7.5(ix);"

                   B. Subsection 7.2 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended
by deleting clause (v) and substituting the following therefor:

                  "(v) Liens (other than Liens on any (x) Accounts or Inventory
         of Holdings, any Borrower or any Domestic Subsidiary or Mexican
         Subsidiary of any Borrower or (y) Capital Stock) granted by Borrowers
         and their Subsidiaries securing Indebtedness permitted by subsections
         7.1(vi), 7.1(vii) and 7.1(xii) in an aggregate amount not to exceed
         $10,000,000 at any time outstanding; provided, however, that Borrowers
         and their Domestic Subsidiaries shall not grant such Liens in
         connection with any Indebtedness of any Foreign Subsidiary of any
         Borrower incurred pursuant to subsection 7.1(vii); provided, further,
         that (i) Holdings and its Subsidiaries may not grant any Liens in

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         connection with any Indebtedness assumed by Holdings or any of its
         Subsidiaries in connection with the Cadant Acquisition and (ii) no
         assets acquired pursuant to the Cadant Acquisition may be subject to
         any Liens under any such assumed Indebtedness except to the extent such
         Liens evidence Capital Leases and are otherwise permitted by subsection
         7.2(vii)."

                   C. Subsection 7.3 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended
by deleting clause (vii) and substituting the following therefor:

                  "(vii) So long as no Event of Default or Potential Event of
         Default has occurred and is continuing, Holdings and Company may
         consummate the Cadant Acquisition, in accordance with (1) the Cadant
         Acquisition Documents and (2) the following terms:

                           (a) the aggregate amount of consideration paid by
                  Holdings and Company for the Cadant Acquisition shall not
                  exceed 7,250,000 shares of Holdings Common Stock and
                  $4,500,000 in cash;

                           (b) as of the consummation of the Cadant Acquisition,
                  any assets or liabilities acquired or assumed by Holdings
                  pursuant to the Cadant Acquisition Documents shall have been
                  assigned to Company pursuant to the Cadant Assignment and
                  Assumption Agreement;

                           (c) the aggregate amount of all liabilities being
                  assumed by Company in connection with the Cadant Acquisition,
                  including any Indebtedness and Capital Leases, shall not
                  exceed $14,000,000; provided, that such amount shall include
                  all Indebtedness owed by Cadant to Company and interest
                  thereon in an aggregate amount of approximately $2,500,000;

                           (d) concurrently with the consummation of the Cadant
                  Acquisition, Borrowers shall have fully complied with the
                  requirements of subsections 6.8 and 6.9 of this Agreement and
                  Section 5 of the Security Agreement, with respect to the
                  Cadant Acquisition;

                           (e) Company shall have delivered to Administrative
                  Agent (i) the results of recent searches, by a Person or
                  Persons satisfactory to Administrative Agent, of all effective
                  UCC financing statements and fixture filings and all judgment
                  and tax lien filings which may have been made with respect to
                  any personal or mixed property acquired in the Cadant
                  Acquisition, together with copies of all such filings
                  disclosed by such search, (ii) UCC termination statements duly
                  executed by all applicable Persons for filing in all
                  applicable jurisdictions as may be necessary to terminate any
                  effective UCC financing statements or fixture filings
                  disclosed in such search, (iii) to the extent requested by
                  Administrative Agent, recent searches, by Person or Persons
                  satisfactory to Administrative Agent of all effective filings
                  with the PTO or United States Copyright Office which may have
                  been made with respect to any patents, trademarks or
                  copyrights being acquired in the Cadant Acquisition and (iv)
                  and all other documents or instruments necessary to release
                  all Liens on any personal or mixed property acquired in the
                  Cadant

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                  Acquisition, in each case in form and substance satisfactory
                  to Administrative Agent;

                           (f) Company shall have delivered an Officer's
                  Certificate, in form and substance satisfactory to
                  Administrative Agent, (1) certifying that no Potential Event
                  of Default or Event of Default shall then exist or shall occur
                  as a result of the Cadant Acquisition, and (2) demonstrating
                  that on the First Amendment Effective Date, after giving
                  effect to the Cadant Acquisition, the Borrowers will be in
                  compliance with subsection 7.6C.

                   D. Subsection 7.4 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended
by (i) deleting the "and" at the end of subsection (xiv) thereof, deleting the
"." at the end of subsection (xv) thereof and substituting therefor "; and" and
(ii) adding the following subsection (xvi) to the end thereof:

                  "(xvi) Holdings may become and remain liable with respect to
         Contingent Obligations arising under the Holdings Comdisco Guaranty in
         an aggregate amount not to exceed $3,500,000 at any time."

                   E. Subsection 7.5 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended
by (i) deleting the "and" at the end of subsection (vii) thereof, deleting the
"." at the end of subsection (viii) thereof and substituting therefor "; and"
and (ii) adding the following subsections (ix) and (x) to the end thereof:

                  "(ix) Company may exchange Convertible Subordinated Notes in
         an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $115,000,000 for Holdings
         Common; provided, that (i) the fair market value of such Holdings
         Common Stock at the time of any such exchange does not exceed the
         principal amount of the Convertible Subordinated Notes so exchanged,
         (ii) no other consideration is paid by Holdings or any of its
         Subsidiaries in connection with such exchange other than cash in lieu
         of fractional shares of Holdings Common Stock in a nominal amount
         satisfactory to Administrative Agent; and (iii) the other terms and the
         documentation pursuant to which any such exchange occurs is in form and
         substance satisfactory to Administrative Agent;"

                  (x) So long as no Event of Default or Potential Event of
         Default has occurred and is continuing, Company may make Restricted
         Junior Payments in connection with the payment of cash in lieu of
         fractional shares of Holdings Common Stock pursuant to clause (ix)
         above and to the extent required under the Convertible Subordinated
         Note Indenture."

                   F. Subsection 7.6 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended
by deleting the table contained in subsection 7.6A and substituting therefor the
following:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                             MINIMUM FIXED
                           "PERIOD                       CHARGE COVERAGE RATIO
                           -------                       ---------------------

         <S>                                             <C>
         Closing Date through December 31, 2001                  1.10:1.00

         January 1, 2002 through March 31, 2002                  0.75:1.00

         April 1, 2002 through June 30, 2002                     1.25:1.00

         July 1, 2002 and thereafter                             1.50:1.00"
</TABLE>

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                   G. Subsection 7.11 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended
by deleting the proviso contained in such subsection.

