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That means we now only have 4 years to plan how businesses prepare for December 2025. The short answer is they are old outdated systems that take too much time and money to run, the convergence of all services, voice, data, video to IP protocol means the maintenance of only one network so to summarise BT will […]
Introduction Your telephony system is the beating heart of your company. It’s the lifeline that keeps you in touch with customers and the golden thread that links employees, suppliers and partners. Unless you are in IT, you probably don’t spend that much time thinking about what your phone system does and doesn’t do. You’ve made
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COVID-19 forced companies to switch to remote working very quickly. Although this migration went reasonably well in a short period of time, there are a few pitfalls that business managers need to be aware of. After all, the implementation of remote working is broader and deeper than most organisations realize. To be successful in the
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Has it really been 6 years since BT announced the big switch off in 2025 for PSTN and ISDN? That means we now only have 4 years to plan how businesses prepare for December 2025. So why is BT withdrawing the PSTN and ISDN networks? The short answer is they are old outdated systems that take too much
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Microsoft has unveiled Teams Essentials, a version of Teams aimed at small businesses. It’s a standalone product that nestles between the free Teams plan and the features that come with a Microsoft 365 subscription. Teams Essentials costs £3 per user per month. It includes unlimited group meetings for up to 30 hours and as many as 300 participants,
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Microsoft Teams is one of the world’s leading unified communications tools. Since the Covid-19 outbreak, it is no surprise that the amount of users has increased significantly with over 75 million daily users worldwide. The situation of working remotely that we all find ourselves in, means that tools that allow remote working such as Microsoft
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Gather in, let’s all say it together, and whisper it if you have to. Are you ready? Teams isn’t quite as simple as Microsoft makes out, is it? Feels good to get that off our collective chests, right? Less Three Small Steps… A quick glance over the paperwork suggests that making a call with teams
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Introduction to the Guide In 2020 BT stopped the purchasing of ISDN lines and have announced plans to officially switch off ISDN network by 2025. Many businesses are now tasked with finding an alternative communication solution, this can be a challenging experience for any business. Here at ICA we have created an easy step by
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Who are Ripe Thinking Ltd? A busy contact centre was struggling with a failing on-site legacy dialer solution – and was not PCI compliant. Additionally, the legacy Avaya solution was unsupported and the speed restrictions on the leased line were not meeting the minimum requirement for the businesses cloud strategy. The ICA Solution ICA considered
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Microsoft’s recent Work Trend Index annual report illustrated how the digital intensity of workers’ days had increased substantially. Email is no exception, with the number of emails delivered to commercial and education companies increasing 40.6 billion over the past year. This intensity is showing no signs of slowing down. As businesses around the world move to a hybrid
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