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The upgrade is based on L4S or “Low Latency, Low Loss, Scalable Throughput.”
Presumably this would make things like streaming games or making video calls smoother and less laggy.
How L4S does this is by telling information packets where congestion and queueing are happening between users.
If a delay appears, the end devices can make adjustments to allay the congestion.
This doesn’t mean upping the amount of data in your internet connection.
Instead, it’s supposed to reduce the time for packets of information to travel between people.
Apple produced anexplainer video in 2023that was shown during WWDC that year.
It’s little dry and developer focused though.
Fortunately, The Verge also put out itsown explaineron the tech powering L4S at the time.
When fully deployed it will be available to all Xfinity Internet customers," the release adds.
In June of last year Comcastannounced trialsof its L4S tech.
Apple already had L4S support built in to iOS 17 and macOS Sonoma for instance.
Allegedly, Comcast reported reduced latency by about 78% during the trials it has conducted so far.
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