Telrad Networks is partnering with Federated Wireless for the trial of a comprehensive solution in compliance with FCC Citizen’s Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) 3550-3700 MHz band rules.
The joint offering aims to provide operators and other users of wireless technology with a seamless solution in the new CBRS band.
The band instituted by the FCC last April meets the demand of spectrum due to increase in wireless technology and solves issues related to potential interference and coordination with new spectrum when shared via management techniques.
The companies can use the spectrum access system (SAS) feature for the allocation and management of spectrum, aiming for maximum efficiency in the band.
Federated Wireless utilizes a three-tiered SAS providing information from its Environmental Sensing Capability (ESC) systems, designed to enhance available spectrum in coastal areas while providing interference-free use for federal users like the Department of Defense (DoD) radar systems.
Federated Wireless joined with FCC to standardize access of the new spectrum and to trigger efforts to establish the model for SAS and ESC inter-operation.
With this partnership, the companies intend to help current 3.65 GHz users guard their current spectrum usage and access the additional 50 MHz made available recently while also aiding new party access and utilization of the additional spectrum.
Success of the project can take the companies to the top with the new FCC spectrum rules.
“Our SAS solution is expected to protect higher tier operations, like grandfathered licensees, from interference and also maximize frequency capacity for all CBRS operators. While grandfathered users of the 3.65 GHz band can continue to operate their networks in their current state for four more years, we believe they will greatly benefit from beginning early SAS connection,” conveyed Ken Stewart, senior vice president, Sales and Business Development, Federated Wireless.
Federated Wireless, a subsidiary of Boston-based Allied Minds, CINQ XP platform applies SAS to distribute and manage spectrum resources based on multitude of shared spectrum and utilize the added spectrum. Meanwhile, CINQ XP offers a range of shared spectrum services, enabling operators with the tools to work with wireless equipment on shared spectrum.
The joint venture claims to result in features designed specifically to support fixed wireless networks, and has aims to enable operator access to LTE at an affordable price and scale.
Users in the 3650-3700 MHz band will have to switch to the latest CBRS rules in the coming years, which will need a CBRS database administrator for the current users, such as Federated Wireless, and create a protection zone to prevent harmful interference due to new uses of the band.
Federated Wireless and Telrad will enable access to protection zones and enable use of the solution hence giving the benefits of access to the full 150 MHz of contiguous spectrum (3550-3700) instead of the 50 MHz available with current 3.65 GHz spectrum, wireless equipment power of 37 dBm/MHz EIRP for added capacity and range, interference prevention as good as that of licensed spectrum users, and DOD and U.S. Navy security protocols for protection and authentication.
“The combination of a dependable, trustworthy SAS cloud-based system with our comprehensive, end-to-end, LTE solution will create new growth and revenue opportunities for operators, not to mention proliferate higher speeds and better access to broadband for rural residents across the country,” comments Chris Daniels, vice president and regional GM, North America, Telrad.
Vina Krishnan
