Apple Inc. is in talks with Comcast Corp. on a potential deal for a streaming television service that would allow the tech giant’s set-top boxes to bypass congestion on the Internet, the Wall Street Journal reported Monday.
The discussions are in early stages and there are a lot of hurdles to be crossed before a definitive agreement could be reached, the Journal report said.
Apple, which wants its TV service’s traffic to be separated from public internet traffic over the “last mile” for faster transmission, is looking for special treatment from Comcast’s cables to bypass congestion, the report said.