What is DECT?

Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications, or DECT, is the “hottest” cordless phone frequency technology today.   ETSI introduced the world to the first DECT standards in 1992.  DECT phones are used in homes and offices; the office standard PBX works as users move about their workplace, with different base stations handling the signal as they move.

DECT cordless phones transmit at 1.9 GHz, so they don’t interfere with other technologies such as Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, or other wireless items.  DECT phones are able to handle 12 channels (or calls) at the same time.  DECT exists side-by-side with GSM telephones, because the handset works in dual-mode.

Cordless Advanced Technology – Internet and Quality, or CAT-iq, is the “next” DECT.  With this technology, cordless phones automatically switch among inhouse, GSM, and Voice Over IP (VoIP), in addition to using the Internet to access content and information.