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2000 News below:
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2001 Conference
Dae Ryung targets Europe in 2001
The
Korean manufacturer Dae Ryung has informed DECTweb
of its intention to widen its
thrust into the European market in 2001. This follows the success of
its DECT phone launched in Germany last May using the Infineon chipset.
From mid-January 2001 a derivative of this
initial product will be available for the pan-European market, to be followed up
by a basic low cost version in May 2001. Also from April 2001 a
version with telephone answering machine will also be available.
ISS
Launch DECT ADPCM Solutions
Integrated
Silicon Systems, ISS, have launched a
range of ADPCM "ASVCs.
The CS4100 series of ASVCs ("application-specific virtual
components'') is fully compliant with both the ITU G.726 and G.727 standards
(including the G.726a and G.727a extensions) and can process either continuous
or burst data, an essential requirement in VoIP applications, potentially
enabling DECT/VOIP applications.
For product details, check out our IP
for ASIC Page
See Press Release
DECT Phone chosen as one of the "100 best
products of Russia – 2000"
Goodwin's LUND digital cordless phone
products have recently received the accolade of one of the “100 best
products of Russia – 2000”
in an All-Russian competition in November - it was
the only telephone to win a place in the competition. Goodwin
have extended the product range with the introduction of the LUND
A and LUND N phones.
In a separate development, Goodwin
claim to be the first company
among the world manufacturers of DECT equipment to obtain type approval for its
DECT products in Belarus. The whole range of their DECT products is now marketed
in that country.
FreePAD - Watch this space...
Coming very soon - International Press
Conference "FreePAD" 11th December, 10:00 a.m.
in Munich/Germany .
FreePAD is the wireless Webmachine which includes voice (GAP) and data on one
single system, based on the DECT Generation II, DMAP (DECT Multimedia Access
Profile), the ETSI Standard EN 301650 for wireless multimedia
applications.
Watch this space -
DECTweb
will bring you the news from
this Press Conference.
New Community Area for DECTweb
In
line with our desire to improve the services offered by DECTweb,
we are in the process of creating a new 'Community Area', to be launched in the
new year. We anticipate including a variety of new features, such as a
Bulletin Board, Chat Room and other facilities just for members, to supplement
the regular issue of DECTnews.
If you would like to able to access this new restricted area, please
subscribe now (if you've not already done so) as a member of the DECTweb
Community and you will automatically
be e-mailed a Username and Password to the new area when it is launched.
Thank you. If you have any suggestions for inclusion in this area please e-mail
us with your ideas.
November
2000 News below:
New UK Market Research Figures
New
market research from GfK has been announced by Binatone, showing that DECT
cordless telephones are one of the fastest growing sectors of all domestic
telephone categories in the UK with growth rates year on year up to 30th
September 2000 of 77.7% in volume, and 48.9% in value. The figures also reveal
and confirm that DECT cordless telephones are outselling analogue cordless
telephones, with DECT taking 54% and Analogue 46% of the market by value.
See Press
Release
HomeRF reorganises - but which way will Europe go ?
The
HomeRF group has announced a reorganisation to better promote the technology,
under which 6 promoter companies have been identified, including Siemens and
National Semiconductors, both leading DECT players. It will be
interesting to see how home networking plays out both sides of the Atlantic - at
present HomeRF seems to be gaining momentum in the USA, whilst Europe has seen
recent product launches based on DECT from Home Wireless
Networks and Pace.
See Press
Release
October
2000 News below:
Frontier brings Voice Dialling to DECT Phones
Frontier Design claims that its speech
recognition and synthesis (SRS) core has
the highest accuracy of any
speaker-dependent core on the market
today, used in a variety of voice
activated products including mobile
phones and calculators. It has now
mapped the core technology onto National
Semiconductor's CR16B RISC base-band
processor for DECT cordless phones.
Ascom of Switzerland has recently
introduced a DECT phone based on this
chipset, that embodies Frontier Design's
implementation, to allow voice-dialing.
If you work for Ascom or National Semiconductor -
please send us the product details for inclusion on the site !
See Press
Release
Exar announces DECT LIU
Exar
Corporation, a provider of high-performance, mixed-signal silicon solutions, has
announced a broad range of line interface units to address4 and 8 line
applications. The range also includes the XRT82D20 (single-channel E1 LIU).
The single-channel E1 LIU can also be used in DECT (Digital European Cordless
Telephone) base stations.
See Press
Release
Tality pulls IPO - but watch this space...
Tality,
formerly the Electronic Design Services group of Cadence Design Systems
and an active contributor to the DECT business through their Symbionics activity
in Cambridge, have announced a delay to their IPO, planned for the week of 9th
October. The recent volatility in the markets was cited
as the reason for the decision. Following the success of the RTX
Telecom IPO earlier this year (see below) and
subsequent similar telecom offerings, Tality could be another company to watch.
See the Press
Release
DECT Antenna Manufacturer acquired by Centurion
Xertex,
the antenna manufacturer which supplies antennas for DECT and other
technologies, has been acquired by Centurion Wireless Technologies.
See Press
Release
Ericsson launch WAP Gateway
Ericsson
have announced the launch of a WAP Gateway product, targetted at corporate
users. The product can support virtually anything mobile office
users want to do which requires real-time access to corporate intranet services.
It creates opportunities for mobile offices by providing mobile users with
access to corporate directories, calendars, news services, and e-mail.
Perhaps the significance for DECT is the fact that DECT was approved last year
by the WAP Forum as a bearer mechanism; availability of such servers in
corporate environments where DECT is already well established could open up
significant new markets for WAP services over DECT products.
See the Press
Release
Kirk Introduces New Product Lines - With Data
Kirk
Telecom have informed DECTweb that they are introducing three new product lines,
HomeCom, MetriCom and BusinessCom where the focus is on DECT data
applications. Watch this space for more information in the coming weeks...
Binatone Product Builds Success in the UK Market
The
Eurotel 3200 product from Binatone has succeeded in securing Binatone a strong
place in the UK market, with 20% market share, according to recently published
figures from market research company GfK. The product has also
recently won awards from the 'What Cellphone' and 'Stuff' magazines.
Reflecting our story from August, (see below) Binatone
Sales & Marketing Executive Dino Lalvani lamented the shortage of
semiconductors as having hampered growth in what was in any case clearly a
successful period for the company.
See Press
Release
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