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A cordless telephone or portable telephone has a portable telephone handset that connects by radio to a base station connected to the public telephone network. The operational range is limited, usually to the same building or within some short distance from the base station. A cordless telephone differs functionally from a mobile telephone in ...
Rugged smartphone. A rugged smartphone is a specific type of toughened smartphone which is designed to be completely sealed within a durable housing to protect it against damage from water, shock, dust, and vibration. [ 1][ 2][ 3] Rugged smartphones are designed to survive extreme weather and temperatures, accidental damage, and rough handling ...
Model 302 telephone. The model 302 telephone is a desk set telephone that was manufactured in the United States by Western Electric from 1937 until 1955, and by Northern Electric in Canada until the late 1950s, until well after the introduction of the 500-type telephone in 1949. The sets were routinely refurbished into the 1960s.
Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications ( DECT) is a cordless telephony standard maintained by ETSI. It originated in Europe, where it is the common standard, replacing earlier standards, such as CT1 and CT2. [ 1] Since the DECT-2020 standard onwards, it also includes IoT communication. Beyond Europe, it has been adopted by Australia and ...
This is designed for cordless phones to work using Bluetooth. It is hoped that mobile phones could use a Bluetooth CTP gateway connected to a landline when within the home, and the mobile phone network when out of range. It is central to the Bluetooth SIG's "3-in-1 phone" use case.
A business telephone system is a telephone system typically used in business environments, encompassing the range of technology from the key telephone system ( KTS) to the private branch exchange ( PBX ). A business telephone system differs from an installation of several telephones with multiple central office (CO) lines in that the CO lines ...
A party line ( multiparty line, shared service line, party wire) is a local loop telephone circuit that is shared by multiple telephone service subscribers. [ 1][ 2][ 3] Party line systems were widely used to provide telephone service, starting with the first commercial switchboards in 1878. [ 4] A majority of Bell System subscribers in the mid ...
The Microsoft Cordless Phone System (also known as PC Phone System MP-900) [1] is a discontinued cordless telephone introduced by Microsoft in 1998 that featured personal computer integration. [2] [3] It was Microsoft's first telephone of any kind, [2] [4] and the only phone product made by the company until the Windows Mobile series of ...