Comcast may launch a wireless service powered by Wi-Fi and Verizon next year<article>
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Comcast could soon take another shot at the quadruple play as it reportedly looks to launch its own wireless phone service.</p><p>
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told Bloomberg that the cable giant is “moving closer” to introducing a service that relies on both Verizon’s wireless network and Comcast’s own Wi-Fi hotspots. The sources didn’t give a timeframe, but analyst Jonathan Chaplin believes a market trial could kick off within six months, followed by a broader launch by this time next year.</p><p>
It’s no secret that Comcast could offer wireless service if it wanted to. In December 2011, Comcast and a consortium of other cable companies sold their wireless spectrum to Verizon for $3.6 billion. In exchange, the cable companies maintained the right to resell wireless service on Verizon’s network, made much stronger by the additional spectrum.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/2996128/networking-hardware/comcast-may-launch-a-wireless-service-powered-by-wi-fi-and-verizon-next-year.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>
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Comcast may launch a wireless service powered by Wi-Fi and Verizon next year
