Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA) has clarified its intentions for its wireless business. “We have no plans to build out a full national wireless network,” stated Tom Nagel, Comcast SVP, Wireless Strategy, in a blog post on the company’s website on Wednesday. “Rather, where it makes sense, we plan to selectively deploy our own 5G radios in dense, high-traffic areas of the markets we serve today.”
This an important position statement for the company’s competitive position and how it intends to deploy its wireless assets, as Inside Towers has reported. Comcast launched Xfinity Mobile in 2017, as a MVNO on Verizon’s network. At the end of 2Q22, Comcast reported 4.6 million wireless lines in service, still carried by Verizon. That’s tiny compared to the 355 million retail subscribers held collectively by Verizon, T-Mobile, and AT&T at the end of the quarter. Continue Reading |
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