In only one day, the entire industry of mission and business-critical Secure Communications will once again gather in Cologne. Around 270 exhibitors from 29 countries will present their latest products, technologies and services at PMRExpo from 25 to 27 November 2025. The leading European trade fair for Secure Communications is this year taking place in an expanded exhibition area and thus continues the strong development of the previous year. The focus is on solutions for authorities and organisations with security tasks (BOS), critical infrastructures (KRITIS) and the economy.

Keynote speech & opening
On 25 November, Bernhard Klinger, CEO of PMeV, and Oliver Frese, Managing Director of Koelnmesse, will welcome exhibitors and visitors to the Connecting Area at 10 a.m. Bernhard Klinger will then open the three-day event after a keynote speech. The title of the keynote speech is: ‘For a resilient Europe: The strategic importance of critical communication.’

Taking place parallel with the fair are the PMRExpo Summit and the new "PMRExpo meets Wehrtechnik" symposium. Both formats offer a high-quality programme dealing with current challenges, best practice examples and insights from authorities, the Bundeswehr (German armed forces), research and industry.

Highlights of PMRExpo 2025 

Connecting Area
The Connecting Area is the central meeting point of the fair. There will be a free stage programme with lectures, presentations and practice-oriented insights on all three days of the fair. New this year: the trade programme “Private 5G live – solutions for connected security and digital sovereignty” takes place for the first time on Tuesday, 25 November from 12:00 to 6:00 p.m. The Connecting Area is at the same time the most important networking location of PMRExpo and provides many opportunities to enter into discussion with leading experts of the industry.

Hackathon@PMRExpo powered by Corevas 
The Hackathon@PMRExpo powered by Corevas brings together 40 young tech talents, and thus considerably more than last year, for a 48-hour design and coding marathon. The goal is to develop AI-supported solutions that improve crisis management, support decision making processes and increase the effectiveness of communication in critical situations.?Those interested can connect with participants and supporters on site and become familiar with current ideas from the developer community. The opening takes place on 25 November; the final presentations follow on 27 November on the Connecting Area stage. 

5G Hub for Private Networks 
Once again in 2025, exhibitors in the special areas will demonstrate live how private 5G networks are redefining networked applications in aviation, production, mobility, logistics and critical infrastructures. Visitors will experience real-world scenarios and technological innovations that boost efficiency, flexibility and security while ensuring full data sovereignty. Represented in the 5G Hub for Private Networks are Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise, Campus Genius, FBI GmbH, Fraunhofer FOKUS, Fraunhofer IOSB-INA, Nokia, Riedel Communications and Uplink/Ericsson.

PMRExpo Summit 
The summit offers a broad programme with high-level representatives from authorities, science and industry. The focus in 2025 is on the themes of critical infrastructures, authorities and organisations with security tasks (BOS) and public safety as well as on deeper insights into police and fire brigade on 26 November. Developments in the control centre segment will also be discussed extensively. A ticket is required for participation, which also authorises attendance of the "PMRExpo meets Wehrtechnik" symposium.

PMRExpo and the PMRExpo Summit are organised by Koelnmesse and the Bundesverband Professioneller Mobilfunk e.V. (PMeV) as conceptual sponsor.