Cox Deploys First Gigabit Service in Southern California

Cox Communications said it began providing gigabit broadband service at the Park Place Apartment Homes in Irvine, which Cox said was its first gigabit deployment in Southern California. Cox began offering residential gigabit service in Phoenix in October and has said it plans to offer gigabit in all of its markets by the end of 2016. Cox said it doubled its broadband speeds in October, increasing its Internet Preferred tier to 50 Mbps, its Premier tier to 100 Mbps and its Ultimate tier to 150 Mbps, it said Monday in a news release.