Background

Plain Old Telephone Service (abbreviate as POTS) is an old technology that support people’s communication for over 100 years. POTS is stable and reliable, but that's if it's popular among people and operators are willing to maintain it. Today, due to the decrease of user, it leads to higher cost per user and longer maintenance time. POTS is being phased out.

Rising cost

In the past, FAX is highly reliant on POTS, especially for Medical and Business, FAX is nearly the only way to conduct valid and legal file transfers remotely.

Where is the future of FAX while POTS is being phased out? There are already many Cloud FAX platforms now, but for many office and hospital, replacing all the legacy FAX machine and move to cloud platform is not as straightforward as it looks. it’s not just about cost but also the habits of users.

Is there a way to get rid of POTS without replacing legacy devices and smoothly and seamlessly transition to New Technology？

With Flyingvoice POTS Replacement hardware, you can rest assured that all your FAX machines can seamlessly run on VoIP——the latest technology.

POTS Replacement Hardware Description

Flyingvoice POTS solution contains a reliable industrial LTE router, an 8 FXS ATA with BMS (Battery Management System), and an approved power bank.

The LTE router will normally act as redundant internet access with cellular. The PR08 is a multi-functional ATA, apart from extensive protocol support, PR08 combined with a Power bank (Up to two) can also act as a UPS system to your whole FAX system.

Flyingvoice POTS replacement hardware

The PR08 supports T.38 and T.37, providing great compatibility with mainstream FoIP solutions. Just connect your legacy FAX machine to the FXS port in PR08, and leave all the other things to the ‘Cloud’.

Flyingvoice POTS replacement in FAX

T.37 is 'store-and-forward' FAX, FAX from the FAX machine will first be processed to a TIFF image, and then turn into IP packets. In this way, the completeness of FAX can be retained well. With the FAX application server, sending and receiving will be as easy as when it’s on the old POTS. You no longer need to send and receive FAX through emails, keep the traditional FAX sending and receiving operation, and users do not need to change their operating habits.

FAX application server can process your FAX and deliver them correctly. The server also provides great security and reliability to deal with bad network situations.

T.38 is 'real-time' FAX, it is design to send FAX on an IP network. Today, most of IP PBX support the T.38 FAX and PR08 provide great compatibility to it, making IP-based FAX system easy to build and more reliable.

POTS Replacement Hardware Highlight

• Significant Monthly Saving

Due to the FCC’s Order, telecom providers have been increasing the pricing for existing POTS lines between 75% – 200%. Switch to POTS replacement service, you can save up to 60% on your monthly bill.

• Moving with next-generation technology

POTS lines are no longer legally required to be serviced by major carriers. don’t wait until the last minute, it is wisdom to take your system upgrade with Flyingvoice rather than keep outdated technology!

• 24h Standby

Flyingvoice’s POTS Replacement solution provides Internet backup & Power backup, giving your communication system great capability when facing a power outage or network failure, designed for 24-hour uninterrupted operation.

• Great Compatibility

Flyingvoice’s POTS Replacement solution provides you with T.38 and T.37 compatibility, making it flexible in solution deployment.

After more than 10 years of development, Flyingvoice has gained rich industry experience in VoIP and POTS solutions. We understand well that customers' needs for POTS replacement.

If you have any questions or would like to learn more, feel free to visit our website at https://www.flyingvoice.com/.