5G Home Internet Adds 620,000 Q1 Subscribers as 17% of Households Use It Primarily
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Updated · eurweb.com · Jul 27
5G Home Internet Adds 620,000 Q1 Subscribers as 17% of Households Use It Primarily
1 articles · Updated · eurweb.com · Jul 27
Summary
Wireless providers added about 620,000 home internet subscribers in Q1 2026, underscoring 5G’s growing challenge to cable broadband.
More than 17% of surveyed Americans now use 5G as their primary home internet, according to Cord Cutters’ nationwide survey of over 1,200 respondents.
Plans starting below $60 a month, often without contracts, equipment fees or data caps, are pulling users from cable packages that can top $100 monthly.
Self-installation and improving performance are widening the appeal: customers can usually activate a gateway themselves, and download speeds can reach 200 to 400 Mbps in favorable conditions.
Cable companies are answering with faster fiber rollouts and new packages, but wireless carriers can expand into new markets without wiring each home.