If you have a phone system that uses traditional copper-based ISDN or PSTN lines, it is likely that you will have been informed of the eventual switch-off for these connections. Openreach is disconnecting all copper-based telephone lines by 2025 and has already made a start switching...

Primary schools are upgrading their old phone systems to benefit from new features, including:Free calls to UK landlines and mobiles Increased line capacity to handle more incoming calls at once Handsets in every classroom, plus Wi-Fi handsets for staff working...

We have been talking about the switch-off of PSTN and ISDN telephone lines, and ADSL and FTTC broadband lines since Openreach announced its intention to withdraw these services back in 2020. Back then, we published a link to their video. Two years on, we felt it was time for a...

Telephone systems have been providing a vital service for businesses of all sizes for decades. The way we used phone systems depended on office culture and user expectations of how to communicate between customers, workers and managers. However, a lot has changed since the pandemic...

I enjoy regular contact with businesses across the south west and the south coast, so Salisbury is a city I often call. It has come as a bit of a shock to me to discover that many businesses there are not aware of the urgency of the Openreach copper withdrawal programme. Salisbury...

The following infographic looks at how three major events have come together to create an urgent need for UK businesses to update their phone systems.Openreach’s copper line withdrawal, Covid-19 and the departure of Panasonic from the telecoms market have all played their part in...

How can something new cost less? This is something I get asked every day but it’s true in many cases, especially when independent schools are hanging onto older technology that is just not worth the expense.Take a phone system. If you are using a traditional, on-site solution that...

Shortages are causing issues across multiple industries with a lack of cement, bricks, cars, bottled water, chicken, milkshakes and beer grabbing the headlines. In our industry, it is the semiconductor chips used in electronic devices that are causing the biggest headaches.  As...

swcomms and Gamma Horizon hosted a webinar on 26 January, 2021, to explain why key manufacturers, such as Panasonic and Toshiba, are pulling out of the telecoms market and what that means for your business if you are using one of their phone systems. Hosted by swcomms presales...

Digital transformation is all about providing the outstanding experience that customers expect in this digital age. It's a way for your business to differentiate and grow.   Businesses can further their digital transformation with unified communications apps to give them the...