The future of TV is mobile, according to ARRIS's 2015 Consumer Entertainment Index (CEI).

This year's edition of the telecom giant's annual survey indicates that more customers than ever are viewing mobile television. Across the 19 countries and 19,000 people that the study covered, a massive 59% of respondents said that they watched mobile television. In the United States and Canada, the number was 42%. Respondents to the survey had to have a “TV service with a capable to device and access to an Internet connection.”

ARRIS has an agenda, of course, and they're happy to interpret the results as a mandate for more ubiquitous and powerful wifi. But they may not be wrong, especially since their data also notes a surge of 16- to 24-year olds in favor of more accessible mobile television.

ARRIS's report is big news for cord cutters. Major cord cutting services like Sling TV and Netflix have a head start on mobile apps and streaming video, so these changes in consumer preferences seem to be a good sign for the cord cutting industry.

Some other findings bodes less well for streaming services. A strong majority of respondents (72%) favored downloading videos rather than streaming them. In the United States and Canada, the figure is 67%. ARRIS's report also notes a small drop in OTT users in the United States and Canada. Broadcast TV is, according to the report, still “the King of Entertainment.”

You can read the full report over on the ARRIS CEI website.