[cisco-voip] IP-DECT recommendations

[Pawlowski, Adam]

Afternoon all,

	For once things are only broken a little so I've a moment to look forward. I've been looking at some IP-DECT options for us to be able to deploy localized mobile communications. We have some 792X WiFi phones, which are expensive, rely on an even more expensive network deployment, and haven't met our users' requirements, which are primarily local access anyways (within a room  or adjacent rooms). 

	I took a bit of time looking to see what's US available, as the Europe/Asia market has more options, and for things which didn't require hoops to get information out of vendors. Panasonic seems to have a reasonable "SoHo" type solution, and their POTS phones have been fine. SNOM's solution is a bit limited in the handset arena, but expandable within a subnet/area, and Yealink's is again localized, but they at least have repeaters. I've looked quite seriously at Spectralinks's solution, and it supposedly integrates rather well with CUCM. I'm a bit apprehensive in trying to spec investment in the larger server and try to piecemeal a deployment based on customer demand (and money), but at least there's some options there.

	Has anyone rolled out IP-DECT? Any comments on challenges regarding RF with these, or how they interact with the UCM? Good or bad, I'd appreciate comments.

Regards,

Adam P
SUNYAB