DECT NR+: A technical dive into non-cellular 5G

The world's first non-cellular 5G technology has been getting some attention recently, ever since it was standardized by ETSI in 2020 and later adopted as a 5G standard in 2022. DECT NR+, or DECT-2020 NR as the standard is technically called, is the first-ever non-cellular technology included in the 5G standards defined by the ITU-R. The DECT NR+ standard could be the missing piece to mass adoption of the Internet of Things (IoT) by enabling license-free wireless 5G networks, where the devices form the network between them using mesh technology, and only one external connection is needed. This blog post aims to give you a general understanding of DECT NR+, including some of its main features and application areas. We will introduce you to this new technology, including its relevancy to 5G, network topology, and frequency band. Then we will move on to some of the specific requirements that DECT NR+ fulfills in order to be a 5G standard, with regard to density, scalability, reliability, and low latency, and the specific techniques that enable this.

If you are interested in the DECT NR+ technology, make sure to register for the DECT Forum webinar series. More information can be found at the end of this blog post. 

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