Internet in Honolulu, Hawaii
Fiber is available at 90.0% of the 43,402 homes and businesses the FCC counts in Honolulu, and wired broadband of at least 100/20 Mbps at 98.5%. 85.7% of locations have a choice of two or more wired providers at that speed; at 12.8% there is only one.1
FCC National Broadband Map, availability as of June 30, 2026 (data revised November 10, 2026), as reported by providers.
Honolulu in Hawaii
Honolulu runs on two wires. Spectrum's network reaches 95.4% of the city's homes and businesses and altafiber's fiber 88.8%, so 85.7%1 have exactly two wired providers at 100/20 Mbps. A third wired choice is almost unknown, and 5G home internet reaches fewer locations here than in most large cities.
Who reports service in Honolulu
As of June 30, 2026 (FCC file revision of November 10, 2026), 4 companies report fixed service other than satellite somewhere in Honolulu, and two of them carry nearly everything. Spectrum reports service at 95.4% of the city's 43,402 locations, almost all of it over cable, with a maximum advertised download of 1 Gbps. altafiber reports 94.3%: fiber at 88.8% and DSL over copper telephone lines across the rest of its footprint, with a top advertised download of 2.85 Gbps1.
| Spectrum | Fiber Cable | 95.4% | 95.4% | 1 Gbps | 9.7% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| altafiber | Fiber DSL | 94.3% | 88.8% | 2.9 Gbps | 3.1% |
| T-Mobile | Licensed wireless | 79.4% | 19.5% | 100 Mbps | – |
| Hawaii Dialogix Telecom LLC | Fiber DSL | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 Gbps | – |
Source: FCC, National Broadband Map, data as of June 30, 2026. Share of the area's broadband serviceable locations where the provider reports service as of June 30, 2026. "Only wired option" is the share of locations where it is the single wired provider at 100/20 Mbps. Provider-reported and challengeable; speeds are advertised maximums, not measured; no prices. Satellite providers (Starlink, Viasat) report service at nearly every location and are left out of the table.
Below those two the list thins quickly. T-Mobile reports fixed wireless; Hawaii Dialogix Telecom reports service at 41 locations. "Reports service" means the company told the FCC it could install service there within ten business days; it is a claim that anyone can challenge on the FCC National Broadband Map, where a single address can also be checked.
Exactly two wires, almost never three
Because altafiber's fiber reaches most of the locations Spectrum's cable does, the typical Honolulu address has two fast wired providers. At 85.7% of locations exactly two wired providers offer 100/20 Mbps or more, the 30th highest share among the 343 cities of 100,000 or more. Nationally the figure is 44.6%1.
Source: FCC, National Broadband Map, data as of June 30, 2026. Different wired providers (fiber, cable or DSL; FCC provider IDs) reporting 100 Mbps down and 20 Mbps up or more at the same location. Fixed wireless and satellite are not counted.
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| Area | None | One | Two | Three or more |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Honolulu | 1.5% | 12.8% | 85.7% | 0.0% |
| Hawaii | 3.7% | 19.0% | 77.3% | 0.0% |
| United States | 7.8% | 36.6% | 44.6% | 11.1% |
The other side of that pattern is the missing third option. Only 0.0% of Honolulu's locations have three or more wired providers at 100/20 Mbps, against 11.1% across the US, and 0.9% have two or more separate fiber networks. Where altafiber has no fiber, Spectrum is the only wired provider at that speed: 9.7%1 of locations.
Copper out, fiber and multi-gigabit in
The second wire has changed character since the FCC's first map. In June 2022, fiber was reported at 75.5% of Honolulu's locations and DSL at 26.0%. By June 2026 fiber had risen by 14.5 percentage points to 90.0%, and DSL had fallen to 12.4%. The share of locations with only one wired provider at 100/20 Mbps fell from 23.7%2 to 12.8%1 over the same period. The FCC's list of locations changes with every release, so these are changes in shares, not counts.
Source: FCC, National Broadband Map, data as of June 30, 2022; FCC, National Broadband Map, data as of December 31, 2025; FCC, National Broadband Map, data as of June 30, 2026. Shares of broadband serviceable locations in each FCC release (latest revision of each); the small number is the change in percentage points since June 30, 2022. The FCC's count of locations is updated with each release, so shares are compared rather than counts.
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| Measure | June 30, 2022 | December 31, 2025 | June 30, 2026 | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fiber available | 75.5% | 89.3% | 90.0% | 14.5 pts |
| DSL available | 26.0% | 13.5% | 12.4% | −13.6 pts |
| One wired choice | 23.7% | 13.4% | 12.8% | −10.9 pts |
| Two or more wired choices | 72.5% | 85.0% | 85.7% | 13.2 pts |
The fastest advertised tiers moved too. In June 2022 the top advertised download at 96.2% of locations was in the tier just under 2 Gbps, and 2 Gbps or more was advertised at 0.0%2. In June 2026, 88.8% of locations have a provider advertising 2 Gbps or more, matching altafiber's fiber footprint, since Spectrum's top advertised download here is 1 Gbps; across Hawaii the share is 76.0% and nationally 61.0%1.
