Cox AZ Gets 300-Meg Tier; Gigabit Growth Continues

Cox Communications announced that customers in Arizona who subscribe to Cox High Speed Internet Ultimate will get faster speeds beginning in September. The Internet package's maximum downstream speeds will be increased from 150 Mbps to 300 Mbps.

The company also offers gigabit Internet speeds in parts of Arizona, first offered in Phoenix in 2014. G1GABLAST, Cox's residential gigabit service, is available in parts of Orange County, CA; Omaha; Las Vegas; Hampton Roads, VV; and New Orleans, Baton Rouge and Lafayette, LA.

G1GABLAST is expected to be available in all Cox markets by the end of 2016. The company is actively deploying network infrastructure in parts of Arkansas, Rhode Island and Oklahoma with service expected to launch in those areas by the end of this year.