DECT offering mobility on the local level. Experiences from a field trial in a multipath environment

The digital enhanced cordless telecommunications (DECT) is a candidate for radio in the local loop applications. Telenor has established a DECT field trial. DECT most often gives satisfactory quality of service (QoS), but in some areas the system shows poor performance despite adequate signal strengths. To investigate the influence of multipath propagation on DECT performance, we have conducted combined wideband propagation measurements and DECT performance measurements in areas where poor DECT QoS has been experienced. Some simple means to cope with multipath propagation would considerably improve DECT performance in an outdoor environment