The PSTN Switch-Off: How It Affects Your Business
The PSTN switch-off marks a significant shift in telecommunications that could affect your business’s connectivity and daily operations. Despite this change, millions of UK businesses still depend on PSTN or ISDN services.
Many exchanges have already implemented stop-sell policies, meaning new services like FTTC can no longer be provisioned. With Openreach scheduled to deactivate certain exchanges in 2024, it’s crucial to act now to prevent disruptions to your business operations.
What’s changing?
Openreach are disconnecting the old copper network and migrating all services to IP-based solutions.
When?
A stop-sell is already in place, but by the end of 2025, all PSTN services will be inactive.
Why?
The current network is old and difficult to maintain, as well as not being in line with modern technologies
What next?
Find out which technology in your business relies on these services, and make a plan to upgrade.
Also for home users who have Landline and wish to upgrade to IP-based solutions Vezeti can assist you to upgrade and also maintain your existing number.
