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MWC 2026

How can hybrid connectivity solutions deliver ubiquitous mission-critical broadband services? 

An expert-led discussion on how hybrid network solutions create seamless, secure, and reliable mission-critical broadband services, transforming network operations and strategies.

Wednesday, March 4, 2026 at 10:00 (CET)

Location: Ericsson pavilion, Hall 2

Host: Ericsson

With the coming of hybrid network solutions, ubiquitous mission-critical broadband services can now be provided with seamless, secure, reliable, and real-time communications everywhere. To adapt, communications service providers and mission-critical network operators must adjust their operations, finances, strategies, and solutions.

In this panel session, major industry players explained how they have achieved this during the transition, recounting how they have built a 3GPP-based mission-critical network to successfully tackle all operational, financial, and strategic challenges.

Featured partners: ACMOSS, Erillisverkot (ERVE), FirstNet Authority, Swedish Civil Defence and Resilience Agency, Telia

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Speaker

Freddie Södergren.

Freddie Södergren

Head of Mission-Critical Networks, Ericsson

Freddie Södergren is Vice President and Global Head of Mission Critical Networks and Defense at Ericsson....

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Experts

Brian Hobson, Assistant Executive Director Innovation & Investment Office, FirstNet Authority

Brian Hobson

Assistant Executive Director Innovation & Investment Office
FirstNet Authority

Guillaume Lambert, Director, ACMOSS

Guillaume Lambert

Director
ACMOSS

Jarmo Vinkvist, VP of International Affairs and Public Relations and Acting CFO, Erillisverkot (ERVE)

Jarmo Vinkvist

VP of International Affairs and Public Relations and Acting CFO
Erillisverkot (ERVE)

Ronny Harpe, Director Mission Critical Communications Departement, Swedish Civil Defence and Resilience Agency

Ronny Harpe

Director Mission Critical Communications Departement
Swedish Civil Defence and Resilience Agency

Staffan Åkesson, CTO, Telia Sverige

Staffan Åkesson

CTO
Telia Sverige