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XNET CBRS

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Listening to XNETs latest X space call. They were talking about a CBRS deal.

The call around 29mins in: https://x.com/i/spaces/1LyxBWQkROjKN

XNET is launching its first commercial cellular project using CBRS, starting in rural and remote areas of the U.S. where towns often lack easy cellular access. Residents currently need to go to specific points to get a connection.

XNET has already partnered with a major MNO and claims to be the first to deploy commercial LTE in the DePIN space. The project will begin with one location.

There's no confirmation yet on whether the popular 430s or 436 units can be used, but many are hopeful they might make a return.

When asked about onboarding CBRS radios, XNET responded: "Hopefully soon, let's take it one step at a time."

Do you think the 430s and 436 will be used again?

Yes

Not sure

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99% sure 430s won’t be, but pretty confident that 436s will.

edit: anyone want to buy eleven 430s from me? lol j/k don’t do that

2 months ago

@FreeShkreli What about the issue that Helium had with CBRS handoff, do you know how they will go about fixing this?

2 months ago

@CoinChaser I’m on the fdn working group and have pressed the inc side on this but need to again after that call a few days ago. So no I don’t know if they have the solution to the hand-off and max stations phonebook problems with iOS/Android.

Back when CBRS was still earning a majority of emissions on XNET I really pressed them about why they wanted to keep incentivizng CBRS so highly despite its long odds of success. They said wait a few months and that’s now so maybe they’re onto something.

2 months ago

It would great for everyone who’s got bricks deployed all over the US. My only concern though is as @CoinChaser shared, I wonder how they will solve the instant connection issue with the CBRS radios that Helium was not able to solve. Additionally, the US Department of Defense is proposing a significant shift in spectrum allocation that could disrupt CBRS. Finally, as for 430’s and 436’s being used again, isn’t Baicells under investigation by the US Commerce Department and FBI for possible security concerns? I really hate having to be a party pooper here, especially having been a deployer myself, but nothing is really adding up for CBRS.

2 months ago