Comcast is increasing speeds for Xfinity Internet tiers in Delaware and 13 other East Coast states for business and home customers.
The company will also roll out new download speeds up to two gigabits-per-second combined with up to five to 10-times faster upload speeds before the end of the year.
“Comcast continues to be ahead of customer demand,” said Kevin Casey, Comcast northeast division president. “Through advanced digital network innovation, we are again evolving our network to provide faster speeds for customers and are excited to begin rolling out a multi-gig speed tier to customers in the Northeast.”
The following speed increases will be offered to customers on Xfinity’s most popular speed tiers and will roll out over the coming weeks. This is the second time Comcast has increased speeds for customers this year, following a March 2022 speed increase.
Xfinity Internet Speed Increases:
- Performance Starter from 50/10 to 75/10 Mbps
- Doubling speeds for Performance from 100/10 to 200/10 Mbps
- Performance Pro from 300/10 to 400/10 Mbps
- Blast from 600/20 to 800/20 Mbps
- Extreme Pro from 900/20 to 1 Gbps/20 Mbps
- New Gigabit x2 tier in select markets for 2 Gbps/100 Mbps
Comcast will also be doubling upload speeds nationally for all Internet Essentials Plus customers, from 100/10 Mbps to 100/20 Mbps. Internet Essentials Plus includes a cable modem, access to millions of WiFi hotspots, and unlimited data. Customers who qualify for the Affordable Connectivity Program can get the tier of service for free.
Comcast recently launched a program to make multi-gig speeds available to more than 50 million homes and businesses by the end of 2025. Comcast Northeast Division teams have begun enabling these upgrades in Boston, Hartford, and the Philadelphia/Wilmington metro area and will continue in Baltimore and Washington D.C before the end of the year.
Cable providers have been boosting speeds as a way to keep customers with families operating multiple devices or those who have decided to drop cable service and stream content from other sources.
And even with the waning of the Covid-19 pandemic more people are working remotely from their homes.
Comcast’s East Coast rival Verizon FiOs has also boosted Internet speeds as more people “cut the cord.”
Many population centers in Delaware have both FiOS and Comcast-Xfinity service.
