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To: GO*QCOM who wrote (29953)	5/12/1999 11:36:00 PM
From: w molloy	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 152472

DECT : Digital European Cordless Telephone. A micro-cellular TDMA technology, using a protocol stack similar to GSM. Micro cellular networks are designed for urban/downtown settings with a mainly pedestrian user e.g. downtown Tokyo, a University campus. This allows for low power handset designs, which implies very long battery life, very small handsets etc. They are also used in cordless applications, so you could use the same handset at home and at work. Other examples of micro cellular technologies include PHS (Japan). w.

To: GO*QCOM who wrote (29953)	5/13/1999 10:28:00 AM
From: engineer	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 152472

DECT is a cordless phone standard, not suitable for public network use. A very similar system was developed in Japan called PHS and they tried to put it out on the street. In japan, there is a little phone box every block or so and you cannot handoff from cell to cell. You cannot get incoming calls on PHS. Dect has little or no mobility, it is not robust for coverage or distance, is does not have good link budget performance, and I do not beleive it supports any handoff. Incoming calls are only supported by the original basestation it rests into, just like your present home coordless. It is very good at using it for 20-100 meters distance and for a cordless phone. the US 900 MHz phones are probably about as good. It has been around since the late 80's, mostly in Europe.