ISDN PRI T1 End of Life

Nearly all service providers have announced dates in the 2020s as the end of life for the ISDN and PSTN - T-1 PRI. Understandably, retiring the ISDN leaves customers with the challenge of reviewing their options before the network switch off. Luckily for these businesses, Tec-Tel has been preparing for this situation for years, developing a portfolio of products designed to ease the transition from PSTN and ISDN to full Voice over IP (VoIP) and Unified Communications (UC) service.

What is the ISDN?

In the late 1980s, the public switched telephone network (PSTN) received a massive upgrade. Implementing new digital signaling protocols, such as Basic Rate Interface (BRI) and Primary Rate Interface (PRI), allowed the traditional circuits of the PSTN to transport voice services digitally as packets of data.

Opening the door for a number of value-added services from service providers, the new ISDN was born and enjoyed widespread adoption across the World.

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ISDN Switch Off

This technology was revolutionary and defined twentieth century communications. But as the world has grown comfortably into the twenty-first century, these technologies now represent an expensive liability as the aging network struggles to keep up with the demands of the modern world.

Thus, nearly all service providers have announced dates in the 2020s as the end of life for the ISDN and PSTN. T-1 PRI

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What is TEC -TEL’s Solution?

Understandably, retiring the ISDN leaves customers with the challenge of reviewing their options before the network switch off. Luckily for these businesses, Tec-Tel has been preparing for this situation for years, developing a portfolio of products designed to ease the transition from PSTN and ISDN to full Voice over IP (VoIP) and Unified Communications (UC) service.

In fact, TEC-TEL’s solutions allow businesses to migrate at their own pace without getting left behind and without service.

Businesses ready for a major communications overhaul will find TEC-TEL’s on-premise and cloud hosted UC business phone systems the perfect full service solution with hardware, phones, accessories, and services like fax and SIP trunking service available from the same vendor.

Those that need more time to transition their network or that simply want to get a little more life out of their existing PBX solution will find in TEC-TEL’s variety of VoIP gateways and other offerings the right hardware and services to connect their existing equipment to the IP network.

Regardless of the pace at which a business is seeking to migrate, TEC-TEL is confident they will find switching to VoIP advantageous not only in its long-term cost effectiveness but also in productivity that can be gained by incorporating Unified Communications into the business workflow.

Let us review your current service needs and introduce you to a new better way of servicing your PBX.

Tec-Tel has the answers!