Wireless Innovation Forum Announces Approval of CommScope as CBRS Root of Trust Certificate Authority
January 08, 2020 at 03:00 pm EST
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The Wireless Innovation Forum (WInnForum) announced on January 8, 2020, CommScope as an approved Citizen’s Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) Root of Trust Certificate Authority (CA). A supporting Request for Proposals seeking candidates was distributed in May 2017 and multiple organizations applied. Other approved CAs include DigiCert, Insta and Kyrio. As a WInnForum approved Root of Trust Operator, CommScope can now provide RSA-based and elliptic curve-based CA and device certificates anchored by a CBRS Root CA through its Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) Center. CommScope’s PKI Center has generated over five billion keys for various security ecosystems and successfully completed annual Certificate Authority WebTrust compliance audits, including compliance with the WInnForum CBRS standards and commercial separation of internal and external customer device businesses. The SSC benefits from participation of a broad-based group that includes wireless carriers, network equipment manufacturers, potential SAS and ESC Administrators, satellite operators, existing 3650-3700 MHz band licensees, and other parties with an interest in the 3550 MHz band.
CommScope Holding Company, Inc. is a global provider of infrastructure solutions for communication, data center and entertainment networks. Its segments include Connectivity and Cable Solutions (CCS), Outdoor Wireless Networks (OWN), Networking, Intelligent Cellular and Security Solutions (NICS), and Access Network Solutions (ANS). The CCS segment provides fiber optic and copper connectivity and cable solutions for use in telecommunications, cable television, residential broadband networks, data centers and business enterprises. The OWN segment includes base station antennas, radio frequency filters, tower connectivity, microwave antennas, metro cell products, cabinets, steel, accessories and the wireless spectrum management business, Comsearch. The NICS segment provides wireless networks for enterprises and service providers. The ANS segmentâs product solutions include cable modem termination systems, video infrastructure, distribution and transmission equipment and cloud solutions.