Comcast (CMCSA) Focuses on Broadband Business, Launches Gateway

Comcast CMCSA is benefiting from robust growth in its broadband subscriber base and strong momentum in the wireless business.

The strategy to provide high-speed internet at an affordable price is anticipated to play a pivotal role in providing connectivity and enhancing customer experience.

Comcast recently announced the launch of its next-generation xFi Advanced gateway that incorporates WiFi 6E in the United States.

The new gateway will offer customers an enhanced broadband experience with a faster and more reliable wireless connection.

The device has three WiFi bands — 2.4 GHz, 5GHz and 6GHz — which will reduce interference and increase bandwidth three times in the home to support the massive influx of connected devices used by consumers.

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Broadband Services to Drive the Top Line

The coronavirus has been a tailwind to Comcast’s broadband business. The company delivers broadband services

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Comcast RISE business grant winner shoots through an equity lens to support community

By Nina Huang
Northwest Asian Weekly

Melissa Ponder self portrait

Melissa Ponder has led a career dedicated to promoting equity and eliminating disparities—first in the education and nonprofit fields, and now through her photography.

Ponder is a Korean American army brat. She was born near her father’s hometown in southern Missouri and moved around with her family growing up. Her mother was one of the first Korean wives of the U.S. GIs. Their family had lived in air bases in Missouri, South Korea, and Germany.

Given her unique childhood and experiencing inclusivity and cross-cultural communications, she’s able to see things through an equity lens.

Ponder used to work in education, including conducting equity diversity training. She has also worked for International Community Health Services in program management, serving diverse populations to reduce diabetes disparities.

She made the pivot from the education and nonprofit sector to pursuing her hobby of photography.

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Comcast and Team Gleason Partner to Revolutionize TV Control and More for People with Physical and Speech Disabilities | Business

PHILADELPHIA & NEW ORLEANS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Jan 19, 2022–

Comcast and Team Gleason have partnered to drive inclusive innovation to improve the independence and quality of life for people with physical and speech disabilities, including those living with ALS. Together, Comcast and Team Gleason are actively engaging with people with ALS (pALS) and caregivers, as well as preeminent clinicians, technologists and assistive technology partners to define and develop accessible, empowering experiences – from TV control to smart home solutions and beyond.

This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220119005819/en/

Comcast’s Xfinity Adaptive Remote experience on a tablet (Photo: Business Wire)

The companies are proud to announce their partnership’s first collaboration, working together on the latest evolution of Comcast’s Xfinity Adaptive Remote. The Adaptive Remote, first launched in 2019, is an award-winning web-based remote control for Xfinity X1 and Xfinity Flex– which gives customers unprecedented control of their in-home

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Global Hybrid Enablement Network Services Vendor Benchmarking Report 2021: Colt Telecom, Comcast Business, Lumen, NTT Ltd, & Verizon – ResearchAndMarkets.com

DUBLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The “Hybrid Enablement Network Services, 2021: Frost Radar Report” report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering.

Data-driven business operations coupled with the rise in remote work due to the COVID-19 pandemic has led to a significant evolution of the hybrid cloud. What was initially comprised of one or possibly two public clouds connected to one or more corporate or hosted data centers has advanced to include not only major points of presence – like data centers or interconnect buildings – but also a multitude of edge locations.

Even “the edge” itself is advancing. Whereas the edge was once considered to be branch retail locations with limited processing power, “the edge” now encompasses locations and devices that use more complex applications and require connectivity to enable data processing.

And yet, many of these edge locations are without wireline internet access. The expansion of edge computing – and thereby,

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Comcast Announces World-First Test of 10G Modem Technology Capable of Delivering Multigigabit Speeds to Homes

PHILADELPHIA–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Comcast today announced the successful test of a prototype 10G modem using the core technology that will deliver multigigabit speeds to tens of millions of homes. In a world-first lab test, a Full Duplex DOCSIS 4.0 system-on-chip (SoC) cable modem built by Broadcom delivered upload and download speeds faster than 4 gigabits per second (Gbps) powered by 10G network technology.

Today’s announcement is the latest in a series of 10G milestones from Comcast. In October 2021, the company announced a successful test of a complete 10G connection using a virtualized cable modem termination system (vCMTS) powered by DOCSIS 4.0 technology. That announcement followed major 10G milestone announcements in April 2021, of the first-ever live lab test of a 10G system-on-chip (SOC) and October 2020, of a trial delivering 1.25 gigabit-per-second (Gbps) upload and download speeds over a live production network using Network Function Virtualization (NFV) combined with

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