California private networks startup Celona has said it has proposed new geofencing specifications for 4G (LTE) and 5G to the OnGo Alliance, formerly the CBRS Alliance, representing the supply-side ecosystem for private cellular in the 3.55-3.7 GHz CBRS band in the US. It said...
Private cellular network vendor Druid Software has announced new distribution deals for its private LTE core networking solution in the US with Nebraska-based network engineering firm Pierson Wireless and Ohio-based network distributor Winncom Technologies. Both firms will sell the Irish firm’s RAEMIS core networking...
The CBRS Alliance, the industry working group dedicated to wireless services in the 3.5 GHz ‘CBRS’ band in the US, has rebranded as the OnGo Alliance in order to advance its role as the go-to support group for the shared spectrum initiatives around the...
The Covid 19 pandemic has helped accelerate private cellular network adoption, and will continue to do so in 2021. But it has also highlighted a new digital divide (which is not going away anytime soon) between vertical sectors that have and have-not prioritized access...
Mobile network capacity augmentation and fixed wireless access broadband are the two use cases driving early deployments in the shared Citizens Broadband Radio Service spectrum at 3.5 GHz, according to industry experts. More than 270 bidders are set to participate in the upcoming auction...
Anyone who has used a public Wi-Fi hotspot for more than the occasional web browsing and emailing knows how unpredictable it can be. Wi-Fi’s lack of predictability has held back the deployment of wireless in many enterprise applications where predictable performance is essential. Fortunately...
A first principle of private cellular in shared or unlicensed spectrum is LTE-based networks can be quickly deployed in emergency scenarios. This is the idea with various network-in-a-box solutions, which can be helicoptered in to crisis zones.
Of course, crisis zones have become a feature...
Small Cell Forum and the CBRS Alliance have agreed to work together to drive development and promote the adoption of OnGo solutions for the 3.5 GHz ecosystem.
OnGo is the brand for LTE-based solutions for use in the Citizens Broadband Radio Service band. The two organizations said that...
The two groups focused on 'technical interworking' with CBRS operation
Continuing the push to commercialize OnGo--the brand name for Citizens Broadband Radio Service-compatible products--the CBRS Alliance and the Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions are collaborating to work some technical issues associated with shared use of...
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...
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...
CTIA asks Federal Communications Commission to take action in July on finalizing CBRS rules, repurposing additional mid-band spectrum
CTIA is calling on the Federal Communications Commission to take action in July to open up more mid-band spectrum, through finalizing the rules for the use of...