                   H. Subsection 7.12 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended
by:

                  (i)      deleting subsection 7.12A and substituting therefor
                  the following:

                           "A.      AMENDMENTS OR WAIVERS OF CERTAIN AGREEMENTS.
                  Neither any Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries will agree to
                  any amendment to, or waive any of its rights under, any
                  Reorganization Document, Mexican Intercompany Security
                  Document, Tax Abatement Transaction Document, or Cadant
                  Acquisition Document after the Closing Date, without in each
                  case obtaining the prior written consent of Requisite Lenders
                  to such amendment or waiver."; and

                           (ii)     adding the following proviso to the end of
                  subsection 7.12B:

                           "; provided, however, that Holdings and the Company
                  may amend the Convertible Subordinated Note Indenture to
                  provide for the Subordinated Holdings Guaranty, pursuant to
                  documentation in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to
                  Administrative Agent"

                  1.3      AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 8: EVENTS OF DEFAULT

         Subsection 8.13 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting
part (b) of clause (i) of such subsection in its entirety and substituting the
following therefor:

                  "(b) entering into and performing its obligations under and in
         accordance with the Subordinated Holdings Guaranty, Holdings Comdisco
         Guaranty and the Loan Documents, Reorganization Documents, or Cadant
         Acquisition Documents to which it is a party, or"

                  SECTION 2.        CONDITIONS TO EFFECTIVENESS

                  Section 1 of this Amendment shall become effective only upon
the satisfaction of all of the following conditions precedent (the date of
satisfaction of such conditions being referred to herein as the "FIRST AMENDMENT
EFFECTIVE DATE"):

                   A. Borrowers shall deliver to Lenders (or to Agents for
Lenders with sufficient originally executed copies, where appropriate, for each
Lender and its counsel) reliance letters addressed to the Agents and each of the
Lenders dated the First Amendment Effective Date with respect to all legal
opinions delivered in connection with Cadant Acquisition, which legal

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opinions and reliance letters shall be in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

                   B. Lenders shall have received from Administrative Agent a
completed audit of the Inventory and Accounts to be acquired in the Cadant
Acquisition and Administrative Agent shall have determined the extent to which
such Accounts and Inventory shall be included as Eligible Accounts and Eligible
Inventory immediately after the consummation of the Cadant Acquisition.

                   C. Administrative Agent shall have implemented a reserve of
$20,000,000 against the Borrowing Base in connection with the Cadant Acquisition
that shall not be removed without the consent of Requisite Lenders.

                   D. On the First Amendment Effective Date, all conditions to
the consummation of the Cadant Acquisition (other than payment of the purchase
price therefor and the conveyance of assets resulting therefrom) shall have been
satisfied or waived with the consent of Administrative Agent and the Requisite
Lenders and Administrative Agent shall have received (i) a fully executed or
conformed copy of each Cadant Acquisition Document to be entered into on or
prior to the First Amendment Effective Date, in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and Requisite Lenders, and each such
Cadant Acquisition Document shall be in full force and effect and no provision
thereof shall have been modified or waived without the consent of Administrative
Agent and Requisite Lenders, and the parties to the Cadant Acquisition Documents
shall not have failed in any material respect to perform any material obligation
or covenant required by the Cadant Asset Purchase Agreement, respectively, to be
performed or complied with by any of them on or before the First Amendment
Effective Date, and (ii) an Officer's Certificate of Company (1) to the effect
set forth in clause (i) and (2) stating that Holdings, Company and Cadant will
proceed to consummate the Cadant Acquisition contemporaneously with the
effectiveness of this Amendment.

                   E. Company shall have paid to Administrative Agent an
amendment fee equal to $218,750, to be distributed among each Lender that has
executed and delivered a counterpart of this Amendment on or prior to 5:00 PM
(New York City time) on December 28, 2001, in proportion to the amount of each
such Lender's Revolving Loan Exposure to the aggregate amount of the Revolving
Loan Exposure of all such Lenders.

                   F. Administrative Agent shall have received evidence
satisfactory to it that all outstanding statements of O'Melveny & Myers LLP have
been paid in full.

                  SECTION 3. BORROWERS' REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

                  In order to induce Lenders to enter into this Amendment and to
amend the Credit Agreement in the manner provided herein, Borrowers represent
and warrant to each Lender that the following statements are true, correct and
complete:

                   A. CORPORATE POWER AND AUTHORITY. Each Borrower has all
requisite corporate power and authority to enter into this Amendment, and
perform its obligations under, the Credit Agreement as amended by this Amendment
(the "AMENDED AGREEMENT").

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                   B. AUTHORIZATION OF AGREEMENTS. The execution and delivery of
this Amendment and the performance of the Amended Agreement have been duly
authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of each of the
Borrowers.

                   C. NO CONFLICT. The execution and delivery by Borrowers of
this Amendment and the performance by Borrowers of the Amended Agreement do not
and will not (i) violate any provision of any law or any governmental rule or
regulation applicable to any Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries,
the Certificate or Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws or Certificate of
Formation or Operating Agreement, as applicable, of any Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries or any order, judgment or decree of any court or other agency of
government binding on any Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, (ii) conflict
with, result in a breach of or constitute (with due notice or lapse of time or
both) a default under any Contractual Obligation of any Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries, (iii) result in or require the creation or imposition of any Lien
upon any of the properties or assets of any Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries
(other than Liens created under any of the Loan Documents in favor of
Administrative Agent on behalf of Lenders), or (iv) require any approval of
stockholders or any approval or consent of any Person under any Contractual
Obligation of any Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries.

                   D. GOVERNMENTAL CONSENTS. The execution and delivery by each
Borrower of this Amendment and the performance by the Borrowers of the Amended
Agreement and the transactions contemplated by this Amendment do not and will
not require any registration with, consent or approval of, or notice to, or
other action to, with or by, any federal, state or other governmental authority
or regulatory body.

                   E. BINDING OBLIGATION. This Amendment and the Amended
Agreement have been duly executed and delivered by each Borrower and is the
legally valid and binding obligations of the Borrowers, enforceable against the
Borrowers in accordance with their respective terms, except as may be limited by
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws relating to
or limiting creditors' rights generally or by equitable principles relating to
enforceability.

                   F. INCORPORATION OF REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES FROM
CREDIT AGREEMENT. The representations and warranties contained in Section 5 of
the Credit Agreement are and will be true, correct and complete in all material
respects on and as of the First Amendment Effective Date to the same extent as
though made on and as of that date, except to the extent such representations
and warranties specifically relate to an earlier date, in which case they were
true, correct and complete in all material respects on and as of such earlier
date.

                   G. ABSENCE OF DEFAULT. No event has occurred and is
continuing or will result from the consummation of the transactions contemplated
by this Amendment that would constitute an Event of Default or a Potential Event
of Default.

                  SECTION 4.        ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND CONSENT

                   Holdings, each Borrower and each Subsidiary Guarantor hereby
acknowledges that such Loan Party has read this Amendment and consents to the
terms hereof and further hereby confirms and agrees that, notwithstanding the
effectiveness of this Amendment, the

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obligations of such Loan Party under each of the Loan Documents to which such
Loan Party is a party shall not be impaired and each of the Loan Documents to
which such Loan Party is a party are, and shall continue to be, in full force
and effect and are hereby confirmed and ratified in all respects.

                  Holdings and each Subsidiary Guarantor acknowledges and agrees
that (i) notwithstanding the conditions to effectiveness set forth in this
Amendment, such Loan Party is not required by the terms of the Credit Agreement
or any other Loan Document to consent to the amendments to the Credit Agreement
effected pursuant to this Amendment and (ii) nothing in the Credit Agreement,
this Amendment or any other Loan Document shall be deemed to require the consent
of such Loan Party to any future amendments to the Credit Agreement.

                  SECTION 5.        MISCELLANEOUS

                   A. REFERENCE TO AND EFFECT ON THE CREDIT AGREEMENT AND THE
OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS.

                  (i)      On and after the First Amendment Effective Date, each
reference in the Credit Agreement to "this Agreement", "hereunder", "hereof",
"herein" or words of like import referring to the Credit Agreement, and each
reference in the other Loan Documents to the "Credit Agreement", "thereunder",
"thereof" or words of like import referring to the Credit Agreement shall mean
and be a reference to the Amended Agreement.

                  (ii)     Except as specifically amended by this Amendment, the
Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall remain in full force and
effect and are hereby ratified and confirmed.

