The Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) — often called “America’s Innovation Band” — is transforming how spectrum is used in the United States. Operating in the 3.5 GHz band, CBRS uses a dynamic spectrum-sharing model that allows federal users, licensed operators and unlicensed users to access the same spectrum efficiently.
The approach is helping unlock new wireless deployments across the country — supporting private networks, rural broadband, enterprise connectivity and more. Today, CBRS has evolved from a policy experiment into a fast-growing wireless ecosystem.
433K
Active CBRS radios deployed
More than 433,000 CBRS radios are now operating across the United States, reflecting rapid adoption of the shared spectrum band. Deployments have grown quickly in recent years as wireless providers, enterprises and infrastructure operators use CBRS to expand connectivity and support new network deployments.
$14B
Industry investment in CBRS
The CBRS ecosystem has attracted more than $14 billion in industry investment to date, supporting the development of infrastructure, devices and new wireless services built on shared spectrum.
240M
Americans with CBRS coverage
Updates to the CBRS framework expanded unencumbered access to the band to roughly 240 million Americans, bringing coverage to about 72 million additional people. The improvements increased spectrum availability and stability, making it easier to deploy shared spectrum networks across the country.
10x
More entities can access shared spectrum
CBRS’s shared spectrum model allows up to ten times more organizations to access licensed spectrum compared with traditional exclusive auctions. That expanded access helps enable innovation from a wider range of providers, enterprises and local networks.
Source: OnGo Alliance
