Cox Goes Beyond Cable Footprint With Gaming Service

Aug. 20, 2015, 4:00 AM UTC

Cox Communications’ Green Lane Innovations investment arm is backing a new online gaming service, moving the operator beyond its traditional cable service area.

Cox-backed Flare Entertainment LLC’s gaming service can operate on any broadband connection operating at 6 Mbps or higher. The Flare Play service requires users to buy a dedicated gaming system that includes a proprietary “Microconsole” and controller. Users can download games to the microconsole for play or stream games.

Cox has used the Flare brand for other cloud-enabled ventures, including flareWatch, a video service aimed at cord cutters that did not get out of trials and its ...

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