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....
AUSTIN, Tex.--Verizon has begun testing LTE in the Citizens Broadband Radio Service spectrum at 3.5 GHz in its commercial network, with a deployment in Florida that utilized both indoor and outdoor systems.
No commercial user devices are yet available for CBRS (Verizon expects them to...
Carriers and other network operators should be able to offer some services using the Citizens Broadband Radio Service spectrum as soon as next year. Vendors have developed software to manage and assign CBRS spectrum dynamically, and are now preparing for a certification process with...
So finally after months of dating, Arris and Ruckus are finally getting married, generating a great deal of enthusiasm among analysts and reporters.
The deal is said to enable both entities to leverage each other position in the market. Arris gets a strong portfolio of...
Analysts see growth for equipment providers regardless of FCC decision
Companies from inside and outside the wireless industry are excited about the Federal Communications Commission's plan to make more spectrum available in the 3550-3700 MHz band. Citizens broadband radio service, or CBRS, could deliver the...
Spectrum Access System admin says spectrum controller is an industry first
Federated Wireless, one of the Spectrum Access System administrators for the 3.5 GHz ecosystem, says it is bringing spectrum sharing closer to reality with the commercial availability of its cloud-based spectrum controller to enable...
The CBRS test used four-channel carrier aggregation
Verizon and Ericsson today announced a joint test of a Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) small cell using four-channel carrier aggregation combining licensed spectrum with two 20 megahertz channels in the 3.5 GHz CBRS band. Qualcomm provided an...
Spectrum access and usage is evolving with 5G, industry leaders say, noting the importance of CBRS as proof that sharing works
Wireless and networking executives, gathered at the recent Wireless Infrastructure Show in Orlando, Fla., agreed that the spectrum needs of 5G will require innovative...
A conversation about CBRS with Iyad Tarazi, CEO, Federated Wireless
The below is only a summary. Download a transcript of the complete interview and access the complete report "3.5 GHz: Assessing technology, deployment options and business models" when it publishes on May 9.
Spectrum sharing in the 3.5 GHz...
As the Federal Communications Commission works to make the 3.5 GHz consumer broadband radio service (CBRS) band accessible to new users, U.S. operators and their vendors see a big opportunity associated with the deployment of LTE in unlicensed spectrums. Case in point, in February...
Federated Wireless CEO Iyad Tarazi notes continued progress in developing SAS platform, benefits of 3.5 GHz band for planned 5G deployments.
On this week’s “Carrier Wrap” we speak with Federated Wireless CEO Iyad Tarazi to get an update on efforts to free...
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Why spectrum sharing?
Commercial access and use of spectrum has traditionally been authorized in two ways: either through individual...
Alphabet, which oversees the Google empire, claims testing success for its planned SAS platform designed to manage access to 3.5 GHz CBRS resources.
The move to provide access to the so-called consumer broadband radio services spectrum in the 3.5 GHz band received...
The SAS interoperability test between Alphabet’s Access team and Federated Wireless bolsters plans to free up the 3.5 GHz band for eventual 5G support.
The telecommunication industry’s access to 3.5 GHz spectrum garnered momentum as Google parent company Alphabet and Federated...
Google predicts 5G technology deployments will receive a boost from the CBRS band, with spectrum sharing proposal set to reshape traditional spectrum ownership.
DALLAS – Google’s quest to shake up the telecommunication industry’s long-held view on spectrum ownership appears set to...
Dual-mode solution can support multiple operators, but not until mobile devices support CBRS
As the debate intensifies over whether and how carriers should implement LTE in the 5 GHz spectrum band, a leading developer of indoor small cells is launching a less-contentious solution. SpiderCloud Wireless...
Ruckus Wireless and Federated Wireless round out Citizens Radio Broadband Service Alliance
A group of heavy-hitters in the wireless, compute and network infrastructure businesses have joined forces to speed development and adoption of solutions tailored for use in the 3.5 GHz spectrum band.
Last year the U.S....
DALLAS—Finding a way to strike a balance between low cost, versatile unlicensed spectrum and the quality and predictability of licensed spectrum is a topic of interest at this year’s LTE North America conference, but many are unsure how to make that a reality.
Hank Kafka,...
Federated Wireless is pilot-testing a new Spectrum Access System sensor in partnership with the National Advanced Spectrum and Communications Test Network to accelerate the development of a system supporting spectrum sharing with multiple access types.
The company focuses on sharing licensed spectrum and has a...