                  (iii)    The execution, delivery and performance of this
Amendment shall not, except as expressly provided herein, constitute a waiver of
any provision of, or operate as a waiver of any right, power or remedy of
Administrative Agent or any Lender under, the Credit Agreement or any of the
other Loan Documents.

                   B. FEES AND EXPENSES. Company acknowledges that all costs,
fees and expenses as described in subsection 10.2 of the Credit Agreement
incurred by Agents and their counsel with respect to this Amendment and the
documents and transactions contemplated hereby shall be for the account of
Borrowers.

                   C. HEADINGS. Section and subsection headings in this
Amendment are included herein for convenience of reference only and shall not
constitute a part of this Amendment for any other purpose or be given any
substantive effect.

                   D. APPLICABLE LAW. THIS AMENDMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND
OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND SHALL BE
CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW
YORK (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION SECTION 5-1401 OF THE GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW
OF THE

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STATE OF NEW YORK), WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICTS OF LAWS PRINCIPLES.

                   E. COUNTERPARTS; EFFECTIVENESS. This Amendment may be
executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in
separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be
deemed an original, but all such counterparts together shall constitute but one
and the same instrument; signature pages may be detached from multiple separate
counterparts and attached to a single counterpart so that all signature pages
are physically attached to the same document. This Amendment shall become
effective upon (i) the execution of a counterpart hereof by each of the
Borrowers, each of the Subsidiary Guarantors, Holdings and Requisite Lenders and
receipt by Company and Administrative Agent of written or telephonic
notification of such execution and authorization of delivery thereof and (ii)
the satisfaction of the conditions precedent contained in Section 2 hereof.

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                  IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this
Amendment to be duly executed and delivered by their respective officers
thereunto duly authorized as of the date first written above.

HOLDINGS:                        ARRIS GROUP, INC.

                                 By:  /s/ Lawrence A. Margolis
                                      ---------------------------------------
                                       Name:  Lawrence A. Margolis
                                       Title: Vice President, Chief Financial
                                              Officer & Secretary

COMPANY:                         ARRIS INTERNATIONAL, INC.

                                 By:  /s/ Lawrence A. Margolis
                                      ---------------------------------------
                                       Name:  Lawrence A. Margolis
                                       Title: Executive Vice President, Chief
                                              Financial Officer & Secretary

ARRIS:                           ARRIS INTERACTIVE L.L.C.

                                 By:  /s/ Lawrence A. Margolis
                                      ---------------------------------------
                                       Name:  Lawrence A. Margolis
                                       Title: Executive Vice President

SUBSIDIRIES OF COMPANY:          ANTEC ASSET MANAGEMENT COMPANY

                                 By:  /s/ Lawrence A. Margolis
                                      ---------------------------------------
                                      Name:  Lawrence A. Margolis
                                      Title: President

                                 ANTEC LICENSING COMPANY

                                 By:  /s/ Lawrence A. Margolis
                                      ---------------------------------------
                                       Name:   Lawrence A. Margolis
                                       Title:  President

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                                  TEXSCAN CORPORATION

                                  By:  /s/ Lawrence A. Margolis
                                       --------------------------------------
                                       Name:  Lawrence A. Margolis
                                       Title: Chairman of the Board

                                 ELECTRONIC CONNECTOR CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS

                                  By:  /s/ Lawrence A. Margolis
                                       --------------------------------------
                                        Name:  Lawrence A. Margolis
                                        Title: Vice President

                                 POWER GUARD, INC.

                                 By:  /s/ Lawrence A. Margolis
                                      ---------------------------------------
                                        Name:  Lawrence A. Margolis
                                        Title: Vice President

                                 ELECTRONIC SYSTEM PRODUCTS INC.

                                 By:  /s/ Lawrence A. Margolis
                                      ---------------------------------------
                                       Name:  Lawrence A. Margolis
                                       Title: Vice President

                                 KEPTEL, INC.

                                 By:  /s/ Lawrence A. Margolis
                                      ---------------------------------------
                                      Name:  Lawrence A. Margolis
                                      Title: Vice President

                                      S-2
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SUBSIDIARY GUARATORS,
for purposes of Section 6 only,       TEXSCAN DE MEXICO, S.A. DE C.V.

                                      By:  /s/ Lawrence A. Margolis
                                           ---------------------------------
                                             Name:  Lawrence A. Margolis
                                             Title: Chairman

                                      KEPTEL DE MEXICO S.A. DE C.V.

                                      By:  /s/ Lawrence A. Margolis
                                           ---------------------------------
                                             Name:  Lawrence A. Margolis
                                             Title: Chairman

                                      ANTEC INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION

                                      By:  /s/ Lawrence A. Margolis
                                           ---------------------------------
                                             Name:  Lawrence A. Margolis
                                             Title: Director

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LENDERS:                               THE CIT GROUP/BUSINESS CREDIT, INC.,
                                       individually and as Administrative Agent
                                       and Collateral Agent

                                       By: /s/ Kenneth B. Butler
                                           ----------------------------------
                                            Name:  Kenneth B. Butler
                                            Title: Vice President

                                      S-4
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                                       CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON,
                                       individually and as Syndication Agent

                                       By: /s/ David L. Sawyer
                                           -------------------------------
                                            Name:  David L. Sawyer
                                            Title: Vice President

                                       By: /s/ Jay Chall
                                           -------------------------------
                                            Name:  Jay Chall
                                            Title: Director

                                      S-5
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                                       AMERICAN NATIONAL BANK AND
                                       TRUST COMPANY OF CHICAGO

                                       By: /s/ Clare J. D'Cruz
                                           ----------------------------------
                                            Name:  Clare J. D'Cruz
                                            Title: Vice President

                                      S-6
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                                      COMERICA BANK

                                      By: /s/ David Selden
                                          -----------------------------------
                                           Name:   David Selden
                                           Title:  Vice President

                                      S-7
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                                      CONGRESS FINANCIAL CORPORATION (SOUTHERN)

                                      By: /s/ Morris P. Holloway
                                          -----------------------------------
                                           Name:   Morris P. Holloway
                                           Title:  Senior Vice-President

                                      S-8
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                                        FLEET CAPITAL CORPORATION

                                        By: /s/ Douglas Strange
                                            ---------------------------------
                                             Name:  Douglas Strange
                                             Title: Vice President

                                      S-9
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                                        GMAC COMMERCIAL CREDIT LLC

                                        By: /s/ Arthur A. Mason
                                            ---------------------------------
                                             Name:  Arthur A. Mason
                                             Title: Executive Vice President

                                      S-10
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                                      PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

                                      By: /s/ Eric Huff
                                          ------------------------------------
                                           Name:  Eric Huff
                                           Title: Assistant Vice President

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                                   SOLECTRON

                            MANUFACTURING AGREEMENT

                        MANUFACTURING SERVICES AGREEMENT

                             NO. [_______________]

This Manufacturing Agreement ("Agreement") is entered into by and between
Solectron Corporation, a Delaware Corporation, located at 847 Gibraltar Drive,
Milpitas, CA 95035, by and on behalf of its subsidiaries and affiliates
("Solectron" OR "Manufacturer") and Arris Interactive L.L.C., a Delaware
limited liability company, having its principal office at 3871 Lakefield Drive,
Suwanee, Georgia 30024-1242 ("Purchaser"). Solectron and Purchaser hereby agree
as follows:

1.       Term

This Agreement shall be effective on July 2, 2001, and shall remain in force
for one (1) year. This Agreement shall automatically be renewed for successive
one (1) year terms unless either Party requests in writing, at least ninety
(90) days prior to the anniversary date, that this Agreement not be so renewed.

