Comcast (NASDAQ:CMCSA) plans to add two new lighting partners to its Xfinity Home smart home platform, while also enabling new home security and automation commands on its voice controlled X1 TV remote. Customers will be able to manage General Electric branded plug-in and in-wall smart switches by Jasco, as well as Sengled's Element Touch connected LED lightbulbs from their Xfinity Home app. Additionally, customers will be able to say "Xfinity Home lights" into the Xfinity X1 voice remote to bring up the user interface on the TV.
"Xfinity Home is redefining what customers should expect from their traditional home security service," said Daniel Herscovici, senior vice president and general manager of Xfinity Home. "By adding Jasco and Sengled to our growing list of curated smart home devices that we integrate with Xfinity Home, our customers will be able to create unique experiences that connect the devices that are important to them such as streaming security cameras, door locks, thermostats, and lights. We can integrate all of these devices into a unified experience on one easy-to-use platform."
Other third-party devices compatible with Xfinity Home include August Smart Locks, Chamberlain MyQ garage controllers, Lutron Caséta wireless controllers and dimmers, and Nest Learning Thermostats. Xfinity Home customers can also create rules or automated commands that trigger different functions and experiences. For instance, customers can set a rule to turn a light on every day at sunset or every time the front door opens. They can also set a lighting schedule so their home appears occupied while they are not at home or to save energy.
Xfinity Home functions are managed with the Xfinity Home mobile app, online portal, and in-home Touchscreen Controller, as well as the X1 voice remote.
In other Comcast news, Comcast Business has embarked on a $120,000 fiber-optic network expansion in the Bellingham Squalicum Harbor area in Washington, including Coho Way and Harbor Loop Drive on the northern shore of Bellingham Bay. Designed to deliver symmetrical speeds up to 10 Gbps, the fiber-based Ethernet network is intended to provide more than 55 local businesses in the COHO Marina area with Ethernet, Internet and voice solutions.