The PSTN Switch Off
What does the PSTN switch off mean for your business?
By Shaun Clayton, Unified Solution Specialist
What is the PSTN Switch Off?
The Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) is a legacy telephone network that has been used for many years to provide voice communication services and data connectivity over copper wires. However, with the high cost of maintaining and a higher demand for faster connectivity, plus the increasing popularity of digital technologies, such as Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) telephony and mobile phones, the use of PSTN has decreased significantly.
To keep up with the changing times, the UK have announced plans to phase out the PSTN network; commonly referred to as ‘The PSTN switch off’. This is the process of phasing out telephony over the old copper lines, meaning businesses are required to upgrade to newer communication technologies by 2027. The future is data-only connections. Although, this isn’t necessarily a bad thing…
The legacy network is limited in terms of data capacity and is not well-suited for modern businesses using the latest communication technologies such as video conferencing, hosted telephony, cloud-based file storage, and other business apps.
Welcomm to the biggest change to the UK Telephone Network
Business Telephony
By switching to digital technologies such as Voice over IP (VoIP) and Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) Trunking, businesses can enjoy a telephone system that provides better voice quality and greater flexibility for your staff to work remotely.
Data Connectivity
Upgrading to Fibre To The Premise (FTTP) data connectivity or Single Order Generic Ethernet Access (SoGEA) will give you access to a much faster and more reliable business broadband connection without the need for a traditional PSTN line at all.
Work with the best partner for support.
To ensure that your business is not affected or disrupted by the upcoming switch off, you need to work with a partner willing to go above and beyond for your business.
To understand your next steps and access expertise from experienced telephony and data connectivity engineers, book a call today.
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“Welcomm are a professional, reliable and well managed organisation. You have gone above and beyond on numerous occasions to help me. The training session on Horizon was clear and personable – I appreciate the patience you showed members of the team who are less familiar with such technologies. All of this is why I am very keen to work with Welcomm longer term.”
