Serving the sector for more than 20 years, Critical Communications World (CCW) unites mission-critical and business-critical end-users with manufacturers and suppliers for three days of inspiration, knowledge and connections.
CCW 2025 took place 17th-19th June 2025 at Brussels Expo, Belgium and was the largest ever edition with record numbers of visitors and exhibitors.
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CCW RETURNS NEXT YEAR: 16-18 JUNE 2026 | EXCEL LONDON, UK
CCW 2026: Brussels hands over to London
The ceremony began with ASTRID’s director of external relations, Daniël Haché, discussing his experience of this year’s event. Thanking everyone involved in the show’s organisation - and in particular the ASTRID User Days team - he said: “You worked so hard to make this happen. I’m so proud of you, and I want to thank you and show my respect.”
Moving onto next year’s event he said: “It’s London’s turn. If you [ESMCP] need help and advice or a second opinion, you know where to find me, and you know where to find the team. Finally, I want to thank everyone who came to Brussels and everyone who visited the ASTRID booth.”
Haché was followed by ESMCP chief engineer and TCCA board member, Cate Walton, who discussed plans for London 2026. She said: “ASTRID has set us a very hard task. You have set the bar very high. As we start work on next year’s event, we’ll be looking at how we can involve our users, suppliers, and partners.
"Bringing CCW to London next year is focussing our minds on what we can tell you about ESN, what we can tell you about mission critical communications in the UK, and on bringing people together to collaborate on making mission critical communications happen.”
Critical Communications World 2026 will take place at London’s Excel centre, from 16th to 18th of June next year.

Visiting CCW
At its heart, CCW is a global networking hub, allowing visitors to view the latest technology and forge new business relationships with partners from across the globe.
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Exhibiting at CCW
CCW is the leading destination for exhibitors to engage with partners, conduct in-person meetings, and most importantly, secure new business.
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It gives us a great reach but also enables us to engage with current customers in a neutral environment. We can show concepts and new technology that profiles us as a trusted and critical friend.
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All major players at the same event. Lots of potential customers participating.
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Critical comms is one of our main focus areas and CCW is the main event within critical communications, it is important to be present.
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Miss CCW? You'll miss the future!
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Meet all main players and industries related with Critical Communication infrastructures and networks
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This event is mandatory if you want to know what is happening in Mission Critical in the future.
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It is the biggest conference and exhibition relevant to the mission critical comms industry.
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All major players at the same event. Lots of potential customers participating.
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Critical comms is one of our main focus areas and CCW is the main event within critical communications, it is important to be present