Verizon Gets FCC Nod for CBRS Field Tests

Verizon received special temporary authority from the FCC Office of Engineering and Technology to test devices that use the 3.5 GHz citizens broadband service band in Utica, New York. The carrier said in an accompanying document it plans tests in various locations there. The authorization runs March 15-Sept. 14. “Field tests will be conducted in a production network, in a highly controlled field environment, in order to assist in the development of commercial products,” the company said. “The testing will benefit the public interest by enabling the pre-commercial testing of new products outside of a lab environment but in a controlled and managed manner.”