Nokia, Ericsson Moving Forward on CBRS

The FCC Office of Engineering and Technology approved special temporary authority for Nokia to demo end-to-end citizens broadband radio service to customers in Murray Hill, New Jersey. The STA will “allow the company to enhance its efforts to design and develop equipment to meet the communications needs of our customers,” Nokia said. Ericsson said the FCC approved certification for its CBRS portfolio. “The 3.5 GHz CBRS band for LTE will be used to improve wireless broadband access and performance in the U.S.,” the company said. “The shared spectrum approach adopted in the CBRS band is key to meeting service providers' network capacity challenges as data demands increase. CBRS will also open up new opportunities for private LTE operators, enterprise and cable companies, and will support mobile broadband and Fixed Wireless Access applications.”