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DECTnews Archive
- 1Q99
1Q99
March 1999 News below:
DECT
Standards Online
Reflecting a new policy of encouraging less bureaucracy, easier access and more rapid
implementation of standards, ETSI has recently implemented a mechanism whereby its
technical standards can now be downloaded for personal use on-line from their website.
A number of DECTweb members have asked us how to obtain full technical details of the many DECT
standards. Well, now it's as easy as visiting DECTweb - just
click to our ETSI Standards Page
and you'll find a link through to the relevant page of the ETSI website with full
instructions.
February 1999 News below:
New DECT RF
Components
The new TRF8012 DECT PA from Texas Instruments is sampling 1Q99. Based on their
new RFMOS technology the component complements the TRF1012 transceiver and TRF2052
synthesiser, to allow a low
BOM, fast switching RF DECT design. More details of the
devices and the evaluation boards, supplied with software and documentation on the Semiconductors page of DECTweb.
BT Onephone
Website Launched
BT have recently published a range of information on their BT Onephone service, to be
launched commercially in the coming months. An introduction to the BT Onephone
service concept can be found on the Dual-Mode
Products page of DECTweb, which
provides links to the BT Onephone site containing full details, including tariffs.
DECT
Market Statistics
New market statistics have been publicly presented recently for 1998 sales of DECT
based products. This information has been consolidated and placed on the new Market Information Page of DECTweb for
the benefit of members.
WDCT
- DECT in the USA - Watch this Space
In September '98 Siemens launched its Worldwide
Digital Cordless Telephone, WDCT, range of Gigaset products, based on a derivative of
DECT in the US 2.4 GHz ISM band. At the DECT 99 Congress it was revealed that other
manufacturers will be launching similar products using the WDCT standard in the coming
months. Refusing to be drawn on who the players would be, a speaker from Siemens
essentially said watch this space. Other speakers also indicated the desire to
encourage a wide industry consensus behind WDCT, allowing other manufacturers of DECT
products to enter this market whilst ensuring interoperability and hence a larger overall
market.
DECT for Wireless Printing and Home Applications
Will 1999 be the year that DECT wireless data products finally come of age
?
Several DECT data products were on show at the DECT '99 Congress last month,
including the M101 DECT RS232 product
from Siemens, available as a special offer to delegates at DM299, and a Canon printer
equipped with DECT as part of a wireless printer demo from Dosch & Amand. The latter company
were also showing interworking of ISDN and analogue fax, using their own products and the Siemens TAE - telephone adapter
equipment. Siemens also presented a paper explaining their plans to encourage new
entrants to the market by making DECT modules available to OEM manufacturers of DECT
wireless products. Maybe these could be a competitor to the proposed HomeRF/SWAP
technology for domestic wireless applications, after all the low cost DECT technology and
standards are already available and market proven.
Wireless Websurfer
RSC / INESC demonstrated a wireless websurfing pad, using DECT technology,
at the DECT 99 Congress. About 30cm by 20cm, the lightweight, portable,
wirefree touchscreen pad included the facility to call up a soft keyboard to type in web
addresses and wirelessly surf the Web. More details on our Innovative Products page.
New DECT Multi Media Consortium Announced
At the DECT 99 Congress in January the formation of a new consortium
was announced specifically to address the multimedia markets for DECT. Launch
members comprise Ericsson, Hagenuk, Ascom, National Semiconductor, Dosch &
Amand,
Deutsche Telekom and Canon, with five further new members likely to be announced shortly.
One of the key goals of the consortium is to create an added market for DECT in the area
of multimedia products - eg cordless printers, cordless cameras, etc, capable of automatic
networking. Membership of the consortium is open, with a membership fee of 10kEuro and
associate membership also available at 3kEuro.
Source: Dosch & Amand (from whom membership forms &
further information may be obtained)
January 1999 New below:
AirTalk - UK Launch for Corporate DECT Service
"AirTalk" is the brand of the new BT
DECT business service aimed at exploiting the growing adoption of DECT PABX's in the UK.
AirTalk utilises multicell DECT to offer the corporate business market a range of
mobility services supported by DECT technology. Philips Business Communications will
be supplying BT with systems based around their SOPHO series of DECT equipment to as part
of this service.
Source: Mobile & Cellular Magazine, vol 9, No 10
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