University of Washington Deploys an Avaya IP DECT In-Building Wireless Voice Solution to Enhance Their World-Class IT Customer Service
White Papers The Avaya IP DECT in-building wireless voice solution has enabled the University's IT network engineers and staff to travel within and among the main buildings on campus while remaining connected to the phone number and full functionality of their...
[June 11, 2008, 1:01]
Fritz!Box 7270 review
Reviews DECT and 802.11n may be the headline features, but the Fritz! Box 7270 adds 802.11n Wi-Fi (hence the 3 antennas), DECT support and more. The biggest difference is the third antenna required for 802.11n, and buttons on the top for WLAN and DECT.
[December 2, 2008, 13:34]
BT to use Bluetooth to cut mobile costs
Talkback If manufacturers are thinking of adding Bluetooth and WiFi, why not add DECT as well. When I'm at home wouldn't it be sensible to use my mobile phone in conjunction with my local DECT connection (instead of a GSM network)
[July 30, 2003, 10:17]
Philips brings texting to fixed-line phone
News The Onis 300, unveiled in Singapore last Thursday, is the company's first DECT (Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications) phone to support short messaging service (SMS). DECT is a cordless phone standard which uses dynamic channel selection and...
[June 16, 2003, 9:32]
Choosing the right VoIP equipment
Talkback The Gigaset M34 is a USB dongle that acts as the PC audio device and registers with the DECT phone base. This is a SIP enabled DECT phone where the handset is a standard DECT/GAP handset and the base is SIP enabled to connect to PSTN and your...
[October 27, 2006, 17:32]
Bluetooth bites back at BT home wireless system
News TDK said BT's plan, which uses a combination of DECT and 802.11 wireless radio, amounted to "bits and pieces" put together a year or two ago with the technology of that day. Despite BT's intention to support Bluetooth in the future with its...
[September 7, 1999, 16:40]
A Year Ago: Bluetooth bites back at BT home wireless system
News TDK said BT's plan, which uses a combination of DECT and 802.11 wireless radio, amounted to "bits and pieces" put together a year or two ago with the technology of that day. Despite BT's intention to support Bluetooth in the future with its...
[September 7, 2000, 7:01]
BT to build common standards into home-network kit
News These systems will be DECT and 802.11 compliant and are intended to complement BT's wide area services, including ISDN and ADSL offerings. DECT is the radio technology underlying most digital cordless phones, offering support for interference-free...
[September 7, 1999, 11:14]
Plantronics headsets last the distance
News Rather than being Bluetooth-based, the CS670 uses DECT wireless -- the system used in many domestic cordless phones -- to get greater range. While other DECT headsets are already available, Plantronics believes this to be the first clip-on one to...
[June 5, 2003, 8:30]
Cable firms launch wireless broadband home networking kit
News This creates a wireless base station, which uses the Dect wireless standard to send data around the home at speeds of at least 512kbps. The DECT, or Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications, standard is used extensively in cordless phones.
[January 30, 2002, 16:40]
Siemens attacks Wi-Fi-only phones
News CAT-iq is the new version of Dect, the technology used by cordless home phones. Adding IP services to Dect's voice capabilities, the technology can provide high-definition audio alongside comprehensive directory services.
[June 26, 2007, 15:18]
DU@Lphone review
Reviews We couldn't register the DU@Lphone with our existing DECT system, but the two worked alongside one another happily enough. But there are also some omissions: for example, there's no speakerphone, and if you are used to having an answerphone on your...
[January 3, 2006, 8:50]
Alternative Mobile Devices
Talkback Really its more like a DECT phone but cheaper. I already have a notebook /Laptop which I use as a Mobile phone at home. It has Skype and WiFi, so I need Mobile connectivity via WiFi or a GPRS datalink (GPRS is much too expensive).
[March 7, 2007, 21:27]
Plantronics Voyager 510S Bluetooth Headset System Case Study
White Papers For people requiring more roaming distance from their office phone, Plantronics offers a suite of products that run on DECT 1.9GHz voice-dedicated wireless technology, providing a range of up to 300 feet and uncompromised audio quality.
[December 8, 2009, 23:00]
Accessibility and Flexibility Come Up Trumps - Avaya-Tenovis Provides Valuable Support
White Papers As a solution the authority deployed Communication Server Integral 5 E and Integral T 3 system telephones and DECT appliances. The Saxonian State Authority for Private Broadcasting and New Media (SLM) is the supervisory authority responsible for...
[April 28, 2007, 1:00]
News Burst: BT lays plans to network your home
News These systems will be DECT-and 802.11-compliant and are intended to complement BT's wide-area services, including ISDN and ADSL offerings. The products combine the features of increasingly prevalent digital phone systems with the functionality of...
[September 7, 1999, 10:00]
3G Coming to Ukraine
White Papers It covers 5 smaller standards, namely: WCDMA, CDMA2000, TD-CDMA/TD-SCDMA, DECT and UWC-136. The 3G family of standards such as WCDMA or UMTS has been developed by International Telecommunication Union (ITU), and is otherwise called International...
[April 3, 2009, 1:22]
New wireless standard gets green light
Talkback We have DECT with dedicated frequency, made to not interfere with one another - and with approved data transmission capacity of 2Mbps with warranted QoS -- and you bring about the IEEE 802.1.15g as an "innovation"?
[August 7, 2003, 18:09]
Brother MFC-845CW review
Reviews It's also the first product in its category to offer a combination of built-in Ethernet, wireless 802.11b/g connectivity and a 5.8GHz DECT handset — creating the ultimate wireless solution for any home office or small office.
[March 26, 2007, 12:20]



