Converge

The explosion of streaming, new technologies, and artificial intelligence are fundamentally transforming people’s lives. To kickoff 2024, Comcast hosted its Converge event in Philadelphia where it showcased its latest tech developments and network advancements, designed to seamlessly integrate media and technology. The mission is simple: ensure customers can easily connect to what they need and love, on any device, anywhere, now and in the future.

Comcast Converge event hosted in Philadelphia at the Comcast Technology Center’s Ralph J. Roberts Forum.

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Kunle Ekundare, Director of Product Management, provides details about a new, custom core processor that leverages AI enabling self-healing network.

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Fraser Stirling, Comcast Global Chief Product Officer, presents immersive Sky for F1 race experience.

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Charlie Herrin, Comcast President of Technology, Product and Experience reveals that the vast majority of smartphone data, 90 percent, travels over WiFi, not cellular.

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Dave Watson, Comcast President and CEO of Comcast Cable, underscores broad adoption of Comcast’s open-source software powering more than 600 partners’ entertainment and connectivity devices.

Dave Watson, President and CEO of Connectivity and Platforms, Comcast, underscores broad adoption of Comcast’s open-source software powering more than 600 partners’ entertainment and connectivity devices.

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Fraser Stirling, Comcast Global Chief Product Officer, provides details about how Comcast is exploring new ways to bring Entertainment OS around the world.

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Kunle Ekundare, Director of Product Management, unveils new Xfinity WiFi 7 device, the XB10.

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Bhanu Krishnamurthy, Vice President Software Development and Engineering, presents network intelligence innovation, Octave.

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Adayna Gonzalez, Vice President Product Management and App Engagement, demos new Xfinity WiFi motion innovation.

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Fraser Stirling, Comcast Global Chief Product Officer, presents AI-driven sports highlights feature at Converge event.

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Noopur Davis, Comcast Global CISO and Chief Product Privacy Officer, on stage at Converge event.

Noopur Davis, Comcast Global CISO and Chief Product Privacy Officer, highlights Comcast’s team of more than 1,000 cybersecurity professionals around the globe protecting the network and customers.

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Ben Sales, Director of Product Management, presenting Sky Live features.

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Fraser Stirling, Comcast Global Chief Product Officer, highlights key Entertainment OS feature, 'Ways to Watch'.

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Brian Roberts, Chairman, President, and CEO of Comcast, on stage at inaugural Converge event.

Brian Roberts, Chairman, President, and CEO of Comcast, shares details about upcoming Paris 2024 Olympics on NBC and Peacock.

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Trends

Broadband Usage is Skyrocketing

Over the last four years, network traffic dramatically increased and the number of connected devices in the home rose by 40 percent. The trajectory of data usage continues to skyrocket where today’s super user is tomorrow’s mainstream.

90%

The vast majority of smartphone data usage -- 90%, travels over WiFi, not cellular.

94%

94% of all the devices in your home connect over WiFi

A World-Class Network

In 2020, we experienced three years of network capacity growth, virtually overnight. We were ready thanks to a technology we call Octave.

A modern living room with a large flat-screen TV displaying a football game, a white entertainment center, a green plant in a white pot. A remote control is in the foreground, on a table.

70%

Entertainment is responsible for 70% of all the data that travels over our network.

30%

NFL playoff game on Peacock, largest streaming event in U.S. history, accounting for 30 percent of all internet traffic in the U.S.

20%

20% network traffic spikes from the launch of new/popular video games.

23M

More than 23 million WiFi hotspots available for customers to use outside of their homes.

In 2023, we expanded our industry-leading network to more than a million new residential and business customers, and we’re on pace to do it again in 2024. To make this possible, since 2018, we invested more than $20 billion funding the largest network upgrade in the United States.

Connecting America’s Communities

We seek to partner with cities, states, and local communities to bring high-speed internet to all Americans – inclusive of every economic background and geography – urban, suburban, or rural. Our network investments create potential opportunities for all Americans to thrive.

300K

Extended network to over 1 million new homes and businesses in 2023.

$20B

Invested $20B, funding the largest network upgrade in the U.S.

New Products & Features

Xfinity’s latest gateway will deliver symmetrical multi-gig speeds. As the first device in the industry to combine next-generation connectivity technologies like WiFi 7 and DOCSIS 4.0, and built-in AI technology, the gateway can efficiently, and simultaneously power hundreds of connected devices in the home.

Our newest gateway, rolling out later this year, delivers better coverage, faster speeds, and includes AI technology that ensures a consistent experience.

The fastest-rated wireless service, Xfinity Mobile, gets even faster with latest innovation, WiFi Boost. Utilizing millions of enhanced and secure Xfinity Mobile hotspots to deliver speeds 10x faster, up to 1 Gig speed.

New Xfinity innovation can turn customers’ gateways and internet-connected devices, including your printers, thermostats, etc. into motion sensors.

When enabled, customers can select devices to create motion detection zones in their home and receive movement notifications when corresponding zones are triggered.

Entertainment OS

Entertainment OS powers tens of millions of Xfinity, Sky and Xumo devices.

Partners around the world like Rogers and Foxtel are adopting Comcast’s technology to deliver amazing entertainment experiences to their customers.

Entertainment OS was built with one simple vision – make entertainment easy again.

75M

Comcast broadband and streaming devices running on our global platform.

Nearly 5B streams on our entertainment platform per week.

15B+

Execute more than 15B voice commands a year.

We are trialing new video technology that combines 4K HDR video and Dolby Atmos with the lowest possible latency to deliver an in-home entertainment experience unlike anything else available.

Sky Live unlocks new ways for customers to interact with the biggest screen in their home.

With next-gen technologies like generative AI and volumetric capture, we can deliver immersive viewing experiences for live sports, offering brand new ways for customers to watch and interact with a live game, even individual player perspectives.