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PWT (Personal Wireless Telecommunications) Explained

By RF Wireless Expert Team

PWT (Personal Wireless Telecommunications) is the US equivalent of DECT (Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications). It’s essentially a standard for cordless telephony. Here’s a breakdown of its key features and specifications:

  • Bandwidth: 20 MHz
  • Frequency Range: 1.91 to 1.92 GHz
  • Access Scheme: TDD/TDMA/FDMA (Time Division Duplex/Time Division Multiple Access/Frequency Division Multiple Access)
  • Carrier Bandwidth: 1.25 MHz
  • Total Number of Carriers: 8
  • Channels per Carrier: 12
  • Total Number of Channels: 96
  • Handoff: Supported
  • Transmission Data Rate: 1.152 Mbps
  • Speech Data Rate: 32 Kbps
  • Speech Coding: ADPCM (Adaptive Differential Pulse Code Modulation)
  • Modulation Technique: π/4 DQPSK (Differential Quadrature Phase Shift Keying)
  • Peak Output Power: 90 mWatt
  • Mean Output Power: 10 mWatt
  • Maximum Supported Cell Radius: 30-100 meters

Cordless Telephone Basics

For general information on cordless telephone systems and frequency allocations, refer to resources covering Cordless Telephone System basics.

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