Cox eyes superfast home Internet

Cox Communications, third largest cable provider, may be entering the race to bring ultrafast Internet to homes and apartments, joining AT&T and Google Fiber in efforts to bulk up broadband speeds. Cox plans to begin offering 1 gigabit per second Internet speeds to residential customers in 2014.

Cox president and chief executive Pat Esser did not reveal specifics about the company’s plans, including how widespread the 1 gigabit service would be offered or which cities would get it first.

Cox is San Diego County’s largest cable company, with roughly 500,000 subscribers across its local footprint. The company also serves Orange County, Phoenix and several other regions nationwide.