The 2025 SHUTDOWN IS GETTING CLOSER, ARE YOU READY?
In 2025, BT will conduct major changes to its services, as a result permanently shutting down ISDN and traditional PSTN services. This means that some existing phone systems will not work past this date.
Over 2 million UK businesses will be affected by the switch off, primarily small businesses. Businesses with a heavy use of fax machines or landlines telephones will feel the biggest impact.
WHY IS BT SHUTTING DOWN THEIR ANALOGUE SIGNALLING PHONE SYSTEMS?
ISDN and traditional PSTN networks are known as “traditional telephony”. This system allows calls to be made over copper telephone lines using analogue signalling. As of 2023, BT will no longer offer businesses the ability to acquire ISDN and PSTN. Following this, the total BT’s ISDN shutdown will occur in 2025.
The end the use of analogue phone lines will subsequently move communications technology into an entirely digital space. SIP trunking, which is essentially a virtual telephone line, is now set to overtake ISDN.
WHAT IS A PBX SOLUTION?
It’s a term that’s used fairly frequently, but are you confident you know exactly what a private branch exchange or PBX telephone system really is?
Essentially, it’s a business telephony solution switching calls between members of an organisation on local lines, while letting all users share a certain number of outside telephone lines.
The key purpose of a system like this is to save the cost of need a separate line into the phone company’s central office for each user.
The organisation owns and runs the PBX rather than the phone company, and today’s systems use digital rather than an analogue technology.
If your business is still using a traditional PBX solution, you’re not enjoying enhanced efficiency and communication capabilities which could be available by making the move to a hosted solution.
ARE YOU GETTING THE BEST FROM YOUR CURRENT PBX SOLUTION?
So… do you really know everything that your PBX has to offer? Do you have the latest version available?
We’ve found that a large number of companies are still using outdated business telephone systems, also known as PBX’s.
As well as being more costly, these systems are less flexible and less secure.
A good PBX can increase your efficiency, save costs and work around you.
WHY VoIP IS THE WAY FORWARD.
VoIP, which stands for voice over Internet protocol, has greatly improved the way businesses communicate between themselves and with their clients.
VoIP is the epitome of working smarter in 2024.
This technology enables employees to make phone calls over the Internet, eliminating the need for traditional landlines.
With VoIP, communication is no longer tied to a physical location; it can happen anywhere, anytime.
VoIP systems offer more than just voice calls—they support a wide range of functions, including text messaging, video conferencing, and more.
Advanced VoIP solutions also come with powerful features like call forwarding, call analytics, voicemail-to-email transcription, and auto-attendants, giving businesses tools that far surpass traditional landline capabilities.
With the widespread availability of high-speed broadband and advances in software, using the Internet for communication has never been easier.
VoIP systems are quick to install and can transform your business communications with just a phone call.
So, call in Maximum Networks on how to transition to VoIP!
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