The analogue switch-off is a hard deadline
Traditional analogue phone lines are being withdrawn across the UK. Anything relying on them — phone systems, alarms, lift lines, some card terminals — needs migrating to an IP alternative.
What a good system includes
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- Number porting so you keep your existing number
- Auto-attendant, hunt groups and out-of-hours routing
- Mobile app so staff can take office calls anywhere
- Call recording where your sector requires it
Your broadband has to support it
Each concurrent call needs roughly 100kbps in each direction with low jitter. Upload capacity, not download, is the usual constraint — another reason to check the upstream speed before signing a phone contract.
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