Cox Communications
Cox’s mission, vision and goals:
Cox Enterprises was founded in 1898 by former schoolteacher and reporter James M. Cox, whose ambition was to own a newspaper. To realize his dream, he borrowed $26,000 from friends and family and purchased the Dayton Evening (now Daily) News. Cox Enterprises is a media broadcasting company located in Atlanta, GA and it serves many states. It is a third largest cable company in United States. It provides advanced digital video, internet, telephone and home security also automation services through its own nationwide IP network. Cox has several other companies called Cox Automotive (automotive-related auctions, financial services, media and software solutions) and Cox Media Group (television
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Cox’s major national brands include Kelley Blue Book, Manheim and auto trader. Also over Cox’s automotive company’s international operations expands across Europe, Australia, Asia and Latin America. Cox Enterprises mission is to become the largest cable service provider in the United States. Currently it has a revenue exceeding 20 billion dollars and it has approximately 60,000 employees working on campus. Also, it has approximately 20,000 people working as contractors both on shore and off shore. Over the years it is surpassing expectations the years 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016 when Cox sets a goal, it achieves that goal and sometimes it exceeds that goal. Last year when Cox business hits its $2 billion revenue goal and hits 500,00 subscriptions many goals were surpassed during the customer support process by providing great a service to the customers. It currently has over 6.2 million customers including 2.9 million digital cable subscribers, 3.5 million internet subscribers …show more content…
Provider Saves More Than Three and One-Third Tons of Paper with Oracle E-Business Suite and Oracle Content Management. Cox has significantly reduced its carbon footprint with the help of Oracle E-Business Suite and Oracle Imaging and Process Management, a component of Oracle Content Management. Cox Communications is leveraging the Oracle E-Business Suite to pilot a completely online business-to-business procurement process for high volume vendors, yielding access to a customized website to order pre-configured products, secure approvals and submit payment via an electronic invoice.
How Cox communications uses Web 2.0 and social media:
Web 2.0 technology can fundamentally change business processes by delivering productivity gains and making user feedback an integral part of development processes. But many IT managers are shying away from the technology, unsure of how it will fit into their business.
Cox Communications IT strategy, sourcing, and vendor
The company that I have chosen is Comcast Cable Company. Currently, Comcast is the leader in the home entertainment industry. Comcast offers their customer's: cable television, internet service, home phone service, television screaming app, home security, and mobile service. The company is working to compete with AT&T/ Direct TV, Dish Network, Hulu, Netflix and sling Tv. The competitors do offer cheaper service, but Comcast is known mostly for its great internet service. Xfinity Instant TV and Xfinity Mobile are the newest product that has been launched by Comcast. Xfinity Mobile has two phone plans, and you must have Xfinity internet service. Xfinity Mobile plans are: By the Gig data and Unlimited data. The By the
Bryan-Michael Cox is a man born of music. It is in his DNA, infused in his born and sinew. He has a level of understanding about music theory and logic that is far beyond the comprehension of the modern day "music scholar" and surpasses the knowledge of any experienced teacher of the musical arts. Bryan-Michael Cox is in his own right, a living legend and one who inspires me the most.
Third quarter revenues improved by 1%, over the same period last year, and operating income increased by 3%. During this quarter they invested in Shaw Go WiFi, which provides users with carrier-grade Internet connectivity at approximately 65,000 hotspots. At the end of May they had over 660,000 Internet customers registered on the network connecting over 1.8 million devices.
In December 2009, Comcast announced its intent to acquire a majority stake in the media conglomerate NBC Universal from General Electronic. “our decision to acquire GE’s ownership is driven by our sense of optimism for the future prospects of NBC universals and our desire to capture future value that we hope to create for our shareholders” says Comcast CEO Brian Roberts( 2009): The planned acquisition was scrutinized by activists and government officials; their concerns primarily was the potential effects of the vertical integration that the acquisition could create, as Comcast is also greatly involved in cable television and internet services in a vast amount of the media markets.
Rogers has always been a leader in innovative technology and services, from the invention of the first radio to different levels of cable services and the country’s first cellular and high-speed network.
