Comcast responds to Huntsville's (AL) Google Fiber announcement

With the announcement of Google Fiber entering the Huntsville (AL) market still fresh on people's minds, many are wondering what will happen to the city's current television and Internet service providers. Comcast, one of the larger providers in Huntsville, is planning on expanding and improving its network and services for local customers.

"We announced last week we had become the first provider to deliver cloud-based video service to residential customers in Huntsville," says Comcast spokesperson Alex Horwitz, "It’s a new innovation that lets customers view live television on any mobile device in their home. Additionally, they can download recorded programs from their DVR onto their mobile devices for viewing anytime and anywhere." Comcast claims it provides the fastest speeds to the most homes in the Huntsville area, and it may take a considerable amount of time before a competitor can offer a widespread population similar or superior services."Any newcomer would need to build an enormous network capable of delivering video and data to provide what we have already invested heavily to build," Horwitz says.