Comcast Upgrades Speeds for More Than 20 Million Xfinity Internet Customers for No Additional Cost
Comcast has announced significant upgrades to its Xfinity Internet service, benefiting over 20 million customers at no additional cost. The upgrade includes 50-100% faster upload speeds across all tiers, including NOW branded prepaid products. New and existing customers subscribing to 400 Mbps or faster plans will receive one year of unlimited Xfinity Mobile service included.
The company's fiber-based network, representing an $80 billion investment over the last decade, delivers greater than 99% reliability across 64 million homes and businesses, with 23 million Xfinity WiFi hotspots. The service features ultra-low-lag technology, advanced WiFi capacity through next-generation gateways, and WiFi PowerBoost delivering speeds up to 1 Gbps. Additionally, customers receive free xFi Advanced Security protection, which has blocked over 10 billion cyber security threats.
Comcast ha annunciato importanti aggiornamenti al suo servizio Xfinity Internet, che beneficeranno oltre 20 milioni di clienti senza alcun costo aggiuntivo. L'aggiornamento include velocità di upload più veloci dal 50% al 100% in tutte le fasce, compresi i prodotti prepagati a marchio NOW. I nuovi e i clienti esistenti che si abbonano a piani di 400 Mbps o superiori riceveranno un anno di servizio mobile Xfinity illimitato incluso.
La rete basata su fibra dell'azienda, che rappresenta un investimento di 80 miliardi di dollari nell'ultimo decennio, offre una affidabilità superiore al 99% in 64 milioni di case e aziende, con 23 milioni di hotspot WiFi Xfinity. Il servizio presenta una tecnologia a bassa latenza, una capacità WiFi avanzata attraverso gateway di nuova generazione e WiFi PowerBoost che offre velocità fino a 1 Gbps. Inoltre, i clienti ricevono una protezione gratuita con xFi Advanced Security, che ha bloccato oltre 10 miliardi di minacce alla sicurezza informatica.
Comcast ha anunciado actualizaciones significativas a su servicio de Xfinity Internet, beneficiando a más de 20 millones de clientes sin costo adicional. La actualización incluye velocidades de carga de 50-100% más rápidas en todos los niveles, incluidos los productos prepagados de la marca NOW. Los nuevos y los clientes existentes que se suscriban a planes de 400 Mbps o más recibirán un año de servicio móvil ilimitado de Xfinity incluido.
La red basada en fibra de la compañía, que representa una inversión de 80 mil millones de dólares en la última década, ofrece una fiabilidad superior al 99% en 64 millones de hogares y negocios, con 23 millones de puntos de acceso WiFi de Xfinity. El servicio cuenta con tecnología de ultra baja latencia, capacidad WiFi avanzada a través de gateways de nueva generación y WiFi PowerBoost que ofrece velocidades de hasta 1 Gbps. Además, los clientes reciben protección gratuita con xFi Advanced Security, que ha bloqueado más de 10 mil millones de amenazas de ciberseguridad.
컴캐스트는 Xfinity 인터넷 서비스에 대한 중요한 업그레이드를 발표하였으며, 이는 2000만 명 이상의 고객에게 추가 비용 없이 혜택을 제공합니다. 업그레이드는 NOW 브랜드의 선불 제품을 포함하여 모든 계층에서 50-100% 더 빠른 업로드 속도를 포함합니다. 신규 및 기존 고객이 400 Mbps 이상의 요금제에 가입하면 1년 동안 무제한 Xfinity 모바일 서비스가 포함됩니다.
회사의 광섬유 기반 네트워크는 지난 10년 동안 800억 달러의 투자를 나타내며, 6400만 가정과 비즈니스에 대해 99% 이상의 신뢰성을 제공합니다. 2300만 개의 Xfinity WiFi 핫스팟이 있으며, 서비스는 초저지연 기술, 차세대 게이트웨이를 통한 고급 WiFi 용량 및 최대 1 Gbps의 속도를 제공하는 WiFi PowerBoost를 특징으로 합니다. 또한 고객은 100억 건 이상의 사이버 보안 위협을 차단한 xFi Advanced Security 보호를 무료로 받습니다.
