The future is now! The UK's telephone network has been in use since the Victorian era.
The UK is now entering the Digital Age,with major work underway to enable 25 million properties to access ultrafast full fibre broadband by 2026. Once the fibre upgrade is nearing completion, it will be very expensive and replacement parts to maintain the old copper network won’t be available. That’s why our UK Network provider, Openreach, have made the
decision to switch off the old copperbased network by 31st December 2025.
What does this mean for you?
It means that your home or business will need to switch to a full fibre broadband service with an over-the-top voice service. With FTTP, broadband speeds will increase so you’ll be able to stream 8K TV or ultra-HD videos on multiple devices and working from home will be a breeze. It will give speeds up to 10x faster than current technologies, have 70-80% fewer faults than your current technology that relies on a mix of fibre cables and copper cables, leaving you with no more buffering or downtime, and it will future proof the nation for decades to come. As the copper network was originally built for telephony, anyone who needs a phone service will need to take advantage of new technologies that will help you to transition
into the Digital Age.
The way we work is changing
Historically, your broadband has required a phone line rental into your premises in order for this service to work. Now, if you want to retain your existing phone number, you’ll need to migrate it to a digital voice solution, supported by a broadband service.
Time to act
In September 2023, a nationwide block came into place where you will no longer be able to order new phone lines or legacy broadband technologies. This is to ensure that there is enough time to migrate everyone over to the new technologies All phone numbers, lines and broadband services must be migrated before December 2025, failing to do so will render your services inoperative (both for calls and broadband).
Future proof your lines and broadband today. Call our team on 0800 195 0123 or e-mail enquiries@utility-options.co.uk