CBRS Shared Spectrum: Driving Innovation and Delivering New Mobile Competition

Through the convergence of high-speed internet, Wi-Fi, and nationwide cellular access, Spectrum Mobile® has offered customers unprecedented flexibility and value since 2018. 

In 2020, Charter participated in the FCC’s first auction of new 5G mid-band spectrum, winning 210 Citizen Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) Priority Access Licenses (PALs) in 106 counties across the country. We’re using CBRS spectrum to build our own 5G data-only mobile network on targeted 5G small cell sites leveraging our existing infrastructure to provide power and data connectivity to the majority of the sites. These 5G small cells, combined with growing Wi-Fi capabilities, increase speed and reliability for our mobile customers. In 2023, we commercialized our first market with our 5G network and are continuing to deploy 5G small cell sites in targeted areas of our footprint, as part of our broader multi-year 5G mobile network buildout. 

Learn more about the significant team effort that paved the way for our CBRS deployment: