Like Norway, several European countries are in the process of establishing broadband emergency networks.
The building blocks that are part of national solutions for broadband emergency networks coincide around the world. It is common for a state actor, a directorate or a state-owned company, to have total responsibility for the services and for the performance of tasks to be divided between actors in the value chain through contracts.
The level of ambition and funding may vary from country to country, but much is similar in this area as well. Among other things, high demands are placed on safety and robustness. In most countries, responsibility is shared between commercial providers and the state. Most countries buy coverage in one or more commercial mobile networks. This also applies to those who also build their own coverage. Own coverage requires spectrum resources, and in the few countries that have set aside their own spectrum, the spectrum is not sufficient for all services.
In the report "The global development in mission-critical communication", DSB has described relevant developments for technology, standardisation work and 3GPP. A status report is also given on the solutions other countries have chosen for future emergency and emergency communication.