2.       SPECIFICATION COMMENTS

All products covered under this Agreement shall be in accordance with
Purchaser's specifications and drawings listed herein ("Products").

3.       TITLE AND SHIPPING

All shipments by Solectron and EXW: Solectron facility/point of shipment
(Incoterms 2000).

4.       PAYMENT TERMS

a.       Solectron and Customer agree to payment terms of Net 30 days from the
         latter of the date of invoice of shipment.

b.       All prices and payments shall be in U.S. Dollars unless otherwise
         agreed by the Parties.

c.       Except for the net value added taxes, prices are exclusive of all
         taxes, duties, customs or similar charges and are subject to an
         increase equal in amount to any charge Solectron may be required to
         collect or pay upon shipment of the Product.

d.       Until Solectron has received payment in full, Solectron retains a
         security interest in the Products delivered to Purchaser.

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5.       PURCHASE ORDERS AND FORECASTS

a.       Purchaser will provide to Manufacturer firm purchase orders for a
         minimum of sixty (60) days in advance of delivery of Products.
         Further, Purchaser will maintain a six month non-binding forecast by
         month of planned purchases of Products and will issue revisions of
         that forecast to Manufacturer monthly. Manufacturer will purchase
         materials per purchase order and forecast based on lead-time and
         inventory-class buy policy. Purchaser is responsible for material
         purchased upon Purchaser's purchase order or, with Purchaser's
         pre-approval, purchased upon Purchaser's non-binding forecast, in case
         of Purchaser requested schedule reductions or cancellations, but only
         for items that cannot be rescheduled or cancelled. Purchaser will
         maintain a minimum of sixty (60) days of Products on order at all
         times. Each purchase order shall become effective upon acceptance of
         the order by Manufacturer.

b.       Purchaser may reschedule deliveries on Products under purchase orders
         in accordance with the following schedule:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Number of days prior to the original schedule         Maximum percentage of the Product quantity by which
the delivery date that written notice of a change     the scheduled delivery can be decreased or rescheduled
OR rescheduling is received by Solectron.             for later delivery without incurring cancellation charges.

<S>                                                   <C>
00 - 60 DAYS                                          0% can be rescheduled.  Total volume is firm.  Mix changes are
                                                      acceptable with thirty (30) calendar days prior written notice.
                                                      Purchaser remains fully liable for all material.

61 - 90 DAYS                                          25% of total volume can be rescheduled, one time per purchase
                                                      order, only, for a maximum reschedule of sixty (60) days from
                                                      the original delivery date acknowledged by Manufacturer.
                                                      Purchaser will be responsible for a one percent per month
                                                      carrying charge on Manufacturer's cost of the material acquired
                                                      pursuant to the original delivery date that cannot be
                                                      rescheduled or cancelled.

91 - 120 DAYS                                         50% of total volume can be rescheduled.  Purchaser will be
                                                      responsible for a one percent per month carrying charge on
                                                      Manufacturer's cost of the material acquired pursuant to the
                                                      original delivery date that cannot be rescheduled or cancelled.

120 + DAYS                                            100% of total volume can be rescheduled.
</TABLE>

         If a Purchaser requested reschedule represents an acceleration or
         increase, Manufacturer shall use commercially reasonable efforts to
         meet Purchaser's request. Purchaser shall be responsible for the costs
         reasonably and directly incurred by Manufacturer to meet

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         Purchaser's request, subject to prior written notification to and
         written approval by Purchaser.

         The maximum amount of rescheduled Product is limited also by the
         capability of Manufacturer to produce the remaining Product, as
         contracted, within the time remaining in the Term. Should Purchaser
         request a reschedule of product (while meeting all other reschedule
         constraint conditions) beyond the term of this Agreement or such that
         Manufacturer cannot complete the total contracted production within
         the Term of this Agreement due to manufacturing capacity constraints,
         material procurement constraints, or any other situations not caused
         or controlled by Manufacturer, then Manufacturer and Purchaser shall
         discuss reasonable solutions to such scheduling problems, including
         extending the term of this Agreement to accommodate those problems.

c.       Upon Manufacturer's request, Purchaser may give written authorization
         to Manufacturer to order or procure materials with long lead-times in
         order to improve Manufacturer's ability to respond to changes in
         Purchaser's forecast. Specific limits regarding the quantity and/or
         dollar value of this material shall be documented in writing and
         provided to Purchaser on a case-by-case basis.

d.       Purchaser shall not be responsible for rescheduling charges if
         Purchaser reschedules delivery of Products as a result of
         Manufacturer's failure to deliver Products which meet the requirements
         of this Agreement or to deliver Products in accordance with specified
         delivery schedules.

e.       All purchase orders issued by Purchaser shall contain the following
         information:

         1.       Purchaser's part number, description, and revision level of
                  Product to be shipped.

         2.       The delivery schedule.

         3.       The unit price.

         No more than one type of Product can be ordered per purchase order.

6.       WARRANTY

a.       Product Warranty

         Manufacturer warrants that the Products sold hereunder will be free
         from defects in material, manufacture and workmanship (to exclude
         customer provided materials; i.e. "consigned", and will perform in
         accordance with the applicable Specifications under normal handling,
         use and operation for a period of eighteen (18) months from the date
         Purchaser receives the Product.

         Manufacturer's sole obligation under this Product Warranty, and
         Purchaser's sole and exclusive remedy, shall be at Manufacturer's
         option, to either repair, replace or credit

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         Purchaser's account for any Products found to be defective during this
         warranty period. This remedy is made on the following conditions:

                  i.       Manufacturer is notified in writing of the defective
                           Products within a reasonable time after Purchaser or
                           Purchaser's customer acknowledges receipt of
                           Products.

                  ii.      Purchaser shall forward defective Products to
                           Manufacturer at Manufacturer's expense. Manufacturer
                           shall use its best effort to return the repaired or
                           replaced Products freight prepaid by Manufacturer to
                           Purchaser no later than thirty (30) days from the
                           date Manufacturer receives the defective Products.
                           Such Products will be returned Manufacturer F.O.B.
                           destination. The Product Warranty referred to in
                           this Agreement shall apply to all Products supplied
                           to replace defective Products.

                           Repaired Products shall be warranted for a period of
                           ninety (90) days or the remainder of the original
                           warranty period, whichever is longer. The
                           aforementioned warranties shall inure to Purchaser
                           and its assigns and may be passed through to
                           Purchaser's customers.

b.       The foregoing warranty shall not be valid if the Products or component
         parts have been subjected to abuse and the defects are the result of
         misuse, accident, neglect, alteration, or improper testing, storage,
         and/or improper installation by Purchaser, or its agents and other
         subcontractors.

c.       Products shall be accepted by Manufacturer once Purchaser has
         identified the returned goods with the proper Returned Material
         Authorization (RMA) number displayed on the shipping cartons and the
         associated Product name. In addition, if there is more than one RMA
         lot being returned at any given time, there cannot be more than one
         RMA lot per shipping container. RMA numbers shall be issued by the
         Program Manager or designate.

d.       Once RMA lot receipts are acknowledged by Manufacturer, these lot(s)
         will be returned to Purchaser in new shipping containers with proper
         RMA number and Product name displayed on the carton. The period for
         this return will be thirty (30) calendar days from the date of receipt
         at Manufacturer. Should any of the containers be damaged in shipment
         from the Purchaser to Manufacturer which in turn causes damage to the
         Products contained, Purchaser's carrier will be notified immediately
         so insurance claims can be filed by Manufacturer.

e.       Product which are returned to Manufacturer with alleged defects, which
         Products are found to be in proper working order, upon return to
         Purchaser may be subject to a twenty-five dollar ($25.00) surcharge to
         cover the costs of handling and testing.

f.       Upon Purchaser's request, Manufacturer will repair out-of-warranty
         Products. Each such out-or-warranty repair shall be charged as agreed
         to by both Parties. This repair cost basis will be one of the
         following: (1) charged at a time and material basis; (2) average cost.
         re-

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         pair cost basis; (3) fixed unit repair cost. Manufacturer warrants
         each such repair for a period of four months for material and six
         months for manufacturing workmanship from the date of Purchaser's
         receipt of the repaired Products. Manufacturer shall pay all freight
         charges for repaired Products requiring a second repair under
         Manufacturer's warranty for repaired Products as set forth in this
         paragraph.

