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CAT-iq - trademark registered in 47 countries worldwide
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DECT Forum introduced the CAT-iq Certification Program in 2010

CAT-iq “Cordless Advanced Technology—internet and quality” is a technology made to bring together broadband internet and telephony. This convergence is also part of the "fixed mobile convergence" , or FMC.

History

CAT-iq was created by DECT forum, and allows standard cordless DECT phones to be used for VoIP and other Internet-based services such as streaming audio and video.

Extending DECT phone cordless technology that is used today, CAT-iq is the enhancement of DECT technology, promoting the standard to work with new emerging technologies. The CAT-iq standard defines protocols for the integration of Internet and telephony.

Availability

According to the DECT forum, the first production of CAT-iq CPEs will be around mid-2008, introduced as time goes by [1].

  • Wideband voice, with basic interoperability — For inexpensive phones.
  • Data and audio streaming — Products designed to stream data and audio.
  • Wideband voice, with extra interoperability — Cordless phones with many more features.
  • Intelligent internet products will have auto-configuration functions to make installation and maintenance easy.

Technology

The claims[1] of the DECT forum for the new technology are:

  • Advanced voice quality – With the mix of telephony and internet products, CAT-iq will have much better voice quality. CAT-iq will also support audio streaming.
  • New features – The technology will allow inter-product operability. New functions such as phone directory searching and RSS and internet with web 2.0 content will be able to view.
  • Home gateways – CAT-iq products will require certification to guarantee interoperability.
  • DECT standard – CAT-iq's base is the DECT standard.

CAT-iq vs. WLAN

CAT-iq will not compete with WLAN products. Instead it is a complementary technology. This will be true until all home features are integrated in a single gateway.

References

  1. ^ a b The DECT Forum

See also

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