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16 August, 2022

Research among regional councils in England and Wales says widespread disruption will follow 2025 withdrawal of PSTN

London, UK. 15 August 2022 – A Freedom of Information (FOI) request by Maintel, a cloud and managed services provider, reveals that 23 of the 40 (56%) local government councils across England and Wales that responded have no strategy for the Wholesale Line Rental (WLR) withdrawal of Public Switch Telephone Network (PSTN) and Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) services.

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19 May, 2022

The 19th century called, it wants its phone system back

Recent Ofcom (UK communications regulator) data found that if business landline numbers continue to drop at their current rate, they will be all but extinct within just six years. But would this be a bad thing? The landline has enabled connectivity from 1876, so is it time for an upgrade? Here, Douglas Mulvihill, UK marketing manager at business phone system provider Ringover, explains why businesses should move on from the landline.

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02 February, 2022

Are you switched on for the big switch off?

The countdown clock keeps ticking. We’re just three years away from turning off the public switched telephone network (PSTN), but many businesses remain unprepared. While love for the traditional landline continues to dwindle, businesses remain unsure about their options for the future. Here, Ginelle Bell, UK country manager of VoIP phone system provider Ringover, outlines the future of telephony, and how organisations can get switched on for the switch off.

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06 August, 2020

Laying the connectivity foundations for the post-lockdown world

As the post-lockdown landscape begins to take shape, the dust is settling on the new normal, says Paul Beacham, senior manager, Data Networking Portfolios at BT Wholesale. While the government has asked people who can, to return to offices, in reality business premises will be housing far fewer employees than pre-lockdown levels. (more…)

21 November, 2018

Connectivity – the danger of buying what you’re sold

We all know what happens when there’s a monopoly. Regardless of industry or product, consumers have limited – or no – choice, and end up paying whatever the suppliers in the monopoly dictate, writes Nick Johnson, the chief executive of Evolving Networks.

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23 May, 2018

KCOM partners with Amdocs to deliver service-based next generation network services

KCOM, a provider of communications, applications and integration services to the UK enterprise and consumer market, has selected an Amdocs service delivery platform to enhance its new next generation network infrastructure. (more…)

23 May, 2017

CSPs have just three years to tap into ISDN switch-off opportunities

Communications service providers (CSPs) are at risk of missing a golden opportunity from the switching-off of ISDN and PSTN lines in 2025, warns Paul Clarke, the UK manager of 3CX. According to Ofcom’s The Communications Market 2016 report, the number of ISDN lines in the UK stood at three million in 2015 but, when British Telecom stops selling new lines in 2020, a large proportion of the businesses using those lines will have no option but to explore IP-based communication. This in turn gives service providers the opportunity to open new revenue streams by offering businesses of every size, in every industry, the tools, services and support they need to modernise their communications. Time is running out for them to adapt and begin educating its customers. (more…)