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With telcos offering internet and television service and cable TV providers getting into the home-phone and internet service game, the lines between different wired and wireless networks will become more muddled. Case in point, sixth-largest US cable provider Cox Communications is preparing to launch their very own wireless network. Cox is looking to branch out and compete with the likes of AT&T and Verizon Wireless, offering both pre- and post-paid wireless service in the South and Southwest US regions.
Cox will offers its customers national roaming through agreements setup with other carriers throughout the US. Details regarding whether the Cox wireless network will launch as a 3G or 4G network aren’t yet clear, but we do know that Cox wants to provide mobile broadband services like mobile and on-demand TV to cellphones. And, the soon-to-be wireless carrier will also be looking to launch an AppStore-like mobile applications store.
The wireless network will be rolled out using the $2.4 billion swath of frequency spectrum that Cox purchased back in 2006. The move should give Cox the power to compete as a television, broadband and wireless provider.
[WSJ via: PhoneScoop]
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Will hails from The City of Angels - Los Angeles, California. He spends his time playing with his numerous gadgets and looking forward to seeing what future holds for mobile technology. An avid promoter of a fully "digital" life, he promotes the widespread adoption of truly mobile, paper-less living. He dreams of the day when he can go completely digital. No more snail mail, paper receipts, bound books, notepads/spiral notebooks, credit cards, hard currency. He's a digital warrior - fighting for the converged life. He is an idealist and a realist - he has a perfect view of what the world should be but knows that the world is not perfect. Can we ever hope to see Will's dream become reality? We'll see...
