Cox Launches Gigabit Speeds at Park Place Luxury Apartments in Irvine

RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, CA — Cox Communications, which provides advanced digital video, Internet, telephone and home security and automation services over its own nationwide IP network, has launched 1 gigabit speeds at the Irvine Company’s Park Place Apartment Homes in Irvine, making its residents the first in Southern California to have access to gigabit speeds for their residential Internet service.

Gigabit speeds are 100 times faster than the average broadband and enable customers to:

• Run all of their devices at the same time (laptops, tablets, smart TVs, smartphones, gaming systems)


• Download an HD movie in less than 60 seconds


• Download 100 songs in three seconds


• Upload about 1,000 photos in about a minute

Located at Jamboree Road and Michelson Drive, Park Place Apartment Homes offers contemporary living and a sophisticated, walkable lifestyle. The community features bright, open apartment living spaces with a range of floor plans, from studios to two-bedroom apartment homes with a den.

Earlier this year, Cox Communications announced that it would bring 1 gigabit speeds to residential customers in all of its markets by the end of 2016. The company has been deploying gigabit speeds to businesses for more than 10 years, and launched gigabit speeds to residential customers in Phoenix in October.

The 1 gigabit offering comes on the heels of Cox doubling its Internet speeds in October for California customers in its most popular tiers. Cox High-Speed Internet Preferred tier customer speeds increased from 25 Mbps to 50 Mbps and Premier tier customer speeds increased from 50 Mbps to 100 Mbps. In addition, Ultimate tier speeds increased from 100 Mbps to 150 Mbps. These tiers represent more than 75 percent of Cox Internet customers in California. Over the past 13 years, Cox has increased broadband speeds 1,000 percent.