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EUCCS Preparation programme was informed by two former projects :

Established in 2016, Broadmap was the first initiative to systematically identify and articulate the needs of a truly European critical communications system. It laid the groundwork for a shared vision by defining a core set of specifications capable of meeting the evolving communication requirements of public safety and critical communication stakeholders.

Launched in 2018, Broadway project showed that achieving operational mobility was possible for public safety responders across EU. Demonstrated the feasibility of interoperable broadband services for public safety communications, including secure voice, data, and video across borders.

BROADMAP

BROADMAP took the the first steps towards future procurement of ‘interoperable next generation of broadband radio communication systems for public safety and security’ to improve PPDR’s service to Europe’s citizens and enhance interoperability across borders.

OBJECTIVE OF THE BMAP

Collect and validate the PPDR (Public Protection and Disaster Relief) organisations’ existing requirements with the aim to establish a core set of specifications, and roadmap for procurement, to achieve future evolution of EU broadband applications and interoperable radio communication solutions

KEY OUTCOMES THAT INFORMED EUCCS PREPARATION

  • Collected, assessed and validated the PPDR’s wireless broadband communication requirements, in terms of need and priority
  • Provided guidelines to establish a core set of specifications to fulfil the requirements
  • Defined transition roadmaps for research and standardisation for future evolution of European interoperable radio communication solutions, within legal procurement constraints
  • Prepared the ground for a new eco-system to catalyse new applications, services and processes making use of broadband capabilities for public safety and security
  • Utilised the strength of the PPDR community through our partners, their expertise, knowledge, networks and relations with the aim to achieving interoperability across Europe. This importantly includes nuances of societal differences, including different cultures, geography, processes and legal frameworks
BROADWAY

The BroadWay project initiated the first procurement steps to enable ‘interoperable next generation of broadband radio communication systems for public safety and security’ to improve PPDR service to Europe’s citizens, and enhance interoperability across borders.

OBJECTIVE OF THE BWAY

‘Procure Innovation activity to develop and demonstrate mature pre-commercial technologies a pan-European interoperable broadband mobile system for PPDR, validated by sustainable testing facilities’

KEY OUTCOMES THAT INFORMED EUCCS PREPARATION

  • Technical solutions available which implement the 3GPP Mission Critical Service (MCX) specifications would be experienced first hand
  • A more realistic understanding of the maturity of MCX technologies with further testing is needed, especially beyond only voice services and that different vendor solutions are not yet interoperable to allow users of different systems to communicate together
  • The difference between technical lab testing and practical live use in the field is newly understood and that this needs to be further elaborated in richer more elaborate Operational Field Trials.