The three handsets use the smartphone's capabilities by connecting to the base via DECT 6.0 technology for crisp, clear sound.

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The SIMpad, the size of a sheet of A4 paper and weighing 1.1 kilograms, offers full Internet access over a cordless DECT connection, Siemens said.

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The new VTech DECT lineup, including the IS9181 Wi-Fi Internet Radio, can be purchased at major retail outlets and online at www.vtechphones.com in Spring 2009.

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It communicates with a base station over a data communication link based on the DECT (digital enhanced cordless telecommunications) standard, the same technology used by many of today's cordless home and office phones.

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It also seemed that KIRK, which provided wireless voice networks based on the European system, DECT, would find growth in the U.S., since that particular technology is less expensive to deploy for small- and medium-sized businesses.

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