With the festive season upon us and the new year fast approaching, it’s the perfect time to take stock, review your business and start to make decisions for the upcoming year, particularly with an economic downturn on the horizon. If there is one resolution that should be at the top of your list, it’s switching to a VoIP phone system.

It won’t be news to most of us by now that BT will be switching off the old ISDN network in 2025. In fact, the move away from this outdated technology is already happening with many areas now not selling new copper lines. With this in mind, it is a good idea to beat that last minute rush and switch to a VoIP system now – here’s why.

It’s cost effective
Once a VoIP system is installed, using VoIP is significantly cheaper, in fact, some businesses have reported saving as much as 80% on recurring calls. With an economic downturn looming over us, cutting cost effectively is going to be at the forefront of many business plans. You can even save on international calls.

It’s remote work friendly
In this day and age remote working has become increasingly common. Fuelled by the 2020 pandemic, many employers and employees have reaped the benefits on not having to come into an office every day. A VoIP system makes it easy for your staff to communicate with customers and with each other as your team can simply take their VoIP handset home with them and plug it into a broadband router. It can even be installed onto mobile devices if you have staff that need to travel.

It’s suitable for businesses of all sizes

The quality of a VoIP system does not reduce when more users are added, so if you have a large workforce making a high volume of calls, you don’t need to worry about poor quality. VoIP is actually better quality and far cheaper than trying to install new phone lines. Plus, onboarding new staff is simple as they just need the handset – easy!

It has better functionality
VoIP systems really do come out miles ahead of alternative systems when looking at functionality. Hunt groups, dedicated call lines, auto attendant, shared contact lists and cloud-based features allows you to really tailor your communications system to suit your business and deliver the best results for your customers and staff.

It’s future proof

In a time of great economic uncertainty, future proofing will be a worry shared by many business owners. The thing we can say is that VoIP works over the internet and the internet is not going away. VoIP is agile and able to evolve and develop alongside other technological advances, making it the most reliable choice.  

Get in touch

Ready to get your phone system up and running for the new year? Give the Equations team a call today on 01237 420010 to discuss your upgrade options or to book a free review of your current system. 

At Equations, we’re specialists in helping you find the right phone system for your business. We understand that each business is unique, so all of our advice is tailored specifically to you.