Critical Communications Broadband Group – CCBG
TCCA’s Critical Communications Broadband Group (CCBG), a Working Group of TCCA, drives 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 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 Tero Pesonen – tero.pesonen@tcca.info
Vice-Chair: Massimo Lenzi – massimo.lenzi@leonardo.com
Mission/Vision Statement – adopted 23 April 2012
Terms of Reference CCBG ToRs FINAL (November 2016)
Next CCBG meeting
CCBG#34 – 8-9 September 2026, Vienna, hosted by Frequentis
See members area for more information.
Previous CCBG meetings
CCBG#33 – 13-14 April 2026, online
CCBG#32 – 12-13 November 2025, Sweden, hosted by Ericsson
CCBG#31 – 2-3 April 2025, online
CCBG#30 – 29-30 October 2024, Budapest, Hungary, hosted by Pro_M.
Input documents: see members area
Critical communications in 3GPP – videos
For the latest videos on critical communications in 3GPP, please see YouTube or Vimeo
Current CCBG Task Forces
These are generally member only groups. Please contact ccbgsec@tcca.info if you require more information
| Task Force | Lead |
| QPP Implementation Guide (QIG) | Jason Johur/Zeineb Makni |
| Cybersecurity | Filippo Gaggioli |
| 5G Sidelink | Thibault Holley |
| Mission Critical Broadband Callout | Hans Petter Naper |
| Massive Mission Critical Video (MMCV) | Sami Honkaniemi |
| n68 standardization & B68 combinations | Jason Johur |
| MC5G White Paper Updates (MC5G) | Jason Johur |
| High Power User Equipment (HPUE) | Peter Hudson |
| MC BB Apps | awaiting a lead |
| Device OS | awaiting a lead |
| Control Room Interface Certification | Sanja Boltek-Nemšić |
| Broadband Coverage Solutions | Guilherme Pizzato |
| Core Architecture Options | Jason Johur |
| MC Broadband Device Requirements | Peter Hudson/Wayne Williams |
| NTN | Renaud Mellies |
| Air Ground Air | Kapil Mittel/Noel Kirkaldy |
| Cyber Topics: | |
| MCX security with UIC | awaiting a lead |
| Public cloud | awaiting a lead |
| AI+Cyber | Aaron Page |
| Regulation (NIS2, Cyber resilience act) | awaiting a lead |
| Implementation | awaiting a lead |
Latest publications
December 2024 – White Paper Guidance for the successful usage of Massive Mission Critical Video
November 2024 – White Paper Mission-Critical Broadband Applications Market Survey Results
September 2024 – White Paper Mission Critical HPUE Survey Results
December 2023 – White Paper Service Overview TETRA IWF
November 2023 – White Paper APIs to facilitate Mission Critical client device integration
May 2023 – Definition of Quality of Service, Priority and Pre-emption (QPP) 3GPP mechanisms
April 2022 – White Paper Mission Critical Broadband Applications
October 2021 – White Paper Mission Critical Broadband Device Procurement
January 2020 – Introduction to Mission Critical Service Interoperability
All TCCA white papers can be viewed here
CCBG in the News
May 2024 – CCBG chair Tero Pesonen – Can societies depend on 6G? See page 10 in Northern African Wireless Communications
April 2024 – CCBG chair Tero Pesonen on 6G – interview from IWCE with Urgentcomm
April 2024 – CCBG chair Tero Pesonen shares insights on the sector – Edge Middle East
October 2023 – The key elements of a critical communications network – Northern African Wireless Communications
October 2023 – Modernising critical communications – Networking+
May 2023 – On the brink of transformation – 3GPP Highlights
April 2023 – WRC23 – a turning point for safer and more secured societies – African Wireless Communications
March 2023 – On the brink of disasters – the crucial need for PPDR spectrum – Critical Communications Today
February 2023 – Spectrum availability and allocation at WRC23 – podcast – Crit Comms Circle
December 2022 – Please meet CCBG Chair Tero Pesonen – African Wireless
December 2022 – Making a controlled leap to the next level – 3GPP Highlights
November 2022 – Speaking with a united voice – Critical Communications Today
June 2022 – Critical broadband devices: points to consider in the procurement process – Critical Communications
April 2022 – An overview of the work of CCBG – Radio Resource International
March 2022 – Ready for a big year – Critical Communications Today
March 2022 – Critical communications broadband device procurement process – Criticalcomms.com.au
February 2022 – Industry transformation and MNO strategies – CritComms Circle
December 2021 – ETSI CTO discusses details of 3GPP Release 18 – Radio Resource International
November 2021 – Cybersecurity – new ways, new vigilance – Critical Communications Today