Comcast expands Janus initiative with DriveNets’ Network Cloud solution

On March 24, Comcast announced that it is expanding the trial of its Janus initiative through the use of DriveNets’ Network Cloud solution.

The Janus initiative, first launched in September 2024, aims to virtualize Comcast’s core network and deploy AI solutions to enhance network performance and reliability.

Growing data demands

Comcast chief network officer Elad Nafshi reported that the five biggest moments on Comcast’s network occurred in the final six weeks of 2024 and that this growing customer data consumption is driving the virtualization effort.

“Expanding the Janus trial across our footprint will transform how we manage the flow of Internet traffic to and from customers to maximize network performance, reliability, and efficiency,” said Nafshi in a press release. “Leveraging DriveNets’ Network Cloud allows us to accelerate product innovation and continue to meet the incredible demand.”

Comcast reports that the cloud-based abilities offered by DriveNets will allow it to independently manage the hardware and software that make up the network. This approach, reports Comcast, maximizes network performance and efficiency, simplifies AI integration, and enables dynamic improvements to the customer experience.

DriveNets founder and CEO Ido Susan said the company’s network cloud solution will enable Comcast to scale the network faster to meet growing service demands.

“The combination of our cloud-native software and the adoption of GenAI network operations tools enables Comcast to optimize the network performance, increase network reliability, and introduce new service innovations faster,” said Ido in the same press release.

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