7.       DELIVERY

Products shall be delivered to Purchaser in accordance with required delivery
dates as specified on Purchaser's purchase orders as agreed-to by Manufacturer.
Upon learning of any potential delays, Manufacturer shall immediately notify
Purchaser in writing, as to the cause and extent of such delay. The Purchaser
may request overnight or special delivery on Products failing to meet the
ship-dates specified on purchase orders, the incremental cost to be paid by the
Manufacturer if the delay is due to causes within Manufacturer's control. If
the delay is due to causes within Purchaser's control, incremental cost for
overnight or special delivery on Products to be paid by the Purchaser.

8.       TERMINATION AND CANCELLATION

a.       For Cause - This Agreement may be terminated by either Party at any
         time upon occurrence of any one or more of the following Events of
         Default:

         (1)      failure of the other Party: a) to perform pursuant to the
                  material terms and conditions of this Agreement; and b) to
                  cure such performance deficiency within sixty (60) days after
                  receiving written notice thereof given by the aggrieved
                  Party; or

         (2)      the entering into or filing by the other Party of a petition.
                  arrangement or proceeding seeking an order for relief under
                  the bankruptcy laws of the United States, a receiver- ship
                  for any assets of the other Party; a composition with or
                  assignment for the benefit of its creditors; a readjustment
                  of debt or the dissolution or liquidation of the other Party.

b.       For Convenience - Either Party may terminate this Agreement for
         convenience upon one hundred and twenty (120) days written notice to
         the other Party.

c.       Upon termination, Purchaser shall be responsible for any unique,
         non-cancelable material acquired plus handling charges pursuant to
         purchase orders and mutually agreed upon long lead time items
         purchased to forecast. Any such material shall be shipped promptly
         Purchaser upon termination and shall be subject to the then current
         pricing and payment terms. Purchaser shall also be responsible for any
         mutually agreed upon unamortized investment incurred by Manufacturer
         at the time of termination in the event that Purchaser terminates the
         Agreement.

d.       If Manufacturer agrees to purchase order reschedules in excess of
         those allowed specified in paragraph 5.b, or if Purchaser suspends,
         reschedules or does not issue purchase orders for forecasted shipments
         to which long lead-time material purchases have been made,

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         then Manufacturer may invoice for finished product and/or raw material
         carrying charges. Such carrying charges shall be calculated monthly at
         1.0%. :

         here:

         I = total dollar value at Manufacturer's actual cost of unused raw
         material inventory being held by Manufacturer.

         P = prime interest rate expressed as a decimal.

9.       INSPECTION

a.       Upon request and reasonable notice from Purchaser, Manufacturer shall
         allow Purchaser to inspect and review the work being performed under
         this Agreement, including materials and supplies being used. However,
         shipments will not be delayed if Purchaser fails to effect such source
         inspection. Source inspection does not constitute acceptance. Final
         acceptance shall be at Purchaser's facility.

b.       Purchaser shall have a reasonable time not to exceed thirty (30) days
         after actual receipt of Products for domestic shipments within which
         to inspect prior to Purchaser's acceptance thereof. For shipments of
         overseas via boat, Purchaser shall have sixty (60) days after shipment
         date within which to inspect prior to Purchaser's acceptance thereof.
         Purchaser will notify Manufacturer in writing of all particular
         deficiencies of the same during the inspection period.

c.       In the course of purchasing component parts on behalf of Purchaser,
         Manufacturer must follow Purchaser's Approved Vendors list (AVL) for
         all component parts. If Manufacturer offers alternative to Purchaser's
         AVL, the alternative may be approved in writing by Purchaser prior to
         procurement/ production at Manufacturer's facility.

10.      ENGINEERING CHANGE ORDERS

It is recognized that from time to time Manufacturer will be asked to implement
ECOs. The following delineates the procedures to be followed by the Parties:

a.       Purchaser must notify Manufacturer in writing of proposed ECO. This
         notification will include the documentation of the change to
         effectively support Manufacturer's investigation of the impact of this
         proposal. The documentation should include: ECO form with written
         description of change, revised BOM, drawings, AVL, media, required
         implementation date, etc.

b.       If such changes cause an increase or decrease in the total number of
         Products due under an order issued hereunder or in the time required
         for its performance, an equitable adjustment shall be made; provided,
         however, that any claim by either Party therefore must be asserted in
         writing in the form of a quotation within thirty (30) calendar days
         from the acknowledged receipt date of the change notice by
         Manufacturer.

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c.       Upon notice of a change. Manufacturer shall use commercially
         reasonable efforts to review all costs impacted within five (5) days
         after Manufacturer's receipt of ECO proposal. All cost impacts and
         material availability issues will be presented, mutually reviewed and
         agreed to in writing with Purchaser prior to Manufacturer's
         implementation.

d.       Purchaser will be responsible for all expedite costs associated with
         emergency ECO implementation. For non-emergency ECO's, Manufacturer
         shall present the cost impacts and material availability issues, to be
         mutually reviewed and agreed-to in writing by the Parties prior to
         Manufacturer's implementation.

e.       Manufacturer shall notify Purchaser in writing of any proposed changes
         to the Products. If Purchaser has not given approval of any proposed
         changes within fifteen (15) calendar days after receipt of such
         written notification, Manufacturer will conclusively presume that
         Purchaser has disapproved the change. Manufacturer will continue to
         deliver un- changed Products in accordance with the provisions of this
         Agreement should Purchaser not approve the proposed change.

11.      CONFIDENTIALITY

Both Parties acknowledge that, by reason of their relationship. they may have
access to certain information and materials concerning the other's business,
plans and Products (including, but not limited to, information and materials
contained in technical data provided to the other Party) which is confidential
and of substantial value to the other Party, which value would be impaired if
such information were disclosed to third parties. Neither Party shall use in
any way, for their own account or the account of any third party, nor disclose
to any third party, any such confidential information which is revealed to it
by the other Party hereto, without written consent of the other Party. Each
Party shall take every reasonable precaution to protect the confidentiality of
such information consistent with the efforts exercised by it with respect to
its own confidential information. Each Party shall advise the other if it
considers any particular information or materials to be confidential. This
provision shall survive termination of this Agreement.

All written data such as drawings, plans, reports, designs, schematics, bill of
materials, and other specifications supplied by Purchaser to Manufacturer shall
remain the exclusive property of Purchaser. Such data and any copies thereof,
together with all data furnished by Purchaser and any copies thereof, shall be
returned to the extent requested upon completion of the services, in the event
of termination under the Agreement. or upon the earlier written request
therefore by.

