Federated Wireless Certified Professional Installer Training: CBRS, SAS, CBSD

What is Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS)?

CBRS offer 150 MHz of spectrum in the 3.5 GHz band (3550-3700 MHz). Spectrum is shared with incumbents using a unique Spectrum Access System (SAS) mechanism. WISPs (BWAs in chart above) can buy a Priority Access License (PAL) for a specific county at a cost expected to be far cheaper than exclusive licenses offered today or can operate freely in the 80 MHz of spectrum set aside for General Access (GAA), delivering high-quality LTE services.

What is a Certified Professional Installer (CPI)?

There are two types of CBRS devices (CBSDs): Category A and Category B. Category A devices are small, indoor, low power (1 watt) small cells with radios that operate in the 3.5 GHz radio band. Category B devices are designed to be used outdoors, operating at a higher power (50 watts) and often hung from street furniture such as light poles. The FCC has mandated that all Category B CBSDs must be installed by a certified professional to ensure that their location is properly registered with the SAS.

How Do I Become a CPI?

Federated Wireless offers a new online training program that provides system integrators and installers with all the information and documentation needed to become a Certified Professional Installer in accordance with the FCC rules. The modular program takes less than a day to complete and delivers a digital certificate that can be used for any CBRS installation, on any SAS, with any CBSD device.

Course Overview

Module 1 - Introduction to CBRS

Module 2 - Introduction to SAS

Module 3 - Working with a CBSD

Module 4 - Working with the FW SAS

Module 5 - Getting Your CPI Certification

How Do I Learn More?

Federated Wireless is a CBRS industry pioneer, with deep standards knowledge and a robust Spectrum Controller (SAS) platform. We have the only CBRS Partner Program in the industry. Our goal is to remove all friction from CBRS deployments, which is why we are offering this training program.