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2Q2001
2Q2001
April
2001 News below:
Kirk Presents New Directions at CeBIT
Kirk
Telecom presented their new directions in DECT at this year's CeBIT event,
outlining their vision for the future and their plans for DECT products built
around three application areas - HomeCom, BusinessCom and MetriCom - essentially
domestic, business and data product lines.
More info...
CeBIT + Bluetooth = Mixed Reports
Differing
stories about Bluetooth seem to be emerging from Hannover. With
"hundreds" of Bluetooth-enabled products on show some of the coverage
at least seems to be focusing on the lack of interoperability between different
manufacturers' products - an important lesson here for DECT DPRS products, and
perhaps an endorsement for the new DECT
Forum interoperability initiative, being launched at CeBIT. Other
reporters seems to have been counting the number of Bluetooth products that just
didn't seem to communicate (- perhaps a function of the number of devices in
close proximity ?). However, the fact that so many products are on show
and the interest generated must be good for the wireless data industry.
Siemens shows SMS and Walkie Talkie DECT Phones
The
Walkie Talkie and SMS DECT phones, which Siemens announced at the DECT2001
Conference in Barcelona earlier this year, are now on show at CeBIT in Hannover.
The Gigaset 4010/4015 products come in the now
well established Comfort and Classic options and feature several really useful
features, such as:
These new products should help keep Siemens at
the forefront of this still-developing market.
For more details see the Press
Release
and the Product Page
DECT Data Products at CeBIT
Hoeft
& Wessel are showing their various DECT data products at CeBIT this year -
Hall 19 Stand C14 - including:
* HW 8621 - DECT-ISDN basestation - wireless ISDN and multilink PPP
and their DECT-derived Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum (FHSS) products
at 2.4 GHz accepted in U.S.A., namely:
* HW 8660/US FHSS DataGate
* HW 8612 FHSS modem
* HW 86920 FHSS evaluation kit.
For details of the HW8660 product, visit our Data
& ISDN Page and Wireless
Data Terminals Page
For details of the FHSS-DECT products visit our Modules
Page
DECT Personal Location and Security
Further details now available about the innovative Philips DECT
solution which integrates high accuracy location to provide security functions
via DECT.
See the Innovative
Products Page
Telepoint Revisited ?
Anyone remember Telepoint ? The short-range wireless
telephone service supported by CT2, the predecessor of DECT, that tried and
failed in the UK, then France, then Hong Kong - with the same lessons having to
be learned each time. In each place the advent of low-cost cellular
eventually killed it off. Public access DECT in some ways resembles
Telepoint - the closest this has come to success has been FIDO in Italy, where
it was deployed quite widely before regulatory issues killed it off.
Well, according to an article
in the New York Times, it appears that in the USA folk have re-invented it
as data-telepoint, using 802.11 to provide high rate data at "thousands of
access points across the country". Will it fly, or will it follow the
fate of its voice counterpart ?
Special Offer for Students
A reduced rate is now available for students wishing to purchase
the book "Cordless Telecommunications Worldwide" - click
here for details.
Cost-effective DECT Solution for mid-size Businesses
Wavelink Communications have launched the KIRK dect-z System 500
DECT cordless adjunct system into the Australian market. The system
offers a simple, flexible and cost effective cordless solution to mid-sized
sites. Giving any phone system up to 8 cordless extensions, the system provides
full site coverage via a central base station and up to 6 cordless repeaters.
Flexibility and significant cabling cost savings are assured, as telephone
cabling is only required to the central base station.
See the Wavelink Press
Release
Latest News from the ETSI DECT Project Team
We're thankful for this update from the
ETSI DECT team from their recent meeting
31st January - 2nd February:
* the new DECT-ISM Technical
Specification was approved for
publication - this is a new spec which
allows DECT to operate within the 2.5
GHz ISM band
* First 3 parts of the DECT/UMTS interworking spec approved for
publication
* Application Specific Access Profile for V.24 approved for publication
* Application Specific Access Profile for Ethernet approved for publication
* New work item "Broadband DECT" (10 Mbit/s) approved - promising
even higher capabilities for DECT in the future.
DECT Forum to present Interoperability Initiative at CeBIT
At CeBIT 2001, the DECT Forum will present its new DECT Interoperability
Programme. Under this
programme, suppliers and manufacturers of DPRS (DECT
Packet Radio Service) products will demonstrate smooth interoperation of their
products with other suppliers’ devices. The programme was developed in
partnership with the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI).
Upon successful completion of the necessary requirements, the DECT Forum will
issue a certificate and grant a license to carry a trademark. Participation of
the programme is voluntary and open to all DECT manufacturers and suppliers.
See full Press
Release
DECT at CeBIT 2001
DECT
will again feature at this year's CeBIT event which will be held again in
Hanover this year from the 22-28th March. More details on our
Conferences Page, including a link to the DECT Forum's
booth information and location.
See the Conferences
Page
DECT at Home Networking Conference
DECT
will also feature at Vision in Business's forthcoming Home Networking event, to
be held in Amsterdam at the end of March. The event is endorsed by
the DECT Forum. More details on our
Conferences Page, including a link to the DECT Forum's booth information and
location.
See the Conferences
Page
 Earlier news may be found in
the DECTnews archive
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