The company first focused on home security because it was too early in 2012 to talk about connected devices. Now it is turning to automation.
NEW YORK: Comcast Corp may be best known as a cable company, but it is banking on remote-controlled door locks and cameras as well as other "smart-home" offerings to accelerate its growing home security business.
The push to diversify comes at a time when more US consumers who are dropping traditional cable television packages, or cutting the cord, in favour of cheaper alternatives. Comcast and its rivals want to offer more services in the home to increase their revenues and create more loyal customers.
