Pace wants to be on top of your connected world. The company develops set-top boxes that deliver various content and services for the pay TV and telecommunications markets. Its standard and high-definition tuners and personal video recorders (PVRs) work with digital cable, satellite, and Internet protocol-based television systems. It also offers gateway devices and software, as well as "smartboxes" that connect multiple set-top boxes. Marketing its products worldwide, Pace's more than 160 customers include such providers as AT&T, Sky plc, Comcast, DIRECTV, Telefónica, Time Warner Cable, and Virgin Media. In 2016 Pace was acquired by Arris Group for $1.2 billion.