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Comcast is providing Metro Ethernet services to the Farmington, CT, Public School District, comprising seven schools and more than 4,000 students. The district is now using Comcast Business Services’ Ethernet Network Service (ENS), which connects all the district’s buildings and … Continue reading
According to this Comcast blog post, the MSO has launched a sports app for iOS devices (iPad, iPhone, etc.) just in advance of March Madness. Dubbed the Xfinity TV Sports Remote app, it’s designed to find what games are on … Continue reading
The SIP Forum announced the recent election of Vijey Jenkal, director of product development engineering at Comcast, to the SIP Forum board of directors. Additionally, the Forum membership re-elected Chairman Richard Shockey and Dr. Alan Johnston, distinguished engineer in Avaya‘s … Continue reading
Comcast has completed the rollout of Xfinity Home in Delaware with the launch of the service in Kent and Sussex Counties. Xfinity Home, which launched in New Castle County in February, is now available to Comcast customers throughout the state … Continue reading
Comcast announced the launch of Xfinity Home across the company’s Washington State service area. Xfinity Home offers traditional home security components, like police and fire alarm protection backed by 24/7 monitoring, as well as the ability to remotely adjust digital … Continue reading
Comcast has entered into an agreement with EcoFactor, a provider of energy management solutions, to create a new service designed to optimize the heating and cooling patterns of a home and integrate with the Xfinity Home platform. EcoFactor’s proprietary, cloud-based … Continue reading
Julian Brodsky, director emeritus of Comcast, has accepted a seat on the board of directors of the SCTE Foundation for the 2011-’12 term. Brodsky will be actively involved in developing the Foundation and its mission of driving education related to … Continue reading
It may be an oversight due to the nature of local reporting — the reporters are good, often very good, but have to cover dozens of topics and aren’t able to dig too deeply or even totally understand each one … Continue reading
Comcast announced the launch of Xfinity Streampix, a subscription video service designed to enable Xfinity video customers to instantly view movies and TV shows in and out of the home on multiple screens and devices including TVs, online platforms and … Continue reading
Comcast has promoted Cathy Avgiris to executive vice president and general manager of the MSO’s data and communications group. A nearly 20-year veteran of Comcast, Avgiris will lead all aspects of the company’s Xfinity Internet and Xfinity Voice services, including … Continue reading
Mark Coblitz, senior vice president of strategic planning for Comcast, will deliver the keynote address for the SCTE‘s SEMI (Smart Energy Management Initiative) Forum 2012. During the March 15 conference in Philadelphia, Coblitz will discuss the need for cable operators, … Continue reading
Amdocs announced that Comcast has agreed to a multi-year extension of its existing software license and services agreements with Amdocs relating to various offerings in the Amdocs CES (customer experience systems) portfolio.
Verizon Wireless and Comcast are offering each other’s services in the San Francisco Bay area. The services are now available in Portland, Seattle and now parts of San Francisco. The companies expect to further enhance and evolve the program based … Continue reading
