Comcast launches xFi Advanced Gateway, aims for speedy Wi-Fi, IoT integration

Comcast has extended its xFi Advanced entranceway during a move that highlights however the cable, technology and media company is mistreatment hardware style to bolster its client expertise.

As antecedently reportable, Comcast has been developing its own hardware, integration agile software system development and looking out to be a sensible home and security platform.

The xFi Advanced entranceway is meant to support gigabit speeds over Wi-Fi. Comcast has tested Wi-Fi speeds quicker than one.5 Gbps.

Comcast's xFi Advanced entranceway supports Zigbee, Bluetooth Low Entergy and alternative standards for the good home.


Comcast's xFi Advanced entranceway has a hundred and sixty MHz-capable 8x8 antenna array, multi-user, multi-input, multi-output (Mu-MiMo) technology and a series of net of things radios to support numerous standards and protocols.

Chris Satchell, chief product officer at Comcast, same the entranceway has been in trials since the start of the year. Satchell another that the entranceway has been in development for 3 years and to a point Comcast had to predict the long run concerning standards.

"We had to be forward leaning concerning standards adoption," same Satchell. "The 8x8 antenna array is one example. after we started nobody had over 4x4. the expansion in IoT standards was another space we tend to had to be injury edge."

The xFi Advanced entranceway are bundled with xFi and Comcast designed it with its Xfinity style Language, that aims for an identical lie the company's merchandise and talent to mix into most homes.

According to Satchell, the arrange is to bring the xFi Advanced entranceway to additional homes, scale the merchandise and use it to be the middle of the digital home. "Wi-Fi is that the chemical element to the digital home. If you turned off my water it should take Pine Tree State twelve hours to grasp that. If it's Wi-Fi that is turned off i do know in seconds," same Satchell.