Comcast Business has started offering DOCSIS 3.1-based internet service to business customers in Atlanta, Chicago, Detroit and Nashville.
Comcast Business is offering Business Internet 1 Gig and Business Internet 500 plans to business users in these service areas using the company’s existing network, without construction of new network facilities.
“With more business operations moving to a cloud-based model, staying ahead of the bandwidth curve will be an important part of an organization’s migration strategy,” said Matt Davis, program director for IDC.
Comcast Business is providing an upgrade option to small and mid-sized businesses (SMB) to shift to Business Internet 1 Gig or Business Internet 500 by calling Comcast or visiting business.comcast.com/gig to change their service, and order a new modem.
Gigabit service over DOCSIS 3.1 benefits many industries such as retail, healthcare, manufacturing, hospitality, education and government.
“High-capacity, high-performance internet can be a difference-maker for businesses that want to leverage software-as-a-service applications to improve their operations or enhance the customer experience by offering in-store Wi-Fi or a robust e-commerce site,” said Kevin O’Toole, senior vice president of Product Management at Comcast Business.
With the addition of Business Internet 1 Gig and Business Internet 500, Comcast has the potential to deploy gigabit service more widely across its existing network and reach more customers.
Comcast Business said its enterprise customers will get broadband speeds of 100 gigabits per second over fiber.
Comcast Business plans to launch Business Internet 1 Gig and Business Internet 500 in the majority of its service areas throughout 2017 and into 2018.
