New report provides an aggregated and anonymized statistical overview of Citizens Broadband Radio Service deployments and spectrum usage across the US
WASHINGTON, DC, UNITED STATES, August 27, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — The Wireless Innovation Forum (WInnForum) today announced the publication of CBRS By the Numbers (WINNF-SSC-3550 Version 1.0.0), a new report providing an aggregated and anonymized statistical overview of Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) deployments and spectrum usage across the United States. The report offers one of the most comprehensive views of the CBRS ecosystem available today, using Full Activity Dump (FAD) data contributed by all Spectrum Access System (SAS) administrators.
“CBRS has become one of the largest and most successful dynamic spectrum sharing ecosystems in the world,” said Richard Bernhardt, President of the WInnForum and Vice President, Spectrum and Industry for WISPA. “This report provides the industry with a transparent, data-driven view of the market while fully protecting the confidentiality of individual deployments. We believe these insights will help stakeholders better understand deployment trends, technology adoption, and the continued growth of the CBRS ecosystem.”
CBRS By the Numbers was developed by the Forum’s CBRS Committee to provide industry stakeholders with objective data on deployment trends, equipment diversity, spectrum utilization, and operational characteristics. Based on FAD data as of May 1, 2026, the report documents more than 440,000 active Citizens Broadband Radio Service Devices (CBSDs) and more than 1.3 million active spectrum grants. The analysis also identifies 157 distinct FCC-certified CBRS equipment models in active operation and examines adoption trends across LTE, 5G NR, and proprietary wireless technologies.
The report includes statistics on CBSD deployment categories, indoor and outdoor installations, PAL and GAA spectrum usage, granted bandwidth, grant allocation characteristics, antenna heights, and nationwide deployment heatmaps at both the state and county levels. These insights provide the CBRS community with a clearer understanding of how dynamic spectrum sharing is being deployed and utilized throughout the United States.
The report is available here: https://winnforum.org/winnforum-cbrs-policies-and-procedures-wireless-innovation-forum/ and will be updated periodically to reflect the latest deployment and operational trends observed within the CBRS ecosystem. Contributors include representatives from Ericsson, Federated Wireless, RED Technologies, and Sony.
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