Why Cox could be a Business-Services Frontrunner

Phil Meeks, Cox Business senior vice chairman, was reaching out last week at the Cable Show with some talking points.

Cox comes that little business can usher in $550 million of following billion it seeks.

According to Meeks, Cox has been able to snag tiny businesses removed from ILECs off their games. Meeks conjointly identified some new money-making opportunities. "Our wholesale business, where we offer services to different communication service suppliers, grew twenty nine p.c year-over-year last year," he said. "A huge driver is wireless backhaul."

Case in point: Cablevision's Optimum Lightpath has driven revenue by servicing verticals. Meeks noted business and educational campuses are fascinating as a result of they are geographically densely focused, however they do not need a nationwide network.

Cox Business is deploying a standard Metro E platform and plans to possess it launched in all its markets by 1Q12. At a Cable Show panel session "What Customers Want: Tailoring Services to suit distinctive Business wants," participants mentioned the importance of sales folks understanding the requirements of various verticals. Finally, for Cox Business, the corporate plans to piggyback on Cox's business wireless giving. Cox recently announced it'll not build its own wireless network, however instead can lease Sprint's network. (For more, see Cox Pulls the Plug on Wireless Builds). Cox Communications plans to supply wireless in fifty p.c of its residential markets by the tip of 2011. "After residential, we have a tendency to attempt to launch in business," said Meeks. "Most tiny businesses are fairly dissatisfied with their current wireless supplier as a result of they haven't designed pricing packages that are tailored. we have a tendency to attempt to build pricing-specific packages."


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