Cable wireless service is growing into its own. In the four years since Comcast pulled the trigger on what was to be the fourth attempt by a cable company to crack the wireless nut, Xfinity Mobile has been a growth engine, accumulating 3.9 million customers since April 2017. In the first quarter of this year, Xfinity Mobile achieved cash flow break-even, setting the wireless business on a course well beyond the early notion that it would be a backup to plans from more established carriers. Analysts and executives alike are taking notice, predicting that wireless could be a strong competitor in the market, especially if paired with broadband. "Cable wireless is ready for its star turn," MoffettNathanson principal and senior analyst Craig Moffett wrote in a research note. Moffett, whose earlier take was that cable wireless is more of a retention tool for other services, now sees the product as a potential profit center.
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