12.      INDEMNIFICATION

Each Party shall indemnify and defend the other Party against all claims,
suits, losses, expenses and liabilities for bodily injury, personal injury,
death and property damage directly or indirectly caused by any Products or
through the intentional acts or negligence of a Party or of any. person for
whose actions said Party is legally liable. Both Parties shall carry and
maintain liability insurance coverage to satisfactorily cover its obligations
under this Agreement.

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13.      COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAWS

Manufacturer and Purchaser has been, and shall continue to be, in material
compliance with the provisions of all federal, state and local laws,
regulations, rules and ordinances to the transactions governed by this
Agreement.

14.      FORCE MAJEURE

In the event that performance by either Party of its obligations under this
Agreement is prevented due to any Act of God, fire, casualty, flood,
earthquake, war, strike. lockout, epidemic, destruction of production
facilities, riot, insurrection, material unavailability, or any other cause
beyond reasonable control of the Party invoking this section -and if such Party
shall give prompt written notice to the other Party - its performance shall be
excused, and the time or the performance shall be extended for the period of
delay or inability to perform due to such occurrences as stated above.

15.      MISCELLANEOUS

a.       SEVERABILITY: In the event that one or more of the provisions, or
         parts thereof, contained in this Agreement shall for any reason be
         held to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable by a court of competent
         jurisdiction, the same shall not be invalidated or otherwise affect
         any provision in the Agreement, and the Agreement shall be construed
         as if such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision had never been
         contained herein.

b.       INTEGRATION AND MODIFICATION: This Agreement constitutes the entire
         and exclusive statement by Purchaser and Manufacturer of the terms of
         their Agreement, notwithstanding any additional or different terms
         that may be obtained in quotation, acknowledgment, confirmation,
         purchase order, invoice or other form of Purchaser or Manufacturer.
         All prior and contemporaneous proposals, negotiations, representations
         and agreements are merged in the Agreement. These terms of the
         Agreement may not be altered, modified, superseded, amended or
         rescinded, and no additional terms shall become a part of the
         Agreement, except pursuant to a writing specifically referencing the
         Agreement and signed by a representative of the Party against whom
         enforcement is sought.

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c.       NOTICE: Unless otherwise specified in the Agreement, all notices and
         other conditions permitted or required by the provisions of those
         documents shall be in writing and shall be mailed, telecopied,
         telegraphed, telexed, or delivered to the other Party at the ad- dress
         set forth below (or at such other address as either Party shall
         designate in writing to the other party during the term of this
         Agreement) and shall be effective and deemed received: i) if mailed,
         when actually received; ii) if telecopied, when actually received;
         iii) if telegraphed, when actually received; iv) if telexed, when
         dispatched; or v) if personally delivered, when delivered. Each notice
         to Manufacturer or Purchaser shall be addressed, until notice of
         change thereof as follows:

                  i.       If intended for Manufacturer, to:

                           Solectron Corporation
                           847 Gibraltar Drive
                           Milpitas, CA 95035

                  ii.      If intended for Purchaser, to:

                           Arris Interactive, LLC
                           3871 Lakefield Drive, Suite 300
                           Suwanee, Georgia 30024-1242

d.       ASSIGNMENT: This Agreement shall not be assignable by either Party
         without the prior written consent of the other Patty, such consent
         shall not be unreasonably withheld, and any purported assignment,
         including full or partial assignment or delegation to any agency or
         subcontractor, not permitted hereunder shall be void. If consent is
         given, this contract shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of
         the assigns.

e.       WAIVER: No failure or delay on the part of either Party hereto in
         exercising any right or remedy under the Agreement shall operate as a
         waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such
         right or remedy. No provision of the Agreement may be waived except in
         writing signed by the Party granting such waiver.

f.       GOVERNING LAW: The Agreement shall be governed by and construed in
         accordance with the laws of the State of California. Acceptance or
         acquiescence in a course of performance rendered under the Agreement
         shall not relevant to determining the meaning if the Agreement, even
         though the accepting or acquiescing Party had knowledge of the nature
         of the performance and an opportunity for objection. No course of
         prior dealing between the Parties and no usage of the trade shall be
         relevant to supplement or explain any terms used in the Agreement.

g.       CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES: In no event shall Purchaser or Manufacturer be
         liable for special, incidental or consequential damages including
         without limitation, loss of profits, even if advised of the
         possibility thereof.

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16.      PRICING

a.       The prices for the Products shall be those set forth in quotations
         provided by Manufacturer and accepted by Purchaser's purchase
         order(s). Prices are exclusive of all taxes now in force or enacted in
         the future and therefore are subject to increase equal in amount to
         any tax Manufacturer may be required to collect or pay upon the sale
         or delivery of any Products or on this transaction with Purchaser's
         prior approval.

b.       Cost reductions will be sought by Purchaser and Manufacturer for each
         Product through the terms of this Agreement Manufacturer will revise
         pricing for each cost reduction based on the effectivity as follows:

         (i)      Purchaser identified cost reductions will be reflected in the
                  pricing 100% after depletion of inventory.

         (ii)     Manufacturer identified cost reductions will be reflected in
                  the pricing 50% after depletion of inventory. Thereby sharing
                  the cost reduction partially with Purchaser, but limited to a
                  period of 180 days plus depletion of inventory, thereafter
                  the full cost reduction will be reflected in the base
                  material cost.

c.       Pricing will be reviewed and adjusted each calendar quarter by
         Manufacturer to reflect as a minimum; ECOs, present market conditions
         for material, cost reductions, present process yields, and changes in
         demand.

17.      PROGRAM IMPROVEMENTS

Not withstanding Paragraph 16, Purchaser and Manufacturer will jointly work
towards process improvements in me following areas:

                  *        Cost
                  *        Quality
                  *        Cycle Time
                  *        On-time Delivery
                  *        Communication
                  *        Design improvements on manufacturability, quality,
                           and cost.
                  *        Other

Purchaser and Manufacturer will meet every three (3) months to review current
worldwide material prices for high dollar components and make changes with
mutual agreement to procurement strategy to achieve best total pricing. In
addition, the items listed above will also be included in the review cycle.

18.      NON-RECURRING EXPENSES AND PURCHASER OWNED EQUIPMENT

a.       Upon prior authorization via a purchaser order by Purchaser,
         Manufacturer shall order and purchase for Purchaser at Purchaser's
         expense all of the process tooling, assembly tools, and test fixtures
         required to manufacture the Products except for tools consigned by
         purchaser and listed in Exhibit A. Manufacturer shall submit the
         request for authorization to Purchaser in writing and Purchaser shall
         grant or deny the request in

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         writing within ten (10) days after the date of request. If Purchaser
         does not respond to Manufacturer within the prescribed period for each
         request, the request shall be canceled. Manufacturer shall not be
         liable for the impact to production schedules should Purchaser not
         grant authorization or should not respond to a request in a timely
         manner. All orders and forecasts for Products requiring the tooling
         shall be mutually reviewed and adjusted accordingly.

b.       Manufacturer shall provide or contract for all maintenance and
         calibration required for the process tooling, manufacturing tooling
         and test equipment whether purchased by Manufacturer or consigned by
         Purchaser while in the possession of Manufacturer. Preventative
         maintenance shall be at the expense of Manufacturer. Remedial
         maintenance and scheduled calibration required shall be at the expense
         of the Purchaser.

c.       Upon termination of this Agreement Manufacturer shall package and ship
         to Purchaser, F.O.B. Manufacturer shipping point and at the risk and
         expense of Purchaser, all of the process tooling, manufacturing
         tooling and test equipment paid for by Purchaser as well as all
         consigned tooling and equipment supplied by Purchaser.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be
executed by their duly authorized representatives as of the date first written
above.

