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Mark Gibson

With close to 30 years of spectrum management experience, Mark Gibson is responsible for developing domestic and international business opportunities for Comsearch, a CommScope company. In addition to leading Comsearch’s business development efforts for AWS, 700 MHz and TV white space products and services, he has led efforts to address spectrum sharing between the federal government and commercial users. Mark has authored several papers on spectrum sharing and relocation and has advised numerous wireless participants in their system design. He has spoken worldwide on spectrum management and related issues. Mark earned a bachelor of science in electrical engineering from the University of Maryland.
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April 21, 2020

Transition from Grandfathered Part 90Z License to Part 96 CBRS

CBRS provides access to 100 MHz more spectrum than Part 90Z and can be used to resolve existing Part 90Z congestion in some areas. Part 90Z licenses will start expiring in October 2020, so licensees should act now to develop and execute their transition plans. Rashid Bhatti and Mark Gibson explain in this blog.

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Mark Gibson Comsearch Commscope Mark Gibson

March 31, 2020

Understanding the CBRS opportunity

In this blog post, Mark Gibson takes a brief look at the white paper titled “The CBRS Opportunity” which was recently published by the Wireless Infrastructure Association.

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Mark Gibson Comsearch Commscope Mark Gibson

March 29, 2019

Countdown to Initial Commercial Deployment - We’re Getting Close

Now that CBRS testing for SAS and ESC systems are complete and certifications are imminent, what is the next step and when can we expect to see commercial operation? Mark Gibson explains the purpose and timelines around the next phase of CBRS deployment.

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Mark Gibson Comsearch Commscope Mark Gibson

December 26, 2018

A Look Back at 2018: Ride Sharing, House Sharing, and Now Spectrum Sharing

As we say good-bye to 2018, we look back at some of our most shared blogs of the year. We are living in an era where we are learning to share in new, creative ways. The FCC in the US is even planning a system for sharing wireless spectrum. The Citizens Broadband Radio Service in 3.5 GHz is 150 MHz of prime spectrum that can be used by mobile devices, fixed wireless networks, 5G and IoT gadgets. Learn more about how it will work in this blog by Mark Gibson.

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Mark Gibson Comsearch Commscope Mark Gibson

October 03, 2018

ICD Clears the Way for CBRS

CBRS is moving into the initial commercial deployment phase! This represents a significant step forward in the development of the CBRS ecosystem. CommScope is looking forward to kicking off our ICD trials with all our partners and clearing the way for CBRS. Mark Gibson explains more in this blog.

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Mark Gibson Comsearch Commscope Mark Gibson

January 23, 2018

Ride Sharing, House Sharing, and Now Spectrum Sharing

We are living in an era where we are learning to share in new, creative ways. The FCC in the US is even planning a system for sharing wireless spectrum. The Citizens Broadband Radio Service in 3.5 GHz is 150 MHz of prime spectrum that can be used by mobile devices, fixed wireless networks, 5G and IoT gadgets. Learn more about how it will work in this blog by Mark Gibson.

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Mark Gibson Comsearch Commscope Mark Gibson

November 02, 2017

CommScope Definitions: What is SAS?

In the latest entry to the CommScope Definitions series, this blog defines SAS (Spectrum Access System), which is a hot topic in wireless these days. It’s related to CBRS (Citizens Broadband Radio Service), another hot topic in wireless. Mark Gibson explains them and more.

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