Lines and calls

Does Your Business Need Mobile Signal Boosters? Mobile communications are playing an increasingly important role in business. Advancements in technology over the past few decades have transformed the way we communicate, on both a personal and a business level. These days, most businesses incorporate mobile technology into their communications strategies. The advantages of business mobiles…

BT’s Openreach has taken the next steps towards introducing its G Fast services. Late last week, internet service providers (ISPs) were briefed on how to join customer trials. In Friday’s briefing, Openreach tried to get providers on board for its NGA2  (Next Generation Access) products, which consist of G Fast as well as an improved FTTP on-demand…

Online copyright infringement is currently punishable by a maximum of two years imprisonment. This could increase dramatically to ten years, under new proposals by the government. A consultation launched on Saturday by the Intellectual Property Office and the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills are calling for tougher sentences for commercial infringement of copyright online….

Business Telephone Lines In this article, we detail the different types of business telephone lines, consider how they work and the types of businesses they are suitable for. PSTN/Analogue telephone lines PSTN lines are standard analogue telephone lines, and are the most basic option available. Mostly, they are only used by small businesses with minimal…

What are the Benefits of Call Recording Software? Many modern business telephone systems come with the option of call recording software. This is an extremely useful feature that enables all inbound and outbound calls to be recorded for playback at a later date. In this article, we consider the top 5 ways your business can…

The Benefits of Non-Geographic Telephone Numbers Non-geographic numbers, sometimes referred to as NTS (Number Translation Services), are numbers that are geographically independent of any area in the UK. This means that they do not begin with an area code. Consumers often dial non-geographic numbers for information, or to make payments for services. This article explores…

Types of Business Telephone System Selecting or upgrading your business telephone system can be a challenge. There are many different systems on the market, each offering various features and functionalities to suit businesses of diverse sizes and budgets. It is likely that one type of system will suit the unique requirements of your business much…

The Pros and Cons of Hosted Telephone Systems Hosted telephone systems are an option for both traditional Private Branch Exchange (PBX) and Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) systems. With a hosted telephone system, all of the equipment is housed by the service provider who also takes care of the telephone system support and maintenance. In…

Last week it was announced that Chinese technology company Huawei had purchased Amartus’ SDN business. Amartus are a Dublin based software company who also provide SDN service solutions. For those that don’t know, SDN stands for Software Defined Networking which gives network administrators a way to manage their equipment remotely, whilst being able to run…

In a world where blame claims are the norm and health and safety has gone mad, drones seem to make perfect sense for a number of risky tasks. One such area of risk to a company that could be eliminated is aerial work. Reducing the need for employees to climb to great heights to carry…