The ‘killer app’ for DECT (Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications) has always been cordless phones, has made various attempts to position itself in a fully mobile world. The latest is to call for the ITU-R to adopt its plan for an interoperability layer to bridge DECT with 5G. It’s not as strange an idea as it sounds, but it does have quite a hill to climb. The DECT Forum, the group managing the standard, has outlined how it thinks the protocol will function in the world of 5G. DECT’ already has its Ultra Low Energy (ULE) specification, a contender to the likes of Zigbee and Bluetooth, but 5G is more of a stretch. DECT is still a vital technology, but i. However, the…