NEW HAVEN, Conn., Oct. 29, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Comcast today
announced that Centerplan's College & Crown project in
New Haven is the first customer in
Connecticut to leverage XFINITY
Communities' Advanced Communities Network to provide fiber to the
unit. The XFINITY Communities business unit is focused on providing
XFINITY services to apartment/condo complexes, communities with
single-family homes, healthcare facilities and student housing
units.
College & Crown is located in an area where New Haven's primary business district and
retail corridor meets with Yale
University. The property includes 160 apartments ranging
from studios to two-bedroom units and also includes 20,000 square
feet of retail space and structured parking. It is located at 200
College Street, on the corner of College and Crown Streets.
XFINITY's Advanced Communities Network is a fiber-based
infrastructure that can be customized for select individual
property owners, including the deployment of "move-in-ready"
gigabit-capable solutions that will support gigabit speeds when
DOCSIS 3.1 technology is available. All of XFINITY Communities
solutions provide a path for owners to offer their residents the
capability for gigabit speeds.
"Whether it's gigabit speeds, XFINITY's one-of-a-kind X1,
digital voice or cutting-edge home security and automation, XFINITY
Communities can deliver property owners with best-in-class
service," said Michael Parker,
senior vice president of Comcast's Western New England Region,
which is based in Connecticut.
"For large properties like College & Crown, we can customize
delivery using the infrastructure technology that best suits the
owner's and tenants' needs."
Additionally, XFINITY Communities gives property owners the
opportunity to provide customized XFINITY services as an amenity to
their residents. Today's services include XFINITY TV, Internet, X1,
XFINITY WiFi services for common areas and more.
For more information about the services offered by XFINITY
Communities and its Advanced Communities Network, visit:
http://www.xfinity.com/xfinitycommunities.
About Comcast Cable
Comcast Cable is one of the
nation's largest video, high-speed Internet and phone provider to
residential customers under the XFINITY brand and also provides
these services to businesses. Comcast has invested in technology to
build an advanced network that delivers among the fastest broadband
speeds, and brings customers personalized video, communications and
home management offerings. Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA,
CMCSK) is a global media and technology company. Visit
www.comcastcorporation.com for more information.
About Comcast in Connecticut
Comcast is committed to
providing an unparalleled entertainment experience to residents and
businesses in the 83 communities the company serves in
Connecticut. Comcast's Western New England Region, which
includes five states, is headquartered in Berlin, Connecticut, and customers are served
by a team of over 1,200 Connecticut employees. Comcast also
boasts a call center in Enfield,
Connecticut, service centers throughout the state, and six
state-of-the-art XFINITY Service Centers where customers can
experience Comcast's XFINITY products and services firsthand.
Comcast's popular XFINITY brand is also featured on the XFINITY
Theatre, one of Hartford's premier
music venues. The company helps to strengthen the communities where
its customers and employees live and work by supporting local
nonprofit organizations. In 2014, Comcast provided more than
$1.3 million to community partners in
the state, in the form of Comcast Foundation grants,
sponsorships, volunteer hours, courtesy services and in-kind
donations.
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