GCF Launches Interoperability Testing for Mission Critical Broadband Certification
20 May 2026, London (United Kingdom) – The Global Certification Forum (GCF) and TCCA announce that Interoperability (IOP) testing is now available as an active part of GCF Certification for 3GPP-based Mission Critical Services (MCS), supporting efficient deployment of 5G and LTE networks for first responders, public safety agencies, and critical infrastructure providers.
Ericsson’s Device and Network Test Lab and RISE (Research Institutes of Sweden) test infrastructure AstaZero are now officially recognised as IOP-RTOs (Recognised Test Organisations) and can offer testing services to the industry. This has been possible thanks to industry collaboration of GCF and TCCA Members at the Mission Critical Services Workstream (MCS-WS).