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HONG KONG — Consumers who know nothing about new Internet telephone technologies but don’t want to miss out on the action could be interested in this development: Manufacturers of cordless digital telephones plan to add IP capability to a new generation of home communication and entertainment devices.
Suppliers of DECT phones (Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunication), represented through their industry association the DECT Forum, have agreed to build new phones that can easily connect to broadband IP networks and offer services such as Voice over IP, Web-based phone directories, and audio streaming, the association said today at the Telecom World conference and exhibition in Hong Kong.
The DECT Forum will be in charge of certifying the new generation of phones, called CAT-iq, which stands for Cordless Advanced Technology-internet and quality.