Cox moves into Oklahoma; New England next on deck, 50% footprint coverage later this year

Cox Communications followed up on its previous announcement to launch wireless services in the Oklahoma City and Tulsa, Okla., markets, marking the cable companies fourth and fifth launches. The company had previously launched service in Hampton Roads, Va.; Omaha, Neb.; and Orange County, Calif.
The new launch will include all of the company’s previously announced rate plans and device offerings. The launch will use Cox’s own spectrum assets in the 1.7/2.1 GHz band and network equipment from Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. for coverage in the core area of its markets as well as roaming agreement with Sprint Nextel Corp.
Following the Oklahoma City and Tulsa launches, Cox said it would soon move into the New England area, including parts of Rhode Island and Connecticut, as well as to Cleveland, Ohio. Though not geographically in New England, Cox noted that the Cleveland market is tied into its New England operations.
Cox said it was on track to launch wireless services across more than 50% of its cable footprint later this year.
The continued expansion comes just weeks after its former VP of wireless, Stephen Bye left the company to become CTO and VP of technology development and strategy at Sprint Nextel.