06 November 2025

With commercial mobile networks playing an increasingly important role in the mission-critical communications market, there are essential capabilities that must be implemented to ensure the networks deliver mission-critical services for end users. For first responders in particular, a delayed connection or dropped call can mean the difference between life and death.

One essential network capability is Quality of Service, Priority and Pre-emption – more commonly referred to QPP. Mission-critical mobile broadband networks need to implement QPP mechanisms to enable mission-critical services, securing mission-critical users’ operations and communications by giving them priority over non-mission-critical users/traffic in time of need, when both are sharing the same network.

06 November 2025

The Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (IN-SPACe) is reportedly moving to restrict satellite services from Chinese-linked operators, citing national security reasons.

According to anonymous sources, IN-SPACe has rejected applications from ChinaSat, APT Satellite (Apstar), and AsiaSat to provide satellite services in India.