{"id":42,"date":"2021-08-12T12:11:00","date_gmt":"2021-08-12T12:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pmctelecom.co.uk\/news\/?p=28"},"modified":"2021-12-31T18:27:57","modified_gmt":"2021-12-31T18:27:57","slug":"what-does-dect-mean","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pmctelecom.co.uk\/blog\/what-does-dect-mean\/","title":{"rendered":"What Does DECT Mean?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"last-updated\">Last updated on December 31st, 2021 at 06:27 pm<\/p>\n<p><strong>DECT <\/strong>is an acronym that stands for <strong>D<\/strong>igital <strong>E<\/strong>nhanced <strong>C<\/strong>ordless <strong>T<\/strong>elecommunications. &nbsp;This means that whichever device is &#8220;DECT Compatible&#8221;, uses a digital encryption code, rather than analogue radio signals to communicate between paired electronic devices, such as, a cordless phone and its base unit, providing greater clarity and security than the older, analogue-based radio communication devices. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>DECT is an agreed standard published by ETSI (European Telecommunications Standards Institute) and is widely used in multiple applications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_56_1 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2c0aeb8c1ff\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #595859;color:#595859\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #595859;color:#595859\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2c0aeb8c1ff\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pmctelecom.co.uk\/blog\/what-does-dect-mean\/#DECT_technology_is_commonly_used_for\" title=\"DECT technology is commonly used for:\">DECT technology is commonly used for:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pmctelecom.co.uk\/blog\/what-does-dect-mean\/#DECT_Security\" title=\"DECT Security\">DECT Security<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pmctelecom.co.uk\/blog\/what-does-dect-mean\/#More_information\" title=\"More information\">More information<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-dect-technology-is-commonly-used-for\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"DECT_technology_is_commonly_used_for\"><\/span>DECT technology is commonly used for:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Cash Terminals<\/li><li>Traffic Lights<\/li><li>Door Openers<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pmctelecom.co.uk\/blog\/top-10-best-cordless-dect-phones\/\">Cordless Phones<\/a><\/li><li>Wireless ISDN Access<\/li><li>Cordless EC Terminals<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pmctelecom.co.uk\/blog\/wireless-headsets-an-in-depth-technical-guide\/\">Cordless Headsets<\/a><\/li><li>Hospital monitoring equipment<\/li><li>Emergency services comms<\/li><li>Broadcasting at events (Artists microphones and earpieces often use DECT)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"DECT_Security\"><\/span>DECT Security<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The DECT standard is by default, very secure <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">it has 64 bit encryption stopping people from snooping on your communications &amp; data. This is a very secure way to ensure nobody can eavesdrop into your calls or capture your data. In order to&nbsp;<\/span>&nbsp;bypass this security a \u201chacker\u201d or malicious user would have to have equipment that can monitor digital radio transmissions, and then have software and hardware that can decrypt the information, something that with current technology is virtually impossible to &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Brute-force_attack#Unbreakable_codes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">brute-force<\/a>&#8220;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-font-size is-style-fill has-normal-font-size\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-text-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pmctelecom.co.uk\/telephones\/cordless-phones\/dect-cordless-phones\/\" style=\"border-radius:13px;background-color:#0071a1\">Click here to browse a range of DECT Phones from PMC Telecom<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-more-information\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"More_information\"><\/span>More information<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you would like to learn more about DECT Technology, then the official page of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dect.org\/dect-technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">DECT Forum<\/a> has lots of useful information and educational videos to explain the advantages of DECT Technology, go check them out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"DECT Forum animation series: What is DECT?\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QHa7aeEA3gc?list=PLeFmwnHI_TqBMjrQ5MVvtiX8jmrsYj6V5\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-background has-luminous-vivid-orange-background-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-pmc-telecom wp-block-embed-pmc-telecom\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"l3pRg7WrD9\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pmctelecom.co.uk\/blog\/top-10-best-cordless-dect-phones\/\">Top 10 Best Cordless Phones For 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Top 10 Best Cordless Phones For 2021&#8221; &#8212; PMC Telecom\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pmctelecom.co.uk\/blog\/top-10-best-cordless-dect-phones\/embed\/#?secret=l3pRg7WrD9\" data-secret=\"l3pRg7WrD9\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption><sub>The Top Ten Best Cordless DECT Home Phones available today acording to us at PMC Telecom<\/sub><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-default\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>As ever, Wikipedia also have super technical details if you&#8217;re that way inclined you can find out more detailed information about by heading over to their <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Digital_enhanced_cordless_telecommunications\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">DECT page here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DECT is an acronym that stands for Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications. \u00a0This means that whichever device this acronym is attached to, uses a digital encryption code, rather than analogue radio signals to communicate between the cordless phone and the base unit, providing greater clarity and security than the older, analogue-based cordless phones. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2528,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,138,6],"tags":[136,248,249,178,100],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v21.3 (Yoast SEO v21.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>What Does DECT Mean? 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