Television, the phone, and the internet. These inventions have uniquely shaped the 20th century and have led to the 21st century being known as the age of information. These services are the primary ways we communicate, express ourselves, and reach out in our ever increasing global world. In the United States, these services are provided by a number of different firms, chief among them is Comcast, being the largest provider of Cable and internet in America, and a large telephone provider. Next to it stands Time Warner Cable, the second largest provider of cable in the United States. The decision for Comcast to buy Time Warner Cable for forty-five billion dollars in 2014 has led to many criticizing the merger, calling it a monopoly. Others have called the whole cable system an oligopoly. For it to be a monopoly or an oligopoly, it would have to fit their respective categories. The merger between Comcast and Time Warner Cable would not create a true monopoly, but would give it significant market power because it has monopoly resources and can be considered a natural monopoly. It will also further its power in a market dominated by oligopolies. People argue that it is not a danger to Americans for this merger to happen, but when one looks at the practices Comcast already uses, it paints
A wireless carrier which at one point was the largest wireless cell phone carrier and throughout the years it has diminished is the Sprint Corporation. Sprint has had many up and down but it had made its mark not to become irrelevant. Sprint Corporation which is also Sprint is a telecommunication company that is all around America. They provide internet carrier and wireless services. It has become the fourth largest wireless network provider. The company headquarters in Kansas. Sprint came from the Brown telephone Company which was founded in 1899. They merge with Nextel which all has been downhill from there. On December 11, 2012 Sprint purchased equity holdings of one of Clear wires equity holders which allowed them to not have two headquarters and completely move to Kansas. This move saved them a lot of money but did not help the morale of the company’s employees.
In summary, “Internet activities are not most significant in competition, such as informing customers, processing transactions, and procuring inputs”. (Porter, 2001) significant corporate assets--skilled employees, proprietary product, and efficient logistical systems – these factors are the most important to keep competitive advantages. In fact, it is foreseeable that the Internet's evolution will come up in the future involve a shift “in thinking from e-business to business, from e-strategy to strategy”. (Porter, 2001)Only by integrating the Internet into overall strategy will this powerful new technology become an equally powerful force for competitive advantage.
Years later, the Telecommunication Act of 1996 triggered dramatic changes in the competitive landscape. SBC Communications Inc. established itself as a global communications provider by acquiring Pacific Telesis Group and becoming the new AT&T. The merger of AT& T and BellSouth, along with the ownership consolidation of Cingular Wireless and YELLOWPAGES.COM, will speed convergence, competition and continued innovation in the communications and entertainment industry, creating new solutions for consumers and businesses and positioned to lead the industry in one of its most signifi...
Today two of the top broadcasting companies are Clear Channel Communications, Inc. and Infinity Broadcasting Company. Clear Channel’s history begins in 1972 with the birth of the San Antonio Broadcasting Company. Three years later, the first “Clear Channel” radio station, WOAI-AM, was acquired – it had its own nationwide frequency. In the late 1980s, the Company entered the television business and acquired half a dozen television stations. In 1994 it became listed as Clear Channel Communications, Inc Common Stock and owned 43 radio stations and 16 television stations in 32 markets.
The year is 1952 and a young John Rigas purchased a cable company for a mere $300 in Coudersport, Pennsylvania with high hopes of building the company into a successful family owned and operated business (AICPA, 2005, para. 3); a business that would remain unparallel to the rest of its competition. In the late 1990s his dreams came to fruition; John Rigas, along with a few close family members and investors, purchased Century Communications for $5.2 billion and merged the companies together becoming the 6th largest cable company serving more than 5.6 million subscribers (AICPA, 2005, para. 4). Ensuring that the majority of Adelphia’s voting stock and control of the board remained in the hands of f...
In today's competing world, many organizations are rethinking their strategies in terms of the online business and its capabilities and culture. Organizations are taking advantage of the widespread web to buy and sell goods from other companies and recently from individual customers. Exploiting these opportunities of convenience, availability and widespread reach of the web or Internet, many companies such as Amazon have benefited from the use of web successfully.
Comcast Cable’s intent during the next five years is to continue increasing their market share by providing superior customer service to their existing customers and any potential customers. They will continue building their customer base through increasing residential and business service accounts. Comcast will continue
During the last decade, we’ve been to the top of the world—during the dot-com boom of the late 1990s—and back down again, when it all fell apart a few years later. But with the bad came the good: The Web forever changed the business world. The following small-business owners are shining examples of how Web-based technologies can be a businessperson’s best friend.
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