7th April 2025: SNS Telecom & IT's latest market research report indicates that service revenue associated with MCPTT and broadband PTT subscriptions over commercial mobile operator and critical communications broadband networks will surpass $12 Billion by the end of 2028.

MCPTT (Mission-Critical PTT) is an evolution of PoC or PTToC (PTT-Over-Cellular) technology aimed at meeting or exceeding the performance of mission-critical group communications in digital LMR (Land Mobile Radio) systems, such as APCO P25 and TETRA. Besides enabling voice services with fast call setup times, clear audio quality in high-noise environments, priority/preemption, and other differentiating features, MCPTT solutions may also incorporate MCVideo (Mission-Critical Video) and MCData (Mission-Critical Data) capabilities. The three services are collectively referred to as MCX or MCS (Mission-Critical PTT, Video & Data) in 3GPP terminology. MCPTX and PTX (Push-to-Anything) are additional marketing terms that some suppliers use.

It is worth noting that both carrier-integrated and OTT (Over-the-Top) solutions for non-mission critical PoC or broadband PTT services have been in existence since the 2000s, aimed at improving collaboration and productivity for commercial business users across a diverse range of sectors. If iDEN – a 2G cellular technology – is taken into account, the very first PoC deployments date back even further to the 1990s. MCPTT and broader MCX services are a more recent addition to the market and are largely driven by public safety broadband, FRMCS (Future Railway Mobile Communication System) readiness, utility grid transformation, and Industry 4.0 digitization initiatives.

AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, Southern Linc, Telus, Bell Canada, SFR, KPN, Swisscom, Telia, Føroya Tele, Plus (Polkomtel), STC (Saudi Telecom Company), Omantel, Telstra, Telecom Argentina, and many other public mobile operators have either deployed or are in the process of launching MCPTT service offerings to expand their B2B (Business-to-Business) customer base among first responders and other critical communications user groups. MCPTT functionality has also been implemented in purpose-built critical communications broadband networks such as South Korea’s Safe-Net and LTE-R networks; United States’ FirstNet – via AT&T but with direct integration into a dedicated core network; United Kingdom’s ESN (Emergency Services Network); France’s RRF (Radio Network of the Future); Hub One’s private cellular network in Paris airports; Spain's SIRDEE (State Emergency Digital Radiocommunications System); Italian Ministry of Interior's public safety LTE platform; Tampnet’s offshore private 4G/5G networks; Finland's VIRVE 2.0 mission-critical broadband service; Türkiye’s KETUM hybrid narrowband-broadband system; Oman’s public safety broadband network; Qatar MOI’s (Ministry of Interior) private LTE network; and Nedaa’s 4G network for critical communications in Dubai. 

SNS Telecom & IT's “MCPTT & Broadband PTT Market: 2025 – 2030” report forecasts that MCPTT and broadband PTT service revenue will grow at a CAGR of approximately 11% between 2025 and 2028, eventually accounting for more than $12 billion by the end of 2028. Although non-critical broadband PTT services will continue to constitute the bulk of subscriptions, much of this growth will be driven by 3GPP standards-compliant MCX service offerings, which are increasingly being adopted by business and mission-critical end user organizations of all sizes across a host of industries. Examples range from the KNPA (Korean National Police Agency) and NFA (Korean National Fire Agency) with their 140,000 and 20,000 MCX-equipped user terminals respectively to mid-sized and smaller organizations including but not limited to the City of Buenos Aires, Icon Water, Turkish National Police in Adana, NS (Dutch Railways), Amsterdam Schiphol Airport, Rijkswaterstaat, WLE (Westphalian State Railway), SGP (Société du Grand Paris), Groupe ADP, DHL, Faroese first responders, AdventHealth, Georgia State Patrol, Dallas (Georgia) Police Department, and many state/local first responder agencies in the United States.  For more information, please visit: https://www.snstelecom.com/mcptt

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