Cox Plans Gigabit Speeds

Cox Communications plans to roll out gigabit Internet speeds across its markets nationwide. The company will start with new residential construction projects and new and existing neighborhoods in Phoenix, Las Vegas and Omaha. The company expects to begin market-wide deployment of gigabit speeds by the end of 2016.

In more immediate plans, Cox is expanding its WiFi service to Phoenix and Las Vegas, and also plans to double the speeds of several of its Internet service tiers this year. High Speed Internet Preferred will increase from 25 Mbps to 50 Mbps. High Speed Internet Premier will increase from 50 Mbps to 100 Mbps. The two tiers represent more than 70% of Cox's high-speed Internet customers.