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While repeater compatibility support has already been introduced in ULE Phase 2 specification, ULE repeater requirements are not specified yet and therefore a new standard is required. ULE repeaters are needed in order to further extend the range which might be required in some cases, despite DECT's already very good range compared to other low power wireless technologies. ETSI TC DECT will also update the DECT Harmonized Standards with ULE-related technical requirements. Harmonized Standards are used by manufacturers for presumption of conformity against the essential requirements of the new Radio Equipment Directive (replacing the R&TTE Directive).
What’s next?
While for the time being ULE is focused on the home and enterprise automation markets with many useful applications – such as home automation, home security and life safety, healthcare, energy management – the technology could also be suitable for industrial automation, taking advantage of DECT's exclusive interference-free frequency band allocation, at least in Europe. Industrial automation has strict requirements regarding delay, jitter, as well as Quality of Service and therefore a “tuning” of the ULE standard is needed. This would further extend applications of ULE and ULE could become THE technology for global M2M communication.
ULE for global M2M communication
DECT ULE is ideal for smart home and home area network (HAN) sensor applications such as home automation, security, monitoring, metering and healthcare and it has a lot of advantages with respect to other technologies: superior transmission range, interference free with dedicated/protected spectrum, long battery lifetime and low latency. Some of these features make the technology very interesting for the industrial automation market, which positions ULE far above other competing technologies in terms of overall performance and potential.
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UPDATE: DECT ULTRA LOW ENERGY (ULE) FOR THE M2M WORLD
ULE Alliance and members build international presence at CES 2015
The ULE Alliance, which is promoting the worldwide adoption of ULE (Ultra Low Energy) wireless technology for IoT, made its first major appearance in the USA at the 2015 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), with a 600 sq.ft. booth in the SmartHomes area of the SANDS Expo. Eight members of the ULE Alliance sponsored the Alliance booth, and showcased over 20 different ULE based sensors and actuators. Sponsoring members included Arcadyan, Crow, Dialog, DSP Group, Gigaset, Lantiq, Panasonic and VTech.
The products shown were based on a range of semiconductor platforms. A demonstration of devices, which interoperate seamlessly, was shown at the booth. The ULE Alliance’ mission is to assist OEMs to develop Smart Home solutions that build on ULE’s technological superiority in communication range, interference free operation, voice and video capability, which results in simple network architecture and devices, which are easy to install and use. The Alliance follows the tradition of a high degree of interoperability, inherited from the reliable and worldwide- adopted DECT technology.
The Alliance will continue to promote ULE at major events over the next 12 months, with a booth, at the iFA in Berlin in September this year and again at the CES early next year. Members who would like to participate with the ULE Alliance on its booths in Berlin and Las Vegas should contact the Secretariat: secretariat@ulealliance.org
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