T Mission: A New Standard in Critical Communication for Germany’s Emergency Services

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Meeting today’s challenges head-on

For emergency services, communication is more than just exchanging words — it’s the foundation of safety and coordination. Fire brigades, police units, and disaster response teams depend on fast, secure connections to act decisively when lives are at stake. At Digital X 2025 in Cologne, Deutsche Telekom introduced T Mission, a portfolio built specifically to equip Germany’s first responders with modern, reliable tools for the digital age.

The challenge: modern demands, legacy systems

Germany’s emergency services have long relied on TETRA radio networks. While highly dependable for voice communication, these systems are limited when it comes to today’s operational demands — video sharing, live tracking, multimedia coordination, and real-time data. Responders increasingly need broadband solutions that can deliver all of this without sacrificing security or reliability.

The solution: T Mission with trusted partners

T Mission answers these demands with a full suite of mission-critical services (MCX) running on Telekom’s award-winning LTE and 5G network. The platform includes:

Mission-Critical Push-to-Talk (MCPTT) — instant, secure group and individual voice communication, essential for fast coordination
Mission-Critical Push-to-Video (MCVIDEO) — live video sharing and streaming for real-time situational awareness
Mission-Critical Push-to-Data (MCDATA) — secure transmission of images, documents, and other operational data across teams
Dynamic talk groups that form automatically based on incident or location, reducing delays in coordination
AI-powered tools for noise cancellation and situational analysis in complex environments
BOS-Spur (Network Slicing) to guarantee network capacity for emergency services even under heavy load

Telekom has partnered with TASSTA and Motorola Solutions to deliver this solution. Motorola provides the resilient infrastructure backbone, while TASSTA contributes its 3GPP-compliant MCX platform, already validated in real-world tests with German public safety organizations. Together, they create a communication environment that is both future-ready and field-proven.

Real-world impact: more safety, less risk

T Mission delivers tangible benefits for emergency services:

Guaranteed priority communication through MCPTT, MCVIDEO, and MCDATA, ensuring critical messages always get through
Faster decision-making powered by live video feeds, secure data exchange, and AI-assisted analysis
Seamless integration with TETRA, supporting a gradual and user-friendly transition to broadband-based systems
Future scalability across LTE, 5G, Wi-Fi, and dedicated secure core networks

As Gottfried Ludewig, Head of Public at Deutsche Telekom, explains:

“With T Mission, we put a blue light on critical data. Voice, video, and information from first responders take priority in our network — ensuring faster coordination, clearer communication, and greater safety for teams in the field.”

Looking forward

Telekom plans to expand T Mission with Interworking Function (IWF) by 2026, creating a seamless bridge between MCX and TETRA. This step will enable organizations to adopt next-generation services like MCPTT, MCVIDEO, and MCDATA while maintaining trusted legacy systems during the transition.

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