Citizens Broadband Radio Service

Not to be confused with Citizens band radio.

Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) is a 150 MHz wide broadcast band of the 3.5 GHz band (3550 MHz to 3700 MHz) in the United States.[1] In 2017, the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) completed a process which began in 2012 to establish rules for commercial use of this band, while reserving parts of the band for the US Federal Government to limit interference with US Navy radar systems and aircraft communications.[2][3][4]

On January 27, 2020, the FCC authorized full use of the CBRS band for wireless service provider commercialization without the restrictions to prevent interference with military use of the spectrum.[4][5][6] Under the new rules, wireless carriers using CBRS might be able to deploy 5G mobile networks without having to acquire spectrum licenses.[1] Key use cases for CBRS network deployments include Fixed Wireless Access (FWA), mobile network densification, neutral host infrastructure and private networks.[7]

  1. ^ a b Kharif, Olga (March 9, 2017). "A World Without Wi-Fi Looks Possible as Unlimited Plans Rise". Bloomberg Technology.
  2. ^ "Verizon-Led Team to Test Carrier Aggregation Over CBRS Band". Nasdaq. August 29, 2017.
  3. ^ Underwood, Kimberly (2020-01-27). "Smart Spectrum Sharing". SIGNAL Magazine (AFCEA). Retrieved 2020-02-03.
  4. ^ a b Eggerton, John (2020-01-27). "FCC Says 3.5GHz Services Are Good to Go". Multichannel News. Retrieved 2020-02-03.
  5. ^ Horowitz, Jeremy (2020-01-27). "FCC unlocks 3.5GHz CBRS band, enables OnGo in Apple and Android phones". VentureBeat. VentureBeat SF. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  6. ^ "FCC Authorizes Full Commercial Deployment in 3.5 GHz Band". US Federal Communications Commission. 2020-01-27. Archived from the original on 2020-02-03. Retrieved 2020-02-03.
  7. ^ "LTE & 5G NR-Based CBRS Networks". www.snstelecom.com. Retrieved 2023-09-25.