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HD Voice for the Broadband Home: An Industry Update
Andreas ZippDECT Forum 2011
Doc.No.: DF_CAT-iq M_010_2011-09-27
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Agenda
Introduction and technical overview
• Who is the DECT forum
• Cat IQ profiles
• CAT-iq Products
Marketing aspects
• Operator roll-outs
• Considering the branding of CAT-iq
• Certification
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FULL Members (30)
ASSOCIATED Members (18)
Association of the Global Home andEnterprise Communication Industry
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DECT Forum Structure
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Preface
• CAT-iq stands for Cordless Advanced Technology, Internet and Quality, and is the global technology initiative from the DECT Forum and is designed for IP-voice services in the next generation networks.
• CAT-iq is based on the regulatory framework of the mature and reliable DECT technology. It is fully backward compatible to DECT GAP and, focuses on high quality wideband audio as well as low bit-rate data application.
• CAT-iq has been developed to meet the needs of the operators, in cooperation with the Home Gateway Initiative (HGI) and has been realized into technical specifications by the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI)
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Industry Cooperation
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CAT-iq Profile Overview
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CAT-iq Profile Features
• CAT-iq 1.0 Wideband Audio (“HD-Voice”) Display of Caller id, Caller Name
• CAT-iq 2.0 Wideband Audio Display of Caller id, Caller Name Synchronization of calls lists, family
phonebook Synchronization of system settings e.g.
date/time Multiple lines handling (optional on BS) Ability to handle parallel calls such as
call transfer, forward, conference DTMF and Tones Support for Headset Easy PIN code registration Easy pairing registration Handset location No emissions mode (optional)
• CAT-iq 3.0
„Lite‟ data service
Software Upgrade „over-the-air‟ (SUOTA)
• CAT-iq 4.0
“Intelligent Networking”
• CAT-iq 2.1
3-party conference call
Intrusion call
CLIR
Answering Machine control
Enhanced Security
„Green‟ Power Saving Aspects
Diagnostics features
Recommended Tones (optional)
Handset Capability Enquiry
Support Personal Phonebook in HS
SMS
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CAT-iq 4.0: Intelligent Networking
CAT-iq GW
At the heart of the connected home
Smart Meters
IP Connectivity to Utilities
Internet
Home Control Unit
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Certified CAT-iq Products
www.cat-iq.org/certification
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• DECT/CAT-iQ for voice calls mobility, either integrated or as a dongle attachments, is establishing a foothold in:
• xDSL Home Gateways
• xPON Home Gateways
• Cable eMTA‟s and enhanced STB‟s
• 3G/3.5G/4G Home Routers –Fixed-Mobile Convergence (FMC)
• Various VoIP terminals and ATA‟s
CAT-iQ in the Broadband Era
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Wi-Fi
DECT
Gateway with
DECT CAT-iq module
Internet
Voice-Enabled Tablets
and Multimedia
Handsets
HeadsetsHandsets
Various Home
Monitoring and
Control Devices
• Digital connectivity,
by integrating DECT
and CAT-iq provides
additional value
VoIP in the Broadband Era with CAT-iQ
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Orange France Telecom
• Orange opens up access to High Definition Voice for its customers, Paris, June 14, 2011
• Exclusively with Orange, the Samsung SMT W3510, the first high definition voice fixed phone
• In a few days time, Orange will be releasing the very first fixed HD phone incorporating version 2 of "CAT-IQ", which is replacing the "DECT" standard. The Samsung SMT W3510 offers excellent acoustic quality and is very easy to use, thanks to its highly user-friendly interface. It will further strengthen the range offered by Orange: five fixed HD handsets from four different manufacturers - Sagem, Alcatel, Thomson and Samsung
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Deutsche Telekom
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CAT-iq: A registered Trademark
CAT-iq is a registered Trademark in 47 countries worldwide
European Union: 25 countriesAustria, Belgium, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia,
Lithuania, Luxemburg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden
Additional Applications: 22 countriesAustralia, Belarus, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Japan, Croatia, Liechtenstein, Macedonia, Monaco. Montenegro, Norway,
Romania, Russia, Serbia, Switzerland, Singapore, South-Korea, Turkey, Ukraine, USA
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Retail Future?
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CAT-iq – Branding
Remember this ?
Common technology, two ends of one service – One brand – consumer should understand its the same service
Telephones
Fixed
Cable
VoIP
Mobile
Devices
Gateways
GSM
Multimedia
Branding
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Goals of Certification
The CAT-iq certification program
• promotes CAT-iq to market stakeholders, e.g. end users, carriers, retailers as a technically credible implementation of conformity to a set of standards that will add value to their industry/lives.
• ensures interoperability of devices from multiple manufacturers for functionalities defined in CAT-iq. (Being compliant with CAT-iq standards tested comprehensively according to the functionalities defined as mandatory by the CAT-iq standards).
• ensures a mandatory level of quality requirement for specific product parameters to achieve consistent user experience of the different stakeholders.
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Test Components for Certification
CAT-iq
Certification
Program
Interoperability
Test
(incl. GAP)
RF Test
(incl. long slot)
Acoustic Test
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CAT-iq Milestones
• CAT-iq - initiated in 2005 by the DECT Forum, the international association of the home communication industry
• CAT-iq - the global broadband technology for home communication launched in December 2006
• CAT-iq 1.0 „HD Sound“ - standardization and certification program finished: CAT-iq 1.0 products are on the market
• CAT-iq 2.0 – „Multi Line“ - standard published, certification available, and first certified products available, Q1 2011
• CAT-iq 2.1 – Extended feature coverage, specification in progress
• CAT-iq 3.0 - „Internet Ready“ - standardization finished in 2009, certification will start in Q4 2011
• CAT-iq 4.0 – „Intelligent Networking“ - standardization will begin beg 2012
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CAT-iq – More Information
• Other useful documents:
Certification Overview
Certification Q & A
White Paper CAT-iq Part 1 – Voice
White Paper CAT-iq Part 2 – Data
HD Voice – Provisioning for Cable
• For direct enquires:
DECT Forum Secretariat
3007 Berne, Wabernstr. 40
Switzerland
• For more information about CAT-iq please visit the DECT Forum websites:
www.dect.org
www.cat-iq.org
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