DECT-WLL performance in a rural environment

In view of the increasing interest in wireless local loop systems for telecommunications services, various proprietary or standard systems are being suggested to telecommunications operators. One standard, promoted by a number of manufacturers, is the Digital European Cordless Telecommunications or DECT. In that respect, this paper presents performance results from a simulated DECT-WLL system operating in a typical rural environment where the emphasis has been on the coverage and capacity achieved when employing multiple-beam adaptive antennas at base station sites and diversity at subscribers premises. Additionally, results in terms of achievable grade of service for a mixture of voice and data users are presented and discussed