Coventry & Warwickshire in business
Connectivity
Switch on before you’re switched off!
By 2025, every phone line in the UK will be digital.
Are you ready?
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raditional analogue PSTN (Public Switched Telephone Network) and ISDN (Integrated Services Digital Network) are being switched off by Openreach in 2025, and from 2023 you won’t be able to order new PSTN or ISDN services. This means that by 2025 every phoneline in the UK will be digital, with calls being routed over the internet.
It might seem a while away, but it’s something businesses are being urged to think about now in
preparation for the switch-off. It’s not only to give you time to choose the right technology but to audit how it will affect other services and systems you might have in place; for example, alarms, EPOS machines and CCTV. The number of UK fixed voice lines, including PSTN lines, ISDN channels and managed VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) connections, totalled £32.6 million at the end of 2021. It’s a huge market and the change will affect everyone – both businesses and households.
With 42% small and medium-sized businesses still using analogue data, dbfb, a communications company specialising in telephony, connectivity and IT solutions, wants to help local businesses in Coventry & Warwickshire make the move to VoIP easily. The company is offering free installations, as well as three months half price subscription for cloud-based systems to help them get started. dbfb can manage your switch end-to-end, taking the hassle
out of the move, including managing your project from the start, through to go-live. Simon Pickering, managing director at dbfb, said: “More businesses are moving from analogue systems to digital networks already. Whether you’re still in contract, are coming out of contract, or are just ready to make the switch, it’s worth looking at your options ahead of time to make sure you adopt the right solution for your business.”
For more information visit www.dbfb.co.uk
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