Safer Buildings Coalition and CBRS Alliance Join Forces

Posted on August 21, 2020

We are pleased to announce that CBRS Alliance and Safer Buildings Coalition have agreed to join forces as liaison partners. Effective immediately, this partnership is key to our efforts to continue providing access to resources that work to enhance in-building communications for both the public and public safety responders. Technology continues to change and our need to communicate continues to depend on communication infrastructures.

CBRS Alliance Executive Director Alan Ewing speaking at this week’s SBC Members’ Meeting.

“We are excited to have the CBRS Alliance at the SBC Table of Influence. We must constantly look for new advancements to ensure that building owners have simple, cost-effective solutions that are built for the future. Working with the CBRS Alliance provides additional opportunities for the SBC to explore new advancements within the communications ecosystem,” SBC Executive Director Chief Alan Perdue said.

Added Alan Ewing, Executive Director, CBRS Alliance: "The CBRS Alliance is pleased to be entering into a liaison partnership with Safer Buildings Coalition as it will benefit both organizations and our members tremendously.The CBRS Alliance will now have even greater insight into the in-building requirements, challenges and opportunities that are making OnGo a viable option for supporting the Safer Buildings Coalition’s mission. We look forward to a long, mutually valuable relationship and the future progress we will make in together in this industry."

About the CBRS Alliance 
The CBRS Alliance believes that 4G and 5G solutions in the CBRS band, utilizing shared spectrum, can enable both in-building and outdoor coverage and capacity expansion at massive scale. In order to maximize the CBRS band’s full potential, the CBRS Alliance aims to enable a robust ecosystem towards making OnGo solutions available. The mission of the CBRS Alliance is to evangelize 4G and 5G OnGo technology, use cases and business opportunities while simultaneously driving technology developments necessary to fulfill the mission, including multi-operator capabilities. The Alliance also established an effective product certification program for OnGo equipment in the U.S. 3.5 GHz band ensuring multi-vendor interoperability. 

For more information, please visit www.cbrsalliance.org