Source: FCC, National Broadband Map, data as of June 30, 2026. Maximum advertised download speed (Mbps) of any wired or fixed wireless offer at the location, as reported by providers to the FCC; satellite excluded. Advertised, not measured.
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| Area | Under 25 Mbps or none | 25–99 | 100–249 | 250–499 | 500–939 | 940–1,999 | 2,000 or more |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Honolulu | 1.3% | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 9.8% | 88.8% |
| Hawaii | 3.5% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 20.2% | 76.0% |
| United States | 2.4% | 1.6% | 1.8% | 1.4% | 0.9% | 31.0% | 61.0% |
One figure went the other way in the latest release. Gigabit service with uploads of at least 100 Mbps (the FCC's 1,000/100 tier) was advertised at 92.9%3 of locations on December 31, 2025 and at 90.0% on June 30, 2026, a fall of 2.9 percentage points, while fiber coverage edged up by 0.7 percentage points1. The filings themselves do not explain the change. All speeds on this page are maximums the providers advertise, not measurements.
5G home internet reaches less of the city
Fixed wireless from the mobile carriers is less of a factor in Honolulu than in most large cities. Licensed fixed wireless, which includes 5G home internet, is reported at 79.4% of locations, a share that ranks tied for 13th lowest among large cities, and at 100/20 Mbps at only 19.5%, the 7th lowest. Across the US, 47.9%1 of locations have fixed wireless at that speed.
T-Mobile reports service at 79.4% of locations, up to 100 Mbps, and 100/20 Mbps at 19.5%1.
T-Mobile is the only mobile carrier with a residential home internet filing of any size in the city; AT&T's and Verizon's fixed wireless listings here are filed as business service and are not counted on this page.
Source: FCC, National Broadband Map, data as of June 30, 2026. FCC file revision of November 10, 2026. Shares are of broadband serviceable locations (homes and businesses), not people.
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| Area | Fixed wireless 100/20 |
|---|---|
| Anchorage | 79.2% |
| United States | 47.9% |
| Hawaii | 20.1% |
| Honolulu | 19.5% |
The overall fixed wireless share was 93.5%2 in June 2022 and is 79.4%1 now. A carrier reporting coverage does not guarantee a free slot at every address: the carriers limit sign-ups where a cell site is busy.
Starlink reports service at 100.0% of locations and Viasat at 99.9%, but satellite is the only option at just 101 of the city's locations; everywhere else a wired or fixed wireless provider is also on file.
Buildings, households and city limits
Two definitions matter when reading Honolulu's numbers. The FCC counts broadband serviceable locations, and an apartment or condominium building is one location however many units it holds. That is why the FCC lists 43,4021 locations in the city while the Census Bureau's 2025 survey counted 137,365 households (margin of error ±3,8274). Fiber reported at a condominium tower says nothing about which units inside have it.
The city itself is a Census definition. In Census data Hawaii has no incorporated places; the Census Bureau's geography glossary notes that it does not show data separately for the city of Honolulu, which is coextensive with Honolulu County. This page covers the Urban Honolulu census-designated place as drawn for the 2020 Census, home to 342,0005 people. The rest of Oahu and the other islands are on the Hawaii page, county by county.
What Honolulu households subscribe to
Availability and subscription are measured differently: the FCC counts locations on one date, the Census Bureau surveys households over a year. In the 2025 survey, 77.4% of Honolulu households subscribed to cable, fiber or DSL (margin of error ±1.4 percentage points) and 14.5% relied on a cellular data plan alone (±1.6 percentage points). The share with no internet subscription was 6.7% (±1.3 percentage points4), down from 12.8% (±1.6 percentage points6) in the 2019 survey; the margins do not overlap, so that fall is clear.
Source: FCC, National Broadband Map, data as of June 30, 2026; Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2025 1-year detailed tables. Availability is a share of locations as of June 30, 2026 (FCC); subscriptions are a share of households from the American Community Survey, 2025 (whiskers: 90% margin of error). Different units and dates: read the gap as a sign, not an exact number.