FOR: SOLECTRON CORPORATION,               FOR: ARRIS INTERACTIVE L.L.C.
(Manufacturer)                            (Purchaser)

By:     /s/ George W. Moore               By:     /s/ James D. Lakin
    -------------------------------          ----------------------------------

Name:   George W. Moore                   Name:   James D. Lakin
     ------------------------------            --------------------------------

Title:  Corporate Vice President          Title:  President
       ----------------------------             -------------------------------

Date:   6/12/01                           Date:   6/29/01
     ------------------------------            --------------------------------

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                                  APPENDIX A

                          MANUFACTURING SITES LISTING

As of July 2, 2001, this Manufacturing Services Agreement applies to the
following Solectron manufacturing sites who are conducting business with Arris
Interactive, L.L.C. :

SOLECTRON DE MEXICO, S.A. DE C.V.
Prol. Lopez Mateos Sur 2915, Km. 6.5
Tlajomulco de Zuniga, Jalisco Mexico

SOLECTRON GEORGIA
437 Old Peachtree Road
Suwanee, Georgia 30024

SOLECTRON CALIFORNIA
48233 Warm Springs Blvd.
Fremont, California 94539
Solectron Charlotte

SOLECTRON NORTH CAROLINA
6800 Solectron Drive
Charlotte, North Carolina 28262

SOLECTRON MASSACHUSETTS
125 Fisher St.
Westboro, MA 01581

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               ARRIS NETWORK TECHNOLOGIES BUSINESS UNIT ADDENDUM
                                     TO THE
                       MANUFACTGURING SERVICES AGREEMENT

         This ARRIS Network Technologies Business Union Addendum to the
Manufacturing Agreement (this "Addendum") is entered into on the 22 day of
October 2001 ("Effective Date") by and between Solectron Corporation, a
Delaware corporation located at 847 Gibraltar Drive, Milpitas, CA 95035
("Solectron"), and ARRIS International, Inc., a Delaware Corporation having a
principal office at 11450 Technology Circle, Duluth, Georgia 30097 ("ARRIS" and
"Purchaser").

                                   RECITALS:

         WHEREAS, Solectron and the Purchaser are parties to that certain
Manufacturing Services Agreement effective on July 2, 2001, as amended, (the
"MSA);

         WHEREAS, Solectron and the Purchaser desire to add certain terms
related only to the ARRIS Network Technologies Business Unit manufacturing
services, that in no way modify or alter the MSA, except to add additional
terms applicable only to the ARRIS Network Technologies Business Unit
manufacturing services;

         WHEREAS, ARRIS Network Technologies Business Unit currently
manufacturers many of its products at the following facilities:

         ANA: that is, ARRIS facilities located at Avenida San Lorenzo 425, Cd.
         Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico;

         AA: that is, ARRIS facilities located at C. Tapioca No. 5455-A, Cd.
         Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico;

         Plastics: that is, ARRIS facilities located at 12055 Rojas Dr. Suite
         A, El Paso, Texas;

         WHEREAS, ANA, AA and Plastics are collectively referred to herein as
the "Manufacturing Facilities";

         WHEREAS, ARRIS wishes to outsource to Solectron the manufacturing for
the products manufactured at the Manufacturing Facilities ("Products"); and

         WHEREAS, the parties agree that Solectron shall become ARRIS'
exclusive manufacturer for the Products, subject to the terms hereof.

         NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, Solectron and the Purchaser
hereby agree to the following Addendum terms applicable only the ARRIS Network
Technologies Business Unit manufacturing services for the Products:

1. Solectron and ARRIS hereby agree that the terms and conditions of the MSA,
as specifically added to or modified by this Addendum for the stated limited
purposes related to the

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Product, are applicable to the manufacturing services to be performed on the
Products related to the ARRIS Network Technologies Business Unit.

2. ADDITION TO SECTION 1 OF THE MSA. The following is added to the end of
Section 1: "Solectron will invest significant capital in start-up costs for the
manufacturing of the Products. To make the efforts contemplated under this
Addendum a worthwhile effort, the ARRIS and Solectron agree to a term of two
(2) years, with respect to the Products. ARRIS agrees to such two-year term,
provided that Solectron's performance meets commercially reasonable two-year
term, provided that Solectron's performance meets commercially reasonable
performance measures with respect to quality and delivery, and that its price
and terms are competitive, given Solectron's additional engineering and design
work. Following a two-year term, the term shall revert to the Manufacturing
Service Agreement No. SLRDC180-071001, Section 1.3.

3. PURCHASE ORDERS AND FORECASTS, ADDITION TO SUBSECTION 5.A AND 5.C. The
following is added to the end of Subsections 5.a and 5.c, to read as follows:

          5.a.     Purchaser will provide to Manufacturer firm purchase orders
                   for a minimum of sixty days for sales order and target
                   inventory. Further, Purchaser win maintain a six-month
                   non-binding forecast by month of planned purchases of
                   Products and will issue revisions of that forecast to
                   Manufacturer monthly. Manufacturer will purchase materials
                   per purchase orders. Purchaser is responsible for material
                   purchased upon Purchaser's purchase order or, with
                   Purchaser's pre-approval, in case of Purchaser requested
                   schedule reductions or cancellations, but only for items
                   that cannot be rescheduled or cancelled. Each purchase order
                   shall become effective upon acceptance of the order by
                   Manufacturer. Manufacturer shall respond to Purchase Order
                   request within two business days.

          5.c.     The desired lead time for all products from Manufacturer is
                   eight weeks or less. Upon Manufacturer's request, Purchaser
                   may give written authorization to Manufacturer to order or
                   procure materials with long lead-times in order to improve
                   Manufacturer's ability to respond to changes in Purchaser's
                   forecast. Specific limits regarding the quantity and/or
                   dollar value of this material shall be documented in writing
                   and provided to Purchaser on a case-by-case basis.

4. AMENDMENT TO SUBSECTION 8.B. Section 8.b is modified for this Addendum to
read as follows: "For Convenience -During the two (2) year term of this
Addendum, there shall be no right of termination for convenience by either
party.

5. AMENDMENT TO SUBSECTION 8.D. Section 8.d is modified to eliminate the
following: "here: I = total dollar value at Manufacturer's actual cost of
unused raw material inventory being held by Manufacturer. P = prime interest
rate expressed as a decimal."

6. AMENDMENT TO SECTION 14. The following phrase is deleted from Section 14:
"material unavailability".

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7. ADDITION TO SUBSECTION 15.D. The following is added to the end of Subsection
15.d.: "It is recognized that ARRIS, from time to time, may choose to exit or
dispose of certain product liens. It is understood that ARRIS has no obligation
to Solectron to remain in business or otherwise continue to purchase products
of such product lines if and when actions are taken, subject to the material
liability terms, and other applicable terms of the MSA."

8. ADDITION TO SUBSECTION 16.C. The following is added to the end of Subsection
16.c, for the purposes of the Products covered by this Addendum:

          16.c.(i) Solectron will manufacture and sell the Products to ARRIS at
          a price ("Price") that is the same as the ARRIS' standard cost of the
          Products ("ARRIS' Cost" or "Cost") for a period not to exceed six (6)
          months. To determine the Cost, ARRIS will compile and provide
          information to Solectron showing ARRIS Standard Costs, including
          components, labor and overhead and ARRIS shall provide such
          information to Solectron no later than 15 days from the Effective
          Date of this Agreement.

