
CBRS What is CBRS?
Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) refers to the unlicensed spectrum in the United States that can be leveraged for private 5G or private LTE networks. It consists of 150 MHz of spectrum in the 3.5 GHz band. Enterprise use of private 5G/LTE is growing to augment existing Wi‑Fi use cases where large area coverage, deterministic connectivity, or traffic segmentation is required.

- CBRS explained
- What is CBRS used for?
- What are the three tiers for CBRS?
- What devices support CBRS?
- Why CBRS?
- What do you need to deploy a private CBRS-based mobile network?
- Is it better to deploy a 4G or 5G network with CBRS?
- What are the vertical use cases for CBRS?
- Do CBRS private mobile networks use LTE or 5G?
- How do CBRS-based private networks compare to Wi‑Fi?
CBRS explained
CBRS or Citizens Broadband Radio Service is 150 MHz of spectrum (from 3.55 to 3.7 GHz) in the 3.5 GHz band (“Band 48”). Although CBRS connotes many things in the market, CBRS technically is 150 MHz (from 3.55 to 3.7 GHz) of United States-only spectrum and can be used for private mobile networks.