Tero Pesonen has been working with global critical communications since 1997. He was instrumental in organizing Terrestrial Trunked Radio (TETRA) Interoperability. Currently, he leads Mission Critical Broadband standardization and development work in close cooperation with major public safety and critical infrastructure operators and users. He is The Critical Communications Association (TCCA) Board Vice Chair representing the Finnish governmental public safety operator Erillisverkot and the chairman of Critical Communications Broadband Group (CCBG). He holds Master of Science degrees in Electrical Engineering and Economics.