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| Measure | Share | MOE |
|---|---|---|
| Wired 100/20 Mbps available (FCC, share of locations) | 98.5% | |
| Households subscribing to cable, fiber or DSL (Census) | 77.4% | ±1.4 |
| Households relying only on a cellular data plan | 14.5% | ±1.6 |
| Households with no internet subscription | 6.7% | ±1.3 |
Honolulu beside Hawaii, Anchorage and the US
Honolulu is the only Hawaii city with 100,000 or more residents, so the closest comparisons are the state as a whole and Anchorage, the other large city outside the contiguous states. Anchorage has one wired provider at 100/20 Mbps at most locations and much wider fixed wireless at that speed; Honolulu is the reverse, with two wires and thinner wireless.
| Area | Fiber available | One wired choice | Two wired choices | Three or more wired choices | Fixed wireless 100/20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Honolulu, Hawaii | 90.0% | 12.8% | 85.7% | 0.0% | 19.5% |
| Anchorage, Alaska | 6.2% | 87.7% | 8.3% | 0.0% | 79.2% |
| Hawaii | 82.7% | 19.0% | 77.3% | 0.0% | 20.1% |
| United States | 62.6% | 36.6% | 44.6% | 11.1% | 47.9% |
Source: FCC, National Broadband Map, data as of June 30, 2026. FCC file revision of November 10, 2026. Shares are of broadband serviceable locations (homes and businesses), not people.
The next table sets Honolulu beside the large cities closest to it in population, from the same FCC release.
| Area | Fiber available | Gigabit (1,000/100) | Two or more wired choices | Fiber networks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newark, New Jersey | 93.7% | 93.3% | 75.4% | 6 |
| Lexington, Kentucky | 91.6% | 98.7% | 91.5% | 4 |
| Honolulu, Hawaii | 90.0% | 90.0% | 85.7% | 3 |
| Orlando, Florida | 69.7% | 69.5% | 63.2% | 8 |
| Henderson, Nevada | 44.9% | 96.8% | 27.3% | 3 |
| Riverside, California | 38.3% | 38.3% | 43.4% | 3 |
| Stockton, California | 37.2% | 97.8% | 43.3% | 1 |
| Anaheim, California | 36.0% | 37.9% | 41.1% | 4 |
Source: FCC, National Broadband Map, data as of June 30, 2026. FCC file revision of November 10, 2026. Shares are of broadband serviceable locations (homes and businesses), not people.
Questions about internet in Honolulu
What internet providers are available in Honolulu?
Two companies report wired service across the city: Spectrum (95.4% of locations, mostly cable) and altafiber (94.3%, mostly fiber, with some DSL). T-Mobile (79.4%1) reports fixed wireless, and Starlink reports satellite service everywhere. Servpac and Hawaii Dialogix Telecom report service at a few buildings. Figures as of June 30, 2026.
Is fiber internet available in Honolulu?
At 90.0% of locations, against 82.7% for Hawaii and 62.6% for the US, as of June 30, 2026. Almost all of it is altafiber's network; Spectrum reports fiber at 2.1%, and only 0.9%1 of locations have two or more fiber providers.
How many internet providers are there in Honolulu?
3 wired providers report service somewhere in the city, but at a typical address the answer is two: 85.7% of locations have exactly two wired providers at 100/20 Mbps, 12.8% have one and 0.0%1 have three or more.
Is 5G home internet available in Honolulu?
T-Mobile reports home internet at 79.4% of locations, with 100/20 Mbps at 19.5%1. Carriers cap sign-ups by address, so check one address on the FCC map and with the carrier.
Checking one address in Honolulu
The figures on this page describe the whole area. Which providers report service at a single home or apartment is shown only on the FCC's own map: search the address at broadbandmap.fcc.gov. If a provider is listed there but cannot actually connect you within ten business days, or the location is missing or misplaced, the map has a button to file a challenge; providers must respond, and corrections flow into later releases. Prices and plans are not part of the FCC data: each provider must show them on its broadband facts label at the point of sale.
More on internet in Hawaii
The state picture, county by county: internet in Hawaii. Compare Honolulu with any other city or state in the comparison tool.
Sources
- FCC, National Broadband Map, data as of June 30, 2026; Availability as of June 30, 2026; released November 10, 2026. broadbandmap.fcc.gov
- FCC, National Broadband Map, data as of June 30, 2022; Availability as of June 30, 2022; released May 10, 2024. broadbandmap.fcc.gov
- FCC, National Broadband Map, data as of December 31, 2025; Availability as of December 31, 2025; released November 3, 2026. broadbandmap.fcc.gov
- Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2025 1-year detailed tables; 2025 (calendar-year sample); released October 29, 2026. api.census.gov
- Census Bureau, Vintage 2025 population estimates; July 1, 2025; released May 14, 2026. www.census.gov
- Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019 1-year detailed tables; 2019. api.census.gov
Margins of error (±) are at the 90% confidence level. A difference is called significant only when it passes the Census Bureau's test at that level. How every figure is built: methodology. Found an error? Write to [email protected]; corrections are listed on the updates page.