Key Bridge Wireless cuts CBRS SAS pricing as Google retirement nears

Key Bridge Wireless is lowering prices and adding migration tools for CBRS operators moving off Google and Federated Wireless SAS services. The company says the changes are meant to reduce transition risk and provide predictable costs before Google fully retires its SAS in 2027.

Why it matters: - CBRS operators face a migration deadline as Google stops taking new SAS customers and plans to fully retire the service on June 10, 2027. - Key Bridge Wireless is pitching lower, simpler pricing to make the switch more predictable for fixed wireless access and private LTE/5G deployments. - The company says its migration package is designed to reduce downtime and operational risk during the transition.

What happened: - Key Bridge Wireless announced a reduced pricing structure for operators moving from Google and Federated Wireless to the Key Bridge Spectrum Access System. - The new pricing takes effect immediately. - Existing customers will automatically move to the lower rates. - The pricing applies on a month-to-month basis with no contract.

The details: - The standard plan carries a $500 monthly base fee. - That base fee now includes the first 200 radios, up from 100. - The base fee covers real-time frequency management, dynamic grants, ESC incumbent protection and API integrations. - Access point radios cost $5 per radio per month in all regions. - CPE radios cost $2 per month in coastal Dynamic Protection Area regions. - CPE radios cost $1 per month in interior, non-DPA regions. - The pricing model applies to all deployment types, including FWA and private LTE/5G networks. - Key Bridge says the structure is meant to keep operating costs predictable while scaling deployments.

Between the lines: - The move appears aimed at capturing operators unsettled by Google’s exit from the SAS market. - CEO Jesse Caulfield said nearly 100,000 Google customers still need a new home and described the retirement as a business continuity issue for network operators. - Key Bridge is positioning transparent pricing and migration support as a competitive alternative in the CBRS ecosystem.

What's next: - Key Bridge is offering a custom migration assessment, network cost modeling and its Automated Transfer Wizard for operators beginning a transition. - The company says its onboarding package also includes zero-downtime hitless transfer support, up to a full month of grace period and dedicated engineering assistance. - Key Bridge says it maintains a 99.986% lifetime uptime record backed by service-level guarantees. - Operators can start a transition at Key Bridge Wireless.

The bottom line: - Key Bridge Wireless is using Google’s SAS retirement to push a lower-cost, lower-risk migration path for CBRS customers.