Business looks dandy at Arris, even with an operating loss of $10.9 million for the fourth quarter, down from $72.5 million in operating income the previous year. Finances were hit by the equipment maker’s $822 million acquisition of Ruckus Networks, which Arris claims is already contributing to results and building a platform for future growth. As revenues slipped slightly by 1% to $1.74 billion for the quarter and down 3.1% to $6.6 billion for 2017, CEO Bruce McClelland spoke about shifting to broadband in the CPE business being central to Arris’ strategy going forward, in other words moving away from legacy TV set tops. The increasing dominance of Arris in the CCAP market is expected to boost 2018 revenues along…