The Decline of POTS Lines and Their Functions

POTS lines are antiquated phone call communications services being discontinued because they are considered an end-of-life technology, no longer profitable for telecom providers. Eventually, all POTS services will be phased out. POTS lines serve a variety of purposes, including voice communications, security alarms, emergency call boxes, fire panels, and more.

As POTS lines have been played a good role in large POTS voice or data application over decades, when we turn to a newer alternative solution, like VoIP, all the POTS replacement proposal are facing the same challenges.

Challenges in Transitioning from POTS to VoIP

VoIP was designed for digital phone calls, however fax, modem call and alarm panels can NOT work well with current VoIP network, because IP packets can get dropped or voice compress distortion will cause high failure rate. What’s more, we need to think about the local internet access and power outage circumstances when you ready get rid of POTS line.

-Internet access issue

In old telephone system analog data transmit via copper lines. With IP PBX system, VoIP terminals registered to IP PBX through Internet is necessary. Once we remove the copper lines for legacy analog devices, we need to provide reliable Internet access for VoIP technology.

VoIP technology

-Power outage circumstances

Traditionally, POTS lines were dedicated pairs of twisted copper