| Mobility | CBRS | WLAN | |
| FCC Assigned Name | 600, 700, Cellular, PCS, AWS, WCS, EBRS | CBRS | ISM, UNII-1, UNII-2, UNII-2e, UNII-3 |
| Frequency Band MHz | 600, 700, 850, 1900, 2100, 2300, 2600 | 3500 | 2400, 5500 |
| Standards Organization | 3GPP | CBRS Alliance, 3GPP | IEEE |
| Specifications | 3GPP Rel 8 thru 14 | 3GPP Rel 13+ | 802.11, currently ‘ax’ or Wi-Fi 6 |
| Certifications | By OEM and MNO | OnGo certified |
Wi-Fi certified |
| Installation | MNO per FCC Auctions | MNO per FCC Auction (PAL 7 @ 10 MHz each), Enterprise per FCC ‘registration’ (GAA 8 @ 10 MHz each) |
Unlicensed |
| Previous Users | Relocated to other Spectrum | Remain with ‘protection’ from interference via SAS | Remain, All users must accept interference |
| Technologies | LTE, TD-LTE; Transition to 5G-NR (3GPP Rel 15+) |
TD-LTE; Transition to 5G-NR (3GPP Rel 15+) |
Wi-Fi, LTE-LAA, ZigBee, UWB, DECT, proprietary, microwave ovens, etc. |
| KPI Issues | NA: deterministic control of all OTA functions | NA: deterministic control of all OTA functions | Latency, jitter, capacity, QoS, security/privacy, roaming/handoff/mobility, device driver SW |
| Ownership | MNO owned WWAN | MNO owned WWAN, MNO owned WLAN, Enterprise owned WWAN, or Enterprise owned WLAN (all permutations) |
Enterprise owned WLAN |
| Installation | Certified/professional only | Certified/professional only | Self install allowed |
As of July 2019, 3GPP has approved support for the 5G-NR air interface in the CBRS band, paving the way for mobile 5G deployments using CBRS. Abbreviations and Definitions are available at https://www.wirelessinnovation.org/fcc-definition
