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Re:What is DECT-2020 New Radio (NR), and how big a deal is it? by kazinator on Thursday March 28, 2024 @10:23AM (#39851908)
DECT is a surprisingly complex and capable system, which has been used for metropolitan cellular service.

https://www.rcrwireless.com/19980105/archived-articles/telec... [1998]

In the DECT Wikipedia page:

There has been only one major installation of DECT for public access: in early 1998 Telecom Italia launched a wide-area DECT network known as "Fido" after much regulatory delay, covering major cities in Italy. The service was promoted for only a few months and, having peaked at 142,000 subscribers, was shut down in 2001.

142K subscribers isn't quite your kitchen and den phone any more. :)

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Re:What is DECT-2020 New Radio (NR), and how big a deal is it? by vidarh on Thursday March 28, 2024 @11:38AM (#39852855)
> DECT is a surprisingly complex and capable system

'99-'00 I worked on a Linux-based tablet where the first iteration used a DECT extension for data (DECT MMAP)... Wifi was not yet dominant enough to be the obvious winner.

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