In this episode of the Field Journal, we’re comparing CBRS and Wi-Fi to find out how each technology is designed to maximize wireless network coverage and capacity.
Check out the Episode 16 of Field Journal to get answers to questions like:
What does CBRS offer that Wi-Fi doesn’t in terms of coverage?
Do both wireless technologies use the same amount of power?
How does OFDMA work, and why is it more efficient with CBRS LTE?
How can private LTE access points work to reduce wireless noise?
Key Takeaways
CBRS based private LTE offers three to four times more coverage indoors, and up to ten times more coverage compared to Wi-Fi outdoors. This is possible due to the increased power levels that CBRS LTE access points are allowed to use outdoors, and improved link reliability / quality methods used with LTE wireless protocol.
LTE utilizes smaller tones to carry management and communication information across long distances, allowing connected wireless devices to receive instructions even at a low signal strength.
CBRS LTE handles spectral efficiency much differently than Wi-Fi since access points work together to schedule traffic flows across all devices in the network - in order to optimize spectrum usage across the wireless network.
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