What is DECT and its Benefits?
- Digital European(Enhanced) Cordless Telecommunications (DECT).
- The first and new pan-European standard for cordless telephones.
- ETSI(European Telecommunications Standard Institute) defined standard .
- The first DECT products were soon announced soon after.
- In March 1993, Alcatel, Ericsson, Nokia, Philips and Siemens declared
- Ready for ISDN, LAN, X.25, X.400, GSM
- Suppots a variety of applications
- Small and easy to use handsets
- High density subscribers(2,000 cordless business telephones per square km)
- DECT goes public : GAP (Generic Access Profile)
(different devices from different manufacturers can communicate with each
- Low cost for market adoption
- High call security(Authentication and Privacy; A11, A12)