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The BIG BT Switch Off!

Is your business ready to blast out of the past and stream into the future…?

Would you believe it if I told you that by 2025 BT will have switched off it’s ISDN network? Well, just over a quarter of businesses are still unaware of BT’s plans… The result, a few too many businesses left without a phone system!

But why are BT taking such drastic measures? With the rate in which technology has advanced the old ISDN network has rapidly become out of date. Being over shadowed by IP based services, such as SIP and VoIP, the Integrated Services Digital Network will soon be an ‘Oh I remember that…’ conversation.

The internet has taken the world by storm; it was therefore only a matter of time before the old ‘revolutionary’ technologies became redundant. Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) and Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) are now a far superior way of communication. If you have an internet connection, you have a phone line. Essentially you have the freedom of being able to move your office wherever you need it to be.

Benefits – As fluffy as a cloud!

Cloud telephony is paving the way for businesses to stay integrated, resilient, expand with ease and, most importantly, be fully in control. BT removing ISDN from the equation will force businesses into the modern age. But is that really a bad thing? SIP and VoIP communication, known as cloud based telephony, enables businesses to be flexible at no extra cost. So why are so many businesses still putting off the move? Are you thinking: It’s easier to stay? The hassle of a new system is too much… We don’t have the time to upgrade!

Don’t be that company that’s hanging onto the 80’s! Leap forward to the future and join the cloud revolution.

If your business is looking to make the change contact one of the IBT team today to discuss your options – Trust us, you won’t regret it!