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<v Narrator>16 hours.</v>

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That's how long it took

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to transmit the first transatlantic telegraph.

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Today, it would take about a 10th of a second

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to send the same message.

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More than 3 million times faster.

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The telegraph was not exactly future proof,

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but today, network technology can be.

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<v ->Transformation events, right?</v>

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When you make a network transformation

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like the Xfinity 10G network,

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you're really thinking 10, 15, 20 years into the future.

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<v Narrator>Future proofing is not future predicting.</v>

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It's the process of anticipating

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how the needs of technology will change over time

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and building with that in mind

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something essential for critical infrastructure.

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<v ->I don't know what services will be there in 10 years,</v>

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but I need to make sure that the network is ready for it.

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<v Narrator>And the best future proofing</v>

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includes a cutting-edge foundation in the present.

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<v ->Within the first two weeks of the pandemic,</v>

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we saw three years worth of capacity growth.

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How do you generate three years worth of capacity

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in two weeks?

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And the answer is with a lot of Comcast innovation.

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<v Narrator>The Xfinity 10G network</v>

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is built on a platform that looks at 4,000 data points

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across 50 million modems across the network.

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<v ->And every 20 minutes, makes a decision</v>

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on how to best deliver the bits down to your home,

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versus my home, versus your neighbors' homes, et cetera.

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<v Narrator>Already today, the average American household</v>

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has more than 20 connected devices

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that use the internet for taking meetings, gaming online,

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and streaming 4K video, including live sporting events.

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<v ->2023 is a transformational year</v>

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in terms of video delivery.

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For the very first time,

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the network now needs to adapt to be able to carry football

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and make sure that it is good as it was

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if it were delivered over traditional cable TV.

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And that's only the beginning.

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<v Narrator>Experts predict that homes of the future</v>

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may feature technology like smart furniture, AI automation,

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enhanced virtual reality, innovative health devices,

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more cybersecurity, voice assistance, and yep, robots.

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But it doesn't mean a new physical cable will be required

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to deliver exponentially more bandwidth.

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<v ->The architecture that we've built</v>

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is able to deliver the multi-gig symmetrical services

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with the unrivaled reliability

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powered by the real-time visibility

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with super low latency across an entire footprint

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regardless of the cable that actually connects your home.

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<v Narrator>This type of real-time</v>

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measurement and improvement wasn't an option

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with the first transatlantic telegraph.

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It revolutionized global communications,

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but it wasn't built for the next year,

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let alone the next 20.

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The evolution of network technology

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in the last five years alone

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has changed how people live, work, and play.

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So 5, 10, 15 years down the road.

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<v ->The network that we are building</v>

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is gonna be there for many, many years to come

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with those transformational capabilities

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and every day gets better.

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