The Great British Landline Switch-Off Is Coming – It Could Spell Trouble for IT Leaders

PSTN switch off – businesses must hang up on landline phones

The phone network used by traditional landline phones will be switched off by January 2027. These phones use a network known as the public switched telephone network (PSTN), which runs on out of date technology that’s costly to maintain. Research from the National Business Communications revealed that 62.1 per cent of businesses still used a landline phone in 2023. But if your business is one of the many that still uses a landline, it doesn’t me…

The Great British landline switch-off is coming – it could spell trouble for IT leaders

Businesses need to prepare now, as many pieces of equipment and vital services still rely on legacy systems