Comcast Begins Rollout of Residential 2 Gig Service in Houston
May 21 2015 - 7:00AM
Business Wire
Gigabit Pro Available to More Than 1.5 Million
Customers Across parts of the Greater Houston Area
Also Introduces Immediate Availability of New
250 Mbps Internet Service Tier
Comcast today announced it will roll out its new residential
multi-gigabit broadband service to more than 1.5 million homes
starting this summer. Gigabit Pro is a symmetrical, 2
Gigabit-per-second service that will be delivered via a
fiber-to-the-home solution and offered to customers throughout
Comcast’s footprint in Houston.
In addition, Comcast is launching Extreme 250, a new 250 Mbps
Internet speed tier for Houston area customers with immediate
availability.
“Our Texas customers are technology enthusiasts, so I’m
delighted to offer them the opportunity to do even more online,
across multiple devices with our new Extreme 250 Internet tier and
Gigabit Pro,” said Ralph Martinez, Senior Vice President of Comcast
Cable’s Houston Region. “We will also continue to look for
opportunities to increase speeds, providing a wide range of options
that meet customer needs.”
Gigabit Pro will be available to homes within close proximity of
Comcast’s fiber network and will require installation of
professional-grade equipment. The company has fiber at the core of
its network and, for the past decade, it has invested billions of
dollars to extend that fiber deeper into neighborhoods and closer
to homes. To date, Comcast has built out more than 145,000 route
miles of fiber across its service area, including throughout
Greater Houston, to serve residential communities with a fiber to
the home solution.
“Texas has been ranked as the best state to do business in for
the last 11 years and continues to be at the forefront of job
creation,” said Senator Larry Taylor (R-Friendswood). “The
deployment of even faster Internet speeds, and other innovative
technologies, will continue to fuel job growth and bring unlimited
opportunity not only for the Houston-Galveston area, but all of
Texas.”
Comcast has made significant investments in its network in
throughout the Greater Houston area over the years, doubling the
capacity of its network every 18 months. Additionally, the
company has been delivering multi-gig (up to 10 Gbps) Ethernet
service to businesses in Houston since 2011.
Comcast is currently testing DOCSIS 3.1, a scalable, national,
next generation 1 Gbps technology solution with plans to begin
rolling it out in early 2016. When fully deployed, it will mean
almost every customer in Comcast’s national footprint will be able
to receive gigabit speeds over the existing network (a combination
of both fiber and coax). For more information, please see
http://corporate.comcast.com/comcast-voices/imagine-where-2-gigabit-speeds-will-take-you.
Comcast has announced Gigabit Pro rollouts in Atlanta,
California, Chattanooga, Chicago, Florida and Nashville and plans
to roll out to more cities throughout the year.
About Comcast Cable:
Comcast Cable is the nation's largest video, high-speed
Internet and phone provider to residential customers under the
XFINITY brand and also provides these services to businesses under
the Comcast Business brand. Comcast has invested in technology to
build an advanced network that delivers among the fastest broadband
speeds, and brings customers personalized video, communications and
home management offerings. Comcast Corporation
(Nasdaq: CMCSA, CMCSK) is a global media and technology
company. Visit www.comcastcorporation.com for more
information.
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