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Conference: March 16-19, 2026
Exhibits: March 18-19, 2026
West Hall , Las Vegas Convention CenterLas Vegas, NV

2026 Agenda

Broadband Interoperability - Where Are We in 2026?

Robin Grier  (President, Catalyst Communications Technologies Inc.)
Jim Holthaus  (Wireless Communication SME Consultant, US Department of Justice)
Ritesh Desai  (Product Engineering Manager, Southern Linc)
Ken Rehbehn  (Principal Analyst, CritComm Insights)
Location: W214
Date: Tuesday, March 17
Time: 11:30 am - 12:30 pm
Track: First Responders
Topics: Broadband, LMR & PTT, Network Infrastructure
Format: Panel Session
Vault Recording: TBD

Interoperable communications between any land mobile radio, on virtually any LMR Network, standards compliant mission critical push to talk devices on smartphones connected to broadband/LTE networks, and proprietary push to talk over cellular devices can all communicate with each other for the first time. As MCPTT deployments continue, we're learning the use cases, advances in the technology that creates interoperable sessions across different networks, and the next set of capabilities that need innovation to further mission critical communications. The panel will also summarize the lessons learned from the initial deployments of a Broadband Interoperability Platform.

Takeaway

Learn the need for interoperable communications between the many new Broadband / Smartphone networks and how the technology creates these communications
- Listen to use cases and communications challenges needing a comprehensive interoperability solution, and how their initial use cases are evolving
- Explore new techical challenges that arise from multi-network interoperability, including encryption, voice quality, and talk group naming conventions across disparate networks.