Long gone are the days when Morse code and snail mail were the primary modes of communication in the U.S. Navy.
Cox Communications has completed a major project retrofitting 165 Navy sites in San Diego with digital cable and high-speed Internet, the company announced Wednesday.
These sites include ships, fire stations, recreation centers, barracks, military housing, Navy hotels and more, according to Cox.
“It was like building a mini city, 40 miles of new cable and fiber plant infrastructure,” said Larry Coval, Vice President of Cox Business in San Diego.
Sailors who work on ships will now have access to more than 100 digital channels, as opposed to only a handful before. Also, faster Internet should allow them to better stay in touch with their families while they're at work, according to the company.
The build-out is part of five-year contract Cox has with the Navy.
