Comcast has a new way to keep your internet going during an electrical outage.
Comcast has a new way to keep your internet going during an electrical outage.
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Comcast launches backup connectivity device in case of storm outage

  • Posted byby Dean Takahashi
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It’s truly a dud when the power goes out and you can’t get on the internet. That’s why Comcast has launched Storm-Ready WiFi, a new solution that guarantees uninterrupted internet connectivity during storms, power outages and local network failures.

As the first internet provider to offer such a product, Comcast aims to address the growing need for a reliable backup connectivity solution in the face of increasingly intense storms and the rising frequency of power outages.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.