Comcast confirms new 305 Mbps service

Last week, there were rumors that Comcast would launch a new, faster internet service with download speeds of up to 305 Mbps. The company confirmed those plans today, along with speeds boosts for previously launched internet subscription plans.

According to today's press release, the 305 Mbps speed tier would be offered to markets in the northeastern portion of the US under the name Xfinity Platinum Internet. Upload speeds for this new tier will be 65 Mbps. That makes it a tiny bit faster than Verizon's recently launched upper limit of 300 Mbps for downloads and up to 65 Mbps for uploads for its FiOS service. While pricing information for the new service was not released, Multichannelnews.com reports that it will cost $299.95 per month.

In addition, Comcast said:" ... Xfinity Blast! customers will now get download speeds of up to 50 Mbps (formerly 25 Mbps), and Extreme 50 customers will now receive speeds of up to 105 Mbps (formerly 50 Mbps)." These new speed increases will come at no additional cost.