End-to-end testing for emergency communications in 4G and 5G

16 June at 14:30 CEST: End-to-end testing for emergency communications in 4G and 5G

As emergency communications increasingly rely on 4G and 5G networks, ensuring the reliability of emergency calls across devices, networks and PSAPs has become more important than ever.

In this webinar, EENA, GSMA and the Global Certification Forum (GCF) will present their joint initiative to develop a common framework for end-to-end testing of emergency communications. The goal is to help identify and minimise issues affecting emergency calls in next-generation mobile networks and improve interoperability across the emergency communications ecosystem.

The session will explore the main challenges related to emergency calling in 4G and 5G environments, the importance of coordinated testing approaches and how collaboration between industry and public authorities can support more resilient and reliable emergency communications.

This webinar is part of EENA’s webinar series on the 2G/3G shutdown and emergency communications.

Recording

Presenting

Isabel Rosa

Head of Certification 5G & Automotive, Global Certification Forum

Telecom Engineer with 25+ years in mobile communications, spanning 2G to 5G NR across device, chipset, and test‑equipment sectors. Currently Programme Manager at the Global Certification Forum, with prior roles in 3GPP RAN5, 4G/5G conformance test equipment management, and early 2G/3G handset development. Passionate about multicultural teamwork and advancing wireless technology.

Kay Fritz

System Engineer, Vodafone

Working for Vodafone in Device Testing/Validation since 2008 and in Standards since 2010. Created Testsuites at OMA for html5, CSS3 and ECMAscript and worked also on Location Testing for SUPL. From 2018 until 2024 I lead the Terminal Steering Group as Chair in the GSMA around everything Device related. In 2025 I took over the Chair Position in the GCF Field Trial Group and also became Deputy Chair of the GSMA ISAG which is the final approval body in the GSMA for Industry Specifications.

Wayne Cutler

Technical Director, GSMA

Part of the GSMA technology team and responsible for IMS related topics such as VoLTE, VoWiFi and VoNR, with a particular interest in emergency calling in the post sunset era. Wayne has been with the GSMA for 12 years, having previously held positions at Marconi & Ericsson.

Marian Madan

Senior Director of Engineering, Qualcomm Germany

Marian Madan leads the Qualcomm Modem System Test team in the EMEA region and is responsible for device commercialisation, including validation, certification, and testing across multiple operators for 3GPP technologies. He represents Qualcomm in the Global Certification Forum (GCF) Field Test Advisory Group (FTAG) and has been a member of the GSMA Field Testing Development Group (FTDG) since 2009. He has also served as Chairman of the GSMA FTDG for the past six years.