The Vendors segment has dipped this week (-1.06%), as the Operators segment has sneaked a small gain (+0.89%) – with both outpaced by the overall stock market performance, as conveyed by the Indexes group (+1.27%). In the high-level adjusted view, the Vendors’ are continuing the upward trajectory, albeit in a lumpy and somewhat volatile fashion. The 10:1 share splits that Broadcom and Nvidia have now carried out may help cool some of the hype, with a more tangible share price, going forward. Speaking of volatility, CommScope was the best performing vendor this week – up 32.20%, but still down some 73% in the past year. Viavi took second place with a 7.79% gain, with Semtech just behind, up 7.19% –…