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DUALphone Receives FCC Approval As First US DECT Cordless Phone




Noerresundby, -/June 30, 2005 - Wi-Fi Technology News/- RTX Telecom, a world leader in wireless product development, announced that the RTX developed Cordless DUALphone has received FCC approval as the first US DECT product in the world.

The Cordless DUALphone has been successfully launched in more than 45 other DECT markets in Europe, Africa and Asia, giving mobility to many Skype users in these regions.

Now US-based Skype users will soon be able to cut the cords and move away from the PC when using Skype.

The DUALphone concept allows the same cordless handset to be used to place or receive calls both via the analog telephone network and via the internet, using e.g. Skype as a softphone.

DECT (Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunication), a worldwide standard for cordless phones, has gained FCC approval in April 2005.

The biggest advantage for DECT cordless phones, compared to other digital cordless phones operating in ISM bands such as the 2.4GHz band and the 5.8GHz band, is that they operate in a frequency band dedicated to DECT products, making these cordless phones truly ?WiFi-friendly?.

For many years, RTX Telecom has served the industry as a design house for wireless products.

Now US DECT can be added to the large portfolio of technologies and products that RTX Telecom can develop for clients around the world. The latest addition to this list of products and clients has been the wireless gamepad developed for the Microsoft Xbox360.

?The opening of the US DECT frequency band will create a lot of opportunities for new cordless products to be introduced in the US market. RTX Telecom is certainly ready to help customers design and develop products that fulfill both market and FCC requirements,? says Jorgen Elbaek, CEO and President of RTX Telecom.

?I am very excited to see the world?s first US DECT product which RTX has developed. I am surprised at how fast RTX has developed the phone; the standard is extremely new.

I see the potential of the US DECT market as huge, because US DECT offers excellent audio quality, and does not conflict with US WiFi systems, which is a major problem with the existing US cordless phones,? says Erich Kamperschroer, Chairman of the DECT Forum.

About RTX

RTX is one of the world?s leading independent suppliers of Total Product Development Solutions, focusing exclusively on advanced wireless communication standards such as DECT, VoIP, 2.4GHz, 5.8GHz, Bluetooth, 802.11a/b/g, TD-SCDMA and GSM/GPRS.

RTX Telecom is listed on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange.

RTX Telecom is headquartered in Noerresundby, Denmark. For further information please visit http://www.rtx.dk or http://www.dualphone.net