          16.c(ii) Solectron shall continue to offer to ARRIS the Products at
          the ARRIS' Cost during the first six (6) months of the term of this
          Addendum. However, during said six (6) month period, said Cost shall
          be subject to adjustment due to the following reasons:

          a.  A dollar for dollar ("Pro Tanto") increase or decrease in Price
              due to bill of materials ("BOM") errors, labor hours errors,
              other errors in ARRIS' submitted accounting documents upon which
              the Price and ARRIS Cost are based, or as authorized by ARRIS
              pursuant to Section 16.;

          b.  After the first 6 months from the date of this Addendum, based on
              inventory depletion, Arris and Solectron shall work together to
              target joint Cost Reduction opportunities. The intent shall be to
              agree on a pricing model which includes Solectron's costs,
              including, but not limited to cost of acquisition and
              transformation cost consisting of materials, cost of acquisition,
              labor and overhead on future pricing. Pricing will be reviewed
              quarterly in accordance with paragraph 16.c. of the current MSA
              (SLR DC180-071001); and

          c.  Negative purchase part variances and cost impacts from
              engineering changes.

9. ADDITION TO SECTION 18. Section 18 is modified to add the following one-time
occurrences directly related to this Addendum:

          18.d. To support the manufacturing efforts at the Manufacturing
          Facilities, ARRlS has a significant amount of assets, typically in
          the form of capital equipment. ARRIS will sell to Solectron those as
          per the mutually agreed Transfer Schedule those assets which
          Solectron determines are necessary or required to manufacture the
          Products ("Capital Equipment") at the book value or market value,
          whichever is less, as of the Effective Date of this Addendum.
          Solectron shall be responsible for the packing and shipping costs of
          transferring the Capital Equipment from ARRIS' facilities to
          Solectron's facilities.

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          18.e. ARRIS will deliver to Solectron the Product-unique assets ("PU
          Assets"), such as tooling and test equipment. Solectron will be
          allowed to use the PU Assets, at no charge to Solectron. Solectron
          shall be responsible for the packing and shipping costs of
          transferring the PU Assets from ARRIS' facilities to Solectron's
          facilities. ARRIS shall be responsible for packing and shipping costs
          associated with the return of the PU from Solectron's facilities to
          ARRIS's, or ARRIS designee's facilities.
          18.f. Solectron shall pay for all its NRE costs and other costs
          associated with Solectron's engineering, manufacturing and other
          internal costs associated with the transfer of the manufacturing of
          the Products.

          18.g. ARRIS shall pay for all their internal costs of crating,
          packaging, travel, training, etc. to support the efforts under this
          Product transfer.

          18.h. The closing of ARRIS' Manufacturing Facilities will result in
          the laying off or termination of most of the ARRIS employees from the
          Manufacturing Facilities. Solectron Monterrey, Mexico (hereafter
          known as "SLR-MTY") will use good faith and commercially reasonable
          efforts to hire approximately 15 to 18 of the current ARRIS employees
          from the Manufacturing Facilities offer these employees at
          Solectron's minimum standard relocation package.

10. THE FOLLOWING SUBSECTION TITLED "19.0 PPM INVENTORY" IS ADDED TO THE MSA IN
RELATION TO THE PRODUCTS AND READS AS FOLLOWS:

          19. PPM INVENTORY

          19.a. ARRIS currently has in its Manufacturing Facilities a
          significant amount or inventory including raw material, components,
          and subassemblies, which material ARRIS had been using in the
          manufacturing of the Products ("PPM Inventory"). ARRIS will make a
          list of all such inventory and its respective cost, provide said list
          to Solectron and deliver all the PPM inventory to be stored at
          ALMACENADORA USCO LOGISTICS DE MEXICO, S.A. DE C.V., or as otherwise
          reasonably determined by Solectron.

          19.b. Solectron shall use reasonable commercial efforts to utilize
          the PPM Inventory in its manufacture of the Products for ARRIS and
          its other global manufacturing operations.

          19.c. Solectron shall keep track of its usage of the PPM Inventory,
          and issue a bi-weekly report of such usage to ARRIS. Upon issuance of
          said bi-weekly reports, Solectron shall issue a purchase order ("PO")
          to ARRlS for the consumed PPM Inventory at the Standard Cost or
          Weighted Average Cost, whichever is lower. Solectron shall pay ARRIS
          for the consumed PPM Inventory within thirty (30) days of the date of
          the bi-weekly report.

          19.d. If Solectron has not used up all the PPM Inventory within one
          year of the Effective Date, ARRIS and Solectron shall negotiate a way
          to use, sell or otherwise dispose of the remaining PPM Inventory.
          After such one-year period following the Effective Date of this
          Addendum, ARRIS shall be responsible for all of Solectron's costs

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          associated with the ARRIS PPM Inventory, until such time as the ARRIS
          PPM Inventory is depleted.

          19.e. ARRlS is responsible for insurance on the ARRIS Owned Inventory
          (PPM Inventory) which will be managed by Solectron. Solectron is
          responsible for the storage and handling cost of the PPM Inventory,
          subject to the terms of Section 19.d, upon receipt of the designated
          storage site.

11. SOFTWARE. All software, which ARRIS provides to Solectron, is and shall
remain the property of Arris. Arris grants to Solectron a license to copy,
modify and use such software as required to perform Solectron obligations under
this agreement. All software developed by Solectron to support the production
process or otherwise shall be and remain the property of Solectron.

12. BANKING. The parties acknowledge that ARRIS has in place a secured credit
facility pursuant to a credit agreement (the "Credit Agreement") with a
syndicate of lenders (the "Lenders") led by Credit Suisse First Boston ("CSFB")
and The CIT Group/Business Credit, Inc. ("CIT"). In connection with that Credit
Agreement, the parties further agree that the obligations of ARRIS under this
Addendum shall be subject to the following conditions precedent:

                a)   Solectron shall have provided to the Lenders all required
                     consents, releases and acknowledgements in the form of
                     collateral access agreements, warehousemen's letters, UCC
                     consignment financing statements or other documents,
                     recognizing the Lenders' security interests and waiving
                     any conflicting claims in the ARRIS assets in the
                     possession of Solectron in such form and covering such
                     other matters as the Lenders may require, including, but
                     not limited to, agreeing to act as custodian or depositary
                     in order to perfect a possessory security interest under
                     Mexican law in favor of CIT, as agent for the Lenders, in
                     the assets of Arris held by Solectron, all of the
                     foregoing to be in form and substance reasonably
                     satisfactory to CSFB and CIT; and

                b)   The receipt by Arris of all consents, waivers,
                     modification or approvals from the Lenders as Arris
                     believes are necessary or prudent under the Credit
                     Agreement.

13. LIMITATION ON AMENDMENT. The changes made to the MSA herein apply only to
this Addendum, and except as expressly modified for the purposes of this
Addendum only, the Manufacturing Services Agreement shall remain in full force
and effect, without modification or waiver.

14. GOVERNING LAW. This Amendment shall be governed by, and construed in
accordance with, the laws of the State of California.

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         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to
be executed by their duly authorized representatives as of the date first
written above.

FOR SOLECTRON CORPORATION:                    FOR ARRIS International, Inc.
(Solectron)                                   (Purchaser)

By:    /s/ Jose Almaraz                       By:    /s/ David B. Potts
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Name:  Mr. Jose Almaraz                       Name:  David B. Potts
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Title: General Manager Solectron Monterrey    Title: Senior V.P. Finance
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