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Critical communications for all professional users

Critical Communications Broadband Group

CCBG will drive the development and adoption of common global mobile broadband standards and solutions for users who operate in a mission critical or business critical environment*. The CCBG will also work with the TCCA’s Spectrum Group and PSC-Europe to lobby for appropriate harmonised spectrum in which to deploy critical broadband services and applications.

The aim of the CCBG is to enable all mission critical and business critical users to access their information systems, intranet and internet at broadband speeds using their professional mobile devices wherever they are and whenever they have the need. This broadband capability should meet the specific needs of the user in the same way that critical voice and narrowband data services are currently delivered by technologies such as TETRA, Tetrapol, P25 and others.

*Examples of mission critical and business critical users include the following:

  • Public Safety/PPDR
  • Government entities
  • Utilities (Electricity, Gas, Water)
  • Power Generation
  • Petrochemical/Extraction
  • Transport (International and Metropolitan Rail, Metro, Ports, Airports, Buses, Trams  and Taxis)
  • Military/Paramilitary
  • Security
  • Telcos
  • Sporting and leisure complexes

Chairman        Tony Gray tony.gray@p3-group.com
Vice Chairman  Emmanuelle Villebrun  emmanuelle.villebrun@gendarmerie.interieur.gouv.fr

Working Group Chairs
WG UR (User Requirements) - Hans Borgonjen  hans.borgonjen@ito.nl
WG SA (Systems & Architecture) - Philippe Devos philippe.devos@cassidian.com
WG BC (Business Case) - Jason Johur jjj@motorolasolutions.com and Robin Davis  robin.j.davis@btopenworld.com

Mission/Vision Statement
Mission Vision Statement - adopted 23 April 2012

Rules of Procedure
Rules of Procedure - adopted 23 April 2012

PPDR need for dedicated communications and why not to rely on public systems for mission critical comms
PPDR need for dedicated communications and why not to rely on public systems for mission critical comms

Statement from the TCCA Board on LTE
In October 2012 the TCCA Board published the following statement. Read the statement

White paper
The TCCA has published a white paper titled Mission Critical Mobile Broadband:Practical standardisation and roadmap considerations. View the paper here

CCBG in the News
TETRA Today report

Interview at PMR Expo 2012

Telecoms.com interview

ASTRID Switch magazine

3GPP White paper

Balazs Bertenyi interview December 2012

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