Cox Communications mulls mobile app store

With U.S. cable giant Cox Communications poised to launch wireless voice and data services in the second half of this year, the Wall Street Journal reports the company is considering plans to launch its own mobile application storefront in the tradition of Apple's App Store. "We don't want to be at a comparative disadvantage with what's already out there," said Cox vice president of wireless Stephen Bye. Sources familiar with the matter report Cox is collaborating with mobile content and applications provider mPortal to develop the store. Cox is presently the third largest cable operator in the U.S., serving more than six million subscribers, most of them in the South and Southwest.

For more on the Cox app store:
- read this Wall Street Journal article