The CBRS Alliance, the guardian of specifications, certification and branding in the USA’s 3.5 GHz band – has completed its 5G specs. The first CBRS devices and tests used 4G, which has standards-based ways to use shared spectrum like the general access portion of the three-tiered CBRS framework. The priority access licences, to be auctioned later this year, will support 5G from day one, while in general access, users will have to wait for 3GPP’s Release 16, which will include standards for working in shared spectrum. The Alliance has announced Release 3 of its specs, a little behind its original target of end of 2019. “The CBRS band is fully authorized for commercial service at a moment when enabling 5G…