In a pivotal moment for the telecommunications industry, BTs planned switch off of the old ISDN network in 2025 is fast approaching. In fact, the move away from this outdated tech is already well underway with many areas now not selling new copper lines at all and the existing lines quickly becoming defunct.  This shift is creating incredible opportunities for the advancement of tech across the board, enter Openreach’s newly launched Single Order Generic Ethernet Access (SoGEA) broadband service. 

In recent years the use of landlines in the UK has been declining which both supports and drives BTs move away from ISDN lines.  22% of UK homes don’t have a landline installed at all and the number of people paying for a landline they aren’t making use of is much higher.  For years, the only option to millions of customers looking for a new broadband service is to purchase it with a landline, incurring line rental charges on top of their broadband fee.  Not anymore!  

SoGEA is a revolutionary broadband only product on offer to UK customers.  Along with the phasing out of ISDN telephone lines, broadband services can now be offered on their own dedicated lines – it’s cheaper, more efficient and offers the perfect solution for those millions of homes not needing to use a landline. In fact this tech has existed for a while but the 2025 phone line revolution is the perfect opportunity to roll it out far and wide. 

Not to mention it also makes life much lower cost and fundamentally easier for those looking to make use of the enhanced functionality of a VoIP system.  As far as we’re concerned it’s a win win! 

If you’re ready to move with the times, give the Equations team a call on 01237 420010 to find out more about SoGEA.