The ISDN Switch Off Are YOU prepared?
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Advancing technology means there are now more cost effective telecom solutions providing a wealth of benefits for organisations. The Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) will be switched off in 2025, bringing the telecoms industry up to date with fast moving voice over IP technology. If you have a telephone system that uses either ISDN2e or ISDN30e this will affect your business.
What do you need to do? If you haven’t already done so, it is advisable to start the process to move over to an IP based telephone system. These systems, VoIP or Hosted Voice use SIPs (Session Initiation Protocol) and allow people to make calls that are both video and voice, using desk phones, computer and mobile devices with an internet connection. Easy to add/remove users Work from anywhere in the world Invaluable for multi-site businesses Great for remote workforces Systems are based in a Data Centre Flexible and quick disaster recovery solutions Free bundled calls to UK landline and mobiles
VoIP integrates with mobiles and computer systems creating unified communications (UC) that facilitates hot desking collaboration and allows it to operate successfully.
Perfect for today’s fast moving, mobile workforce.
Is your existing connection up to the job?
For smaller offices, ideally you need a fibre (FTTC/FTTP) broadband connection as a minimum in order for VoIP to work successfully. Where FTTC is not available we can dedicate ADSL circuits for VoIP traffic.
Upgrading to an Ethernet-based solution will overcome the drawbacks of broadband, where bandwidth is significantly reduced at peak times.
Switching to VoIP can provide an ideal opportunity to switch to another service provider.
What are the next steps? Start the process of looking at different suppliers. This area of the market has become very congested and the service can vary enormously. A business will need to keep its existing telephone numbers, and a good telecoms supplier will be able to take care of the porting process for you. Now is the time to switch from ISDN to IP, so your business doesn’t experience a loss of service when the switch off begins. BT will have migrated everyone to an IP-based system by 2025, and while you could wait, switching earlier will give you time to get everything in place.
Ian Walker 01782 326 644 ian.walker@fifteengroup.co.uk
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