Comcast a annoncé des mises à jour significatives de son service Xfinity Internet, bénéficiant à plus de 20 millions de clients sans coût supplémentaire. La mise à jour comprend des vitesses de téléchargement 50-100 % plus rapides dans toutes les catégories, y compris les produits prépayés de marque NOW. Les nouveaux et les clients existants abonnés à des forfaits de 400 Mbps ou plus recevront une année de service mobile Xfinity illimité inclus.
Le réseau basé sur la fibre de l'entreprise, représentant un investissement de 80 milliards de dollars au cours de la dernière décennie, offre une fiabilité supérieure à 99 % dans 64 millions de foyers et d'entreprises, avec 23 millions de points d'accès WiFi Xfinity. Le service dispose d'une technologie à faible latence, d'une capacité WiFi avancée grâce à des passerelles de nouvelle génération et de WiFi PowerBoost offrant des vitesses allant jusqu'à 1 Gbps. De plus, les clients bénéficient d'une protection gratuite avec xFi Advanced Security, qui a bloqué plus de 10 milliards de menaces de cybersécurité.
Comcast hat bedeutende Verbesserungen seines Xfinity Internet Dienstes angekündigt, die über 20 Millionen Kunden ohne zusätzliche Kosten zugutekommen. Das Upgrade umfasst 50-100% schnellere Upload-Geschwindigkeiten in allen Tarifen, einschließlich der NOW-Marke für Prepaid-Produkte. Neue und bestehende Kunden, die sich für Tarife mit 400 Mbps oder schneller anmelden, erhalten ein Jahr lang unbegrenzten Xfinity Mobile-Service kostenlos.
Das fiberbasierte Netzwerk des Unternehmens, das in den letzten zehn Jahren eine Investition von 80 Milliarden Dollar darstellt, bietet eine Zuverlässigkeit von über 99% in 64 Millionen Haushalten und Unternehmen, mit 23 Millionen Xfinity WiFi-Hotspots. Der Dienst bietet ultra-niedrige Latenztechnologie, erweiterte WiFi-Kapazität durch Gateway der nächsten Generation und WiFi PowerBoost, das Geschwindigkeiten von bis zu 1 Gbps ermöglicht. Darüber hinaus erhalten die Kunden kostenlosen Schutz durch xFi Advanced Security, das über 10 Milliarden Cyber-Sicherheitsbedrohungen blockiert hat.
- Free speed upgrade for 20+ million customers without price increase
- One year of unlimited Xfinity Mobile included with 400 Mbps+ plans
- $80 billion network investment demonstrating strong infrastructure commitment
- 99% service reliability rate
- Extensive network coverage with 23 million WiFi hotspots
- Speed upgrades to existing tiers, no new premium tiers introduced
- Mobile benefit restricted to 400 Mbps or faster plans only
Insights
Comcast's announcement of speed upgrades for over 20 million Xfinity Internet customers represents a significant operational move that could strengthen their competitive positioning in the broadband market. The combination of 50-100 percent faster upload speeds and increased download speeds across most tiers enhances their core product offering without requiring additional customer payments.
The strategic bundling of one free line of Unlimited on Xfinity Mobile for customers subscribing to plans of 400 Mbps or faster creates a compelling cross-sell opportunity for Comcast's wireless business. This approach leverages their network infrastructure efficiently, as noted by the statistic that 90 percent of Xfinity Mobile Internet traffic travels over WiFi rather than cellular networks.
From an investment perspective, Comcast is highlighting the value of their substantial infrastructure investments—over $80 billion over the last decade. This upgrade demonstrates how they're leveraging this investment to enhance customer value while potentially improving retention in their high-margin broadband business.
The WiFi PowerBoost feature that delivers speeds up to 1 Gbps regardless of Internet tier subscription further differentiates their offering. By combining these service improvements with their extensive WiFi hotspot network (23 million hotspots), Comcast is building a comprehensive connectivity ecosystem that integrates their broadband and mobile services.
While financial impact specifics aren't provided, this move presents a balanced approach to enhancing service value without direct price increases, potentially supporting customer retention in an increasingly competitive connectivity landscape.
The technical enhancements Comcast is implementing warrant attention from a network infrastructure perspective. The boost to upload speeds by 50-100 percent addresses a critical component of modern connectivity requirements, particularly as consumer behavior has shifted toward more content creation, video conferencing, and cloud service utilization that demand robust upstream capacity.
Comcast's technical innovation extends beyond raw speed improvements. Their introduction of ultra-low-lag technology is particularly noteworthy as they claim to be the first in the world to offer this feature commercially. This latency reduction capability represents a meaningful technical achievement that enhances real-time applications like gaming, videoconferencing, and virtual reality experiences.
The company's WiFi-centric approach to mobile service delivery (with 94 percent of devices connecting via WiFi) creates technical efficiencies by offloading traffic from more expensive cellular networks. This architectural approach enables them to offer what appears to be high-value mobile bundles while potentially maintaining favorable economics.
Their implementation of xFi Advanced Security at the gateway level provides protection before threats reach connected devices—a technically sound approach to network security. The scale of this security system is substantial, having blocked over 10 billion cyber security threats since launch.
These enhancements collectively leverage Comcast's fiber-based network infrastructure to create differentiated technical capabilities that address evolving consumer connectivity needs across both fixed and mobile domains.
New and Existing Xfinity Internet Customers Can Now Get a Line of Unlimited on Xfinity Mobile Included for a Year
Comcast upgrades Xfinity Internet speeds for more than 20 million customers (Photo: Business Wire)
With 94 percent of devices connecting to the Internet via WiFi, fast speeds are only as good as the WiFi that connects them. At home, Xfinity’s WiFi gateways and extenders create a fast, reliable, and secure connection to every corner of the house. Outside of the home, Comcast’s Xfinity Internet customers have access to the nation’s largest network of WiFi hotspots to connect on the go.
In addition to faster speeds, new and existing Xfinity Internet customers can now get a line of Unlimited on Xfinity Mobile included for a year when they subscribe to a 400 Mbps or faster plan. And with WiFi PowerBoost, Xfinity Mobile and Comcast Business Mobile customers seamlessly receive WiFi speeds up to 1 Gbps no matter what Internet speed tier they subscribe to, in and out of the home, on the nation’s largest and fastest WiFi network.
“Our faster download and upload speeds, combined with our world-class WiFi equipment, ultra-low-lag Internet experience, and WiFi PowerBoost that delivers speeds up to a gig, are providing customers with a converged connectivity experience that we believe is unmatched in the industry,” said Emily Waldorf, senior vice president of Consumer Products, Comcast Connectivity and Platforms. “Because 90 percent of Xfinity Mobile Internet traffic travels over WiFi, not cellular, this combination of products delivers a faster Internet and mobile experience and hundreds of dollars of savings to customers.”
Today’s speed increases are made possible by Comcast’s fiber-based network which has been built to deliver an exceptional Internet experience to the more than 64 million homes and businesses and across more than 23 million Xfinity WiFi hotspots in Comcast’s footprint. It is a culmination of years of research, technological breakthroughs, and massive investments, including more than
Fast download and upload speeds are an important feature of a comprehensive connectivity experience that delivers incredible benefits to consumers, including:
- Reliability: Xfinity has greater than 99 percent reliability, and the Xfinity network utilizes artificial intelligence to keep customers connected by fixing issues before customers know they happened.
- Ultra-Low-Lag: Comcast recently introduced the first customers in the world to a pioneering new feature of Xfinity Internet that dramatically reduces latency when using interactive applications like gaming, videoconferencing, and virtual reality. Customers will have less delay, and a smoother, more responsive end-to-end online experience.
- Great WiFi in and out of the home: Next-generation Xfinity gateways deliver advanced WiFi capacity to power hundreds of devices in homes and more than a billion devices each year across Comcast’s network. WiFi PowerBoost delivers Xfinity Mobile customers speeds up to 1 Gbps over WiFi at home or at millions of WiFi hotspots across the country.
- Digital Security: xFi Advanced Security, included for free for customers who lease an Xfinity gateway, protects connected devices from malware and other threats at the gateway before they reach connected household devices. Since launching xFi Advanced Security, Xfinity has stopped more than 10 billion cyber security threats.
Customers can take advantage of the unlimited mobile line offer via their account on Xfinity.com, in the Xfinity app, or by calling 1-800-XFINITY. For more information, visit www.xfinity.com.
About Comcast Corporation
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Joel Shadle
Comcast Corporation
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