(28 February 2018 – Milpitas, CA) – Comba Telecom, Inc. (Subsidiary of Comba Telecom Holdings LTD.), a global leading wireless solutions provider, today announced they have joined the Citizens’ Broadband Radio Service Alliance.

The CBRS Alliance was founded by Google, Qualcomm, Intel, Nokia, Ruckus and Federated Wireless to evangelize LTE-based CBRS technology, use cases and business opportunities for its members.  The Alliance will also establish a product certification program for LTE equipment vendors in the U.S. to ensure compatibility and interoperability in the 3.5GHz band.

“Cellular data is expected to increase exponentially over the next few years and CBRS will help alleviate capacity and coverage problems and create new opportunities and business models,” said JT Park, Comba’s Product Manager. “We look to work with Alliance to develop new CBRS solutions to meet customers need and demands while ensuring it meets the Alliances’ certification standards.”

CBRS (Citizens’ Broadband Radio Service) was finalized by the FCC in 2015 which reserves 150MHz of shared spectrum for use by commercial entities in the 3.5GHz band (3550-3700 MHz) for commercial use. 80MHz of the spectrum will be designated for unlicensed use and the remaining 70MHz will be subject to auction for a period of 3 years. CBRS will give both wireless operators and independent enterprise businesses the opportunity to provide additional coverage and capacity for private LTE networks to their customers.

About Comba Telecom Inc.
Comba Telecom, Inc., based in Milpitas, California, is a subsidiary of Comba Telecom Systems Holdings Ltd., a $1B publicly traded company and the leading supplier of RF communications solutions and equipment to the wireless industry. With R&D innovating in the heart of Silicon Valley and a manufacturing base in Asia, Comba Telecom manufactures cutting edge technologies and cost-effective solutions for OEM, integration and operator partners. For more information, please visit https://www.combausa.com

About CBRS Alliance
The CBRS Alliance believes that LTE-based solutions in the CBRS band, utilizing shared spectrum, can enable both in-building and outdoor coverage and capacity expansion at massive scale. In order to maximize CBRS’ full potential, the CBRS Alliance aims to enable a robust ecosystem towards making LTE-based CBRS solutions available. The mission of the CBRS Alliance is to evangelize LTE-based CBRS technology, use cases and business opportunities while simultaneously driving technology developments necessary to fulfill the mission, including multi-operator LTE capabilities. The Alliance will also establish an effective product certification program for LTE equipment in the US 3.5 GHz band ensuring multi-vendor interoperability. For more information, please visit http://www.cbrsalliance.org and follow CBRS Alliance on LinkedIn and Twitter.