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 of CBRS Priority Access Licenses, which is set to begin on July 23.
Due to the Federal Communications Commission’s quiet period requirements, bidders are not able to publicly discuss their CBRS strategies in the lead-up to the auction. But since the CBRS Alliance celebrated the beginning of Initial Commercial Deployment of OnGo – the brand name for certified products that use LTE in 3.5 GHz – last fall, a number of service provider executives have spoken about their CBRS plans and testing.
