and doubles as a Wi-Fi extender. It's connected to the Xfinity 10G network. When the power goes out, the router's mesh system has a backup cellular connection with unlimited cellular data and a ...

Comcast Xfinity on Monday announced a new modem-router, called the xFi Advanced Gateway, which supports Wi-Fi 6E, the latest generation of Wi-Fi that can take advantage of the 6GHz spectrum band.

meaning they can’t be perfectly blanketed in Wi-Fi from one single point. Comcast is also rolling out xFi Pods, little mesh repeaters that should extend the coverage of the xFi Advanced Gateway.

Both Comcast and Presidio Ventures are new investors ... Plume has developed a kind of mesh WiFi system that uses multiple access points to help distribute signals throughout a house.