According to Comcast spokesperson Joel Shadle, L4S trials have shown that "we were able to reduce working latency—the latency under normal conditions in the home when people are

Jason Livingood, vice president of technology policy, product and standards at Comcast, told VentureBeat that they believe they can cut lag down from hundreds of milliseconds

Comcast has announced new technology for ultra-low lag Internet on its Xfinity service. According to the company's release, users of select products and software from its partners will experience less delay in situations with bi-directional traffic.

L4S is an open-source standard that aims to significantly reduce latency online, and Comcast is among the first to allow customers access to it.

The new technology is based on a standard called L4S, which can significantly reduce latency to help things like video games feel smoother.