Comcast Says Growing Number of Cable Operators Eyeing X1
Comcast's X1 cloud-based video platform and set-top box may be heading to more cable companies. The company has licensed X1 to Cox Communications and Shaw on a trial basis, and other companies are "expressing interest," Comcast CEO Brian Roberts said…
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Thursday during a quarterly earnings call. X1 has been a bright spot in Comcast's cable operations, with the company deploying nearly 30,000 boxes a day, "and we are pushing to go even faster," while also putting out 6 million of its voice-controlled TV remotes this year, Roberts said. Q2 marked a tipping point in Comcast's customer base, as it said the number of broadband customers, at 22.5 million, surpassed the cable operator's 22.3 million video customers.