When the cable operator Cox launched its “unbelievably fair” wireless service in the U.S. a year ago, we asked right off whether the company had the scale to pick up enough subscribers to make the service profitable, in the face of an already saturated and competitive market. Today we have…

A look at some of the big stories in mobile today: Cox drops 3G; UK gears up for first LTE trial; Nokia (NYSE: NOK) and ZTE scramble to put out the first Mango handsets; more security breach woes for Sony (NYSE: SNE)—this time around Sony Ericsson; (NSDQ: ERIC) Instagram’s four-million…

More details about Cox Communications’ forthcoming wireless service, as the company is trying to build some buzz with a new ad campaign. The service goes live in March, in the three markets it began testing this winter: Hampton Roads, Va., Omaha, Neb. and Orange County, Calif. The first set of…

Cox Communications, the third-largest U.S. cable operator with six million subscribers, has made the decision to enter the highly competitive wireless market, and in particular is looking at targeting two very nascent sectors—mobile video and app stores. The Atlanta-based company, which bought spectrum in a government auction last year announced…

Cox Communications, which is the third-largest U.S. cable provider with 6 million customers, is making another go at launching wireless services next year, with previous failures still lurking in the shadows. Stephen Bye, VP of wireless at the cable giant, told RCR that the company has learned from its mistakes…

Cox Communications plans to launch its own cellphone service in the second half of 2009, an ambitious attempt to compete independently with the major carriers. Cox president Pat Esser told USA Today the company “spent $500 million buying wireless capacity in our markets. Now, we’re going to turn it on.”…

Cox Communications today said it will launch its own wireless service based on the spectrum it purchased for $304 million in March, but was cautious in giving away too much information, reports PCMag.com. “I won’t divulge too many secrets here, but we’ll focus on providing simple calling plans, integrating all…

After Cox Communications spent around $304 million in the recent 700 MHz spectrum auction, now several reports are speculating that the company will build out a wireless network through a subsidiary Cox Wireless. The company recently awarded a contract to Chinese equipment maker, Huawei, to supply CDMA gear for a…

Comcast (NSDQ: CMCSA), Time Warner (NYSE: TWX) Cable and Cox Communications have pulled out of the Pivot joint venture with Sprint (NYSE: S) (the fourth cable partner, Advance/Newhouse Communications, declined to comment), and the cable companies have stopped marketing the Pivot service and in the next few weeks will give…