The Telecom Switch Off - is your business ready for the traditional phone line to be switched off?
What is happening?
BTÂ Openreach will switch off the traditional analogue copper landline technology by January 2027.
These Wholesale Line Rental (WLR) services will be closed by Openreach on an exchange-by exchange basis.
What does this mean?
Since September 2023 businesses have been unable to buy ISDN (Integrated Services Digital Network) and PSTN (Public Switched Telephone Network) telephone systems.
If your business is still using analogue, you’ll need to review your telephony solution over the next couple of years.
What do you need to do?
As the analogue network will be replaced with digital technology, your business will need an internet connection to make a phone call.
If you have any concerns regarding the switch-off and what this means for your business, don’t worry, we’ll work with you and advise you on replacement and transit technologies to ensure your business stays connected.
What are the replacement technologies?
- Hosted voice or cloud telephony systems use an internet connection to connect calls rather than traditional copper technology.
- Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) and SIP trunks deliver a connection to the telephone network using the internet.
- Single Order Generic Ethernet Access (SoGEA) stand-alone superfast broadband provides Fibre to the Cabinet connectivity, without the need for a traditional voice line (FTTC).
- Fibre to the Premises broadband provides all the way to the premise connectivity.
Here to help
Our team are here to help you understand and migrate to all-IP technology.
The switch-off is great opportunity to review your existing telecoms solution, so start your digital transformation journey and explore the benefits which IP hosted and SIP solutions offer.
Contact us now.