C Spire Brings 5G Home Internet to 500,000 Households
The service expansion offers Mississippi homes an unlimited data option with a five-year price guarantee.
Updated on Oct. 16, 2026 in Telecommunications
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C Spire has expanded its The One Plan to include 5G Home Internet, making the service available to 500,000 additional households in Mississippi. The company is using upgraded cell tower infrastructure to offer the service as an alternative for homes outside its existing fiber network.
Why it matters
This move extends broadband access to unserved or underserved areas by leveraging existing wireless capacity rather than relying solely on fiber deployment. It addresses connectivity gaps for households that are currently outside the range of traditional high-speed infrastructure.
The service utilizes an Inseego 5G Wavemaker FX3110 indoor router capable of supporting up to 64 connected devices simultaneously. C Spire enabled this capacity by upgrading 36 cell towers with new radio equipment and coordinated antenna technology.
The players
C Spire
A Mississippi-based telecommunications company that provides wireless, fiber-based internet, and cloud services.
Inseego
A manufacturer specializing in 5G wireless hardware and edge computing solutions for broadband connectivity.
The details
The home internet service functions by tapping into excess capacity on the company's wireless network. To support this, C Spire performed hardware upgrades at 36 cell towers, installing new radio units and coordinated antenna arrays—a technology that synchronizes multiple antennas to improve signal reception and data throughput. The resulting connection allows households to bypass fiber-optic requirements by treating the local 5G signal as the primary wide-area network access point.
Timeline
January 2025: C Spire launched 5G Home Internet service.
April 2026: C Spire completed its Capital Projects Fund fiber expansion.
October 16, 2026: The company announced the current expansion of The One Plan.
The Tech Race
This rollout builds on the company's fiber-to-the-premise expansion, which reached over 14,000 residences by April 2026. The 5G effort directly complements this infrastructure race by providing a high-speed alternative for locations where trenching fiber is technically or economically prohibitive.
The One Plan is now available for $99 per month with a five-year price guarantee and no long-term contract requirement. Users require the Inseego 5G Wavemaker FX3110 router to connect up to 64 devices, providing a functional home network in areas previously limited by physical infrastructure.
The takeaway
C Spire is balancing fiber deployment with wireless capacity to capture the rural broadband market in Mississippi. Prospective users should monitor the company's service map for availability updates in their specific area as the new 5G coverage layers onto existing tower sites.
Further reading
For broader trends in regional connectivity infrastructure, visit our Telecommunications section.
Source note: This article includes information reported by Telecompetitor.
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