Google, CommScope announce cooperation on CBRS sensor network in run-up to rule finalization
CommScope and Google will be jointly developing, deploying and operating a coastal sensor network that is one of the key pieces for enabling operations in the shared Citizens Broadband Radio Service spectrum.
The...
The rising cost and scarcity of spectrum is a big problem for communications service providers (CSPs) and mobile network operators (MNOs). If today’s allocation model of auctioning and licensing spectrum remain the only option, it’s highly likely there will be a spectrum shortage within...
In the U.S., 3.5 GHz is shared access LTE band
In the U.S. later this month regulators will consider a key set of rules associated with priority access license to spectrum in the 3.5 GHz band, known here as the the Citizens Broadband Radio Service....
Proposal eyes unlicensed use of 6 GHz; CBRS PAL term length and area up for discussion
The U.S. Federal Communications Committee meets later this month and is poised to vote on the rules governing priority access licenses for shared access to the 3.5 GHz Citizens...
Zinwave CEO Scott Willis discusses the latest in CBRS
As the telecom industry moves to commercialize use of the 3.5 GHz Citizens Broadband Radio Service, the concept of sharing spectrum based on a priority access scheme could be adapted to put other valuable spectrum resources...
FCC needs to move on PALs, but CBRS ramping to commercialization
Shared access of the 3.5 GHz Citizens Broadband Radio Service band provides a number of opportunities: carriers can add capacity and offload data traffic, neutral hosts get another tool in the proverbial toolbox and...
AT&T names CBRS suppliers; Federated Wireless and partners planning initial commercial deployments
Conversations and news out of Mobile World Congress Americas last week in Los Angeles served as a reminder that, despite an ongoing lag at the regulatory level, the telecom ecosystem is ready to...
Test trends at MWCA were dominated by 5G
It was a busy week for test companies at Mobile World Congress Americas, and while one subject -- 5G testing -- dominated the demos, it wasn't the only area of focus.
The three big test trends from MWCA...
Industry coalescing around CBRS deployments in Q4
Ruckus Networks today announced a "major milestone" toward commercial deployments supporting shared access to the 3.5 GHz Citizens Broadband Radio Service band with certification from the U.S. Federal Communications Commission for its CBRS-compatible access point products.
Ruckus, a subsidiary...
CBRS Alliance pushing for Q4 commercial deployments
While it continues to debate rules governing priority access licenses for the 3.5 GHz Citizens Broadband Radio Service band, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission in July put out a call to authorized spectrum access system administrators to propose...
SAS and DAS come together as CBRS Alliance looks to Q4 OnGo deployments
The industry is eager to put valuable spectrum in the 3.5 GHz Citizens Broadband Radio Service band to work. The CBRS Alliance, an industry trade group working to advance adoption of shared...
CBRS Alliance forms Deployment and Operations Working Group
After years of discussion and technological development, the CBRS Alliance is expecting commercial deployments in the 3.5 GHZ Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) band by the fourth quarter of this year. Ahead of that, the trade association...
As the industry waits for the Federal Communications Commission to finalize the details of spectrum licenses for the Citizens Broadband Radio Service shared spectrum at 3.5 GHz, there are three potential ways that CBRS will be used.Â
The three potential uses for CBRS include:
-Macro...
From CBRS in the U.S. to shared spectrum for 5G globally
More mobile data traffic means more capacity means more spectrum. Around the world, telecoms regulators are working to enable 5G deployments by opening up a wide mix of spectrum for use by service providers....
Altice, Comcast, Charter all interested in CBRS
In the U.S., the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is poised to open up the 3.5 GHz Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) band under a shared access model that prioritizes users based on a three-tier licensure scheme. One of...
Mobile network operators are densifying their network infrastructure to both meet ever-increasing data demands and to lay the groundwork for 5G.
While the importance of fiber, spectrum availability and ease of siting are often discussed in network equipment deployments, one overlooked factor is the impact...
The regulatory process is (hopefully) nearing an end, trials are ongoing and commercial products are being put through their paces as the telecom industry preps for deployment of LTE in the 3.5 GHz Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) band. While the U.S. Federal Communications...
Senator says the U.S. is 'already behind' China on 5G
U.S. Senator John Thune (R-S.D.), chairman of the Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, this week heard from industry experts on how to best support the spectrum needs of 5G deployment. He emphasized the economic...
The private LTE market is expected to see significant growth over the next few years, according to a number of analysts' projections. So what is private LTE?
What is private LTE?
Private LTE, quite simply, is envisioned as standards-based Long Term Evolution networks designed to serve...
Boingo sees CBRS as key component for 5G
In what the company calls a first-of-its-kind deployment at an airport, Boingo Wireless today said it has brought live a trial private LTE network using the shared 3.5 GHz Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) at Dallas Love...
Test lab certification puts CBRS one step closer to commercialization
The first test labs have been certified for conducting testing of products utilizing the Citizens Broadband Radio Service shared spectrum.
The Wireless Innovation Forum, which put together the technical specifications for the utilization of 3.5 GHz...
Private networks another potential boon to enterprise data center segment
Adoption of cloud-based services has long been transforming the way business functions. In addition to investing big to access public cloud's like those operated by Google and Amazon, investments in on-premise enterprise data center infrastructure...
Dozens of companies have asked the Federal Communications Commission for special temporary authority (STA) to conduct testing in the CBRS band over the last few years. Here are some of the STA permissions granted by the FCC in 2018 for testing CBRS:
- CDE...
Spectral and wireless/wireline convergence mark move to 5G
During a recent discussion with RCR Wireless News, a group of subject matter experts from CommScope discussed a number of key trends shaping the telecoms industry, including the evolution from LTE to 5G, sharing the 3.5 GHz...
