Comments on: Grandstream Introduces New SIP/DECT Cordless Phones

By: mjgraves

mjgraves — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 18:04:00 +0000

No, I have not tried that. Bear in mind that only a limited subset of Gigaset hardware is adapted to meet North American regulation then imported into the US or Canada. There’s a much larger selection of Gigaset hardware offered in the rest of the world which share common DECT frequency allocations.

By: Michael Druedal Larsen

Michael Druedal Larsen — Sun, 31 Mar 2013 22:32:00 +0000

Have you seen or tried this?? http://gigaset.com/pro/hq/en/product/GIGASETN720DECTIPPRO.html

By: mjgraves

mjgraves — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 22:23:00 +0000

I’ve not heard that the matter was one of regulations. Historically the available DECT chipsets only supported 2-3 simultaneous call over the air. For consumer use this was thought adequate. More recently this has been increased to 4 in products like the newer Gigasets. That’s merely a case of a new generation of silicon offering increased capacity.

Enterprise DECT solutions are designed from the start to scale up. KIRK systems can encompass hundreds of handsets. Where consumer systems may leverage a simple DECT repeater (range extender) enterprise systems accommodate multiple DECT bases with managed hand-off of ongoing calls as a user moves between zones.

They also provide sophisticated authentication of users onto the DECT system, allowing handsets to roam between facilities. The authentication may be linked to larger IT systems.

In SMB space they may appear to be similar, but very large DECT systems are very
different thing.

By: Leo

Leo — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 15:43:00 +0000

What’s the difference technologically between a consumer DECT product and an enterprise DECT product?

Different DECT chips?Most ‘consumer grade’ DECT products support 3-4 simultaneous calls, and if you call between handsets that counts as 2 calls, which obviously isn’t ideal. But I think that’s because of some radio regulation in North America? I’ve looked everywhere and it’s pretty unclear what’s happening.

But… Enterprise grade products support up to 12 simultaneous calls (Looking at Polycom KIRK here) so if the 3-4 simultaneous channel regulation exists, why doesn’t it apply to these enterprise grade products?

By: Jonas

Jonas — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 13:22:00 +0000

You are in enterprise territory now, but check out the Siemens SIP/DECT systems. The entry level products are very affordable and should the need arise, it’s all compatible upwards. I’ve installed one a couple of years ago and haven’t heard back so I think it’s been reliable.

By: mjgraves

mjgraves — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 01:11:00 +0000

Which RTX model exactly? Also, where did you purchase it?

By: Rami Rabinovich

Rami Rabinovich — Sat, 28 Jul 2012 05:18:00 +0000

i got the RTX – amazing system.
you 2 directrory – one global, one local per phone.
full house coverage(i have bricks house), i have 4 floors – i have installed 4 bases…via one POE switch…
amazing….

By: mjgraves

mjgraves — Sat, 30 Jun 2012 19:57:00 +0000

Six is the most the I see ever offered in consumer products. That leaves you needing two systems. Some ITSPs allow multiple devices registered to the same SIP credentials, which allows all 12(!) handsets to ring on the same number. Perhaps with some difficulty transferring between certain handsets.

By: Rami69

Rami69 — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 21:30:00 +0000

For 8 extensions any options ?

By: mjgraves

mjgraves — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 20:46:00 +0000

Ten handsets is beyond the scope of anything but the enterprise DECT systems. Systems from Polycom and Aastra come to mind. These are going to be much high priced than any consumer product. If you really want 10 handsets that’s the only real option I’m aware of.