SNUC 2026 Stockholm: Airbus Sets Out Its Mission-Critical Communications Roadmap

I travelled to Stockholm for a press briefing on SNUC 2026, the closed customer event hosted by Airbus Public Safety and Security. Held the day before the main programme, the international press briefing offered a first look at the company's direction, its evolving portfolio and the role of artificial intelligence across mission-critical communications. In a session opened by Airbus CEO Olivier Koczan, the focus turned to the long-term relationships that define this industry and to the resilience required as users migrate from narrowband TETRA towards hybrid LTE, 5G and future 6G environments. Koczan reaffirmed that TETRA will remain a core technology well beyond 2030, supported by ongoing development and increasingly used in combination with broadband and satellite layers. Product demonstrations highlighted the breadth of the Airbus mission-critical portfolio, including: A multi-technology base station combining TETRA, LTE and 5G in a compact form factor A PTT-enabled remote speaker microphone designed for resilience in coverage-gap scenarios Agnet MCX, enabling seamless interoperability between TETRA narrowband terminals and broadband smartphones in a single group call Agnet TETRA, supporting smooth migration from traditional TETRA radios to smartphones A SaaS cloud offering hosted on OVH in France for critical industries A preview of AI capabilities being integrated into the Agnet platform Satellite connectivity using the Kymeta Hawk U8 full-duplex flat-panel antenna for vehicle, vessel and fixed deployments The briefing also addressed the rising cyber-resilience debate following recent reports of state-linked sleeper activity in commercial telecom networks, with Airbus underlining the role of fully controlled narrowband systems, ad-hoc deployable coverage and direct-mode operation as part of a layered approach to assured critical communications. SNUC 2026 reinforced a clear message from Airbus: connect everything, everywhere. Whether the bearer is TETRA, DMR, LTE, 5G, mesh or satellite, the company is positioning its portfolio around interoperability, AI-enhanced services and long-term partnership with public safety, defence and critical infrastructure users worldwide. Reporting from Stockholm for The Critical Communications Review and The Critical comms Community #SNUC2026 #Airbus #CriticalCommunications #TETRA #MCX #Agnet #PublicSafety #MissionCritical #LTE #5G #SatelliteCommunications #PMR