2026 Agenda

Mission Critical organizations considering moving to, or adding, Broadband / LTE Push to talk to replace or augment their current LMR communications have choices to make when considering how LMR and broadband will communicate - interwork - with each other, during the transition and beyond. In this session, we'll explore the options, covering the interworking approaches available, including a discussion of where IWF - the 3GPP Standard InterWorking Function - might be appropriate, and where the LMR/MCX gateway makes more sense. We'll discuss pros and cons and some early implementations; practical implementation examples of how interworking between LMR and Broadband PTT has been implemented and why a particular choice was made.

Takeaway

In this session, attendees will learn:
* Why a LMR to Broadband interworking solution is an essential strategy to be considered when planning to add Mission Critical Push to Talk over Broadband, using various services
* What are the options available to make these connections, and what are the pros and cons of each
* Where does the IWF - InterWorking Function - a P25 to 3GPP MCPTT standard, have its best use cases, and where is not optimal