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Extending the LTE /LTE-A business case to professional mobile radio Ferrús Ferré, Ramón Antonio Sallent Roig, Oriol Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria de la telecomunicació::Radiocomunicació i exploració electromagnètica::Comunicacions mòbils Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria de la telecomunicació::Telemàtica i xarxes d'ordinadors::Xarxes de banda ampla Mobile communication systems Smartphones LTE Mobile broadband communications Business critical communications Mission critical communications Private LTE Professional mobile radio Private mobile radio Public safety communications Comunicacions mòbils, Sistemes de Telèfons intel·ligents With the advent of faster 4G mobile broadband networks and the proliferation of a rich ecosystem of smartphone applications in the commercial domain, expectations and demand for much more sophisticated and high-bandwidth applications are also on the rise within professional users sectors such as public safety, utilities, transportation, etc. In this context, this paper analyzes the extension of the LTE /LTE-A business case to the professional mobile radio users. To that end, an overview of the technical features that are expected to turn the LTE standard into a mission-critical capable technology is first addressed. Afterwards, a number of potential service delivery models for private mobile broadband communications are identified, discussing the pros and cons of each value proposition Peer Reviewed Postprint (published version) 2014 Conference report http://www.wwrf32.ch/programme.html Restricted access - publisher's policy Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)