5G home internet now serves nearly 20% of cord cutters, report says

5G home internet reaches almost 20% of cord cutters

Nearly one in five cord cutters now gets their home broadband over 5G, according to Cord Cutters News. The site reports that 5G home internet, the fixed wireless service sold by carriers such as T-Mobile, AT&T and Verizon, accounts for 19.7% of cord cutters' home connections.

The figures come from a report published on 13 November 2026. They describe how people who have cancelled traditional pay television choose the internet service that powers their streaming instead. Note that the underlying data is unverified, as the site did not publish its survey methodology with the story.

Fibre leads, cable falls behind

Fibre remains the most common choice among cord cutters, serving 39.1% of them, according to Cord Cutters News. Fibre delivers high-capacity, dedicated lines that cope well with several streams, remote work and online learning running at once.

Cable internet, long the default option bundled with the television packages people are abandoning, has dropped to 34.3% of cord cutters. The report suggests shared neighbourhood capacity and older infrastructure struggle when many devices pull high-definition video at the same time. Even so, cable still retains a sizable share, largely because many households have no alternative available or prefer familiar providers.

Why households are choosing fixed wireless

The appeal of 5G home internet is simplicity. The service requires no technician visit and no buried lines, since a plug-in router connects to the carrier's mobile network. That makes it attractive to renters and to homeowners in areas where fibre construction has not yet arrived.

Cord Cutters News illustrates the pattern with the example of a household that stayed on cable broadband for a year after cancelling television, then switched because of repeated evening slowdowns during peak hours. The report describes self-installing the equipment in under an hour and seeing the monthly bill fall while the connection stayed stable through busy periods. These anecdotes come from the source article and are not independently confirmed.

The three big US carriers are the main providers of the service. T-Mobile, Verizon and AT&T all market fixed wireless plans that use their 5G mobile networks to deliver home broadband.

What the shift means for readers

The overall picture is a market still settling. Cord Cutters News frames the split as a matter of practical priorities rather than loyalty to any single technology, with households choosing whatever connection best supports the volume of data their streaming habits generate.

For readers deciding on their own service, the reported shares offer a rough guide. Fibre is the strongest option where it is available. Fixed wireless is a fast-growing and often simpler alternative, now used by almost 20% of cord cutters. Cable remains widely used but is losing ground among this group. Anyone considering a switch should check which of the three technologies is actually offered at their address, since availability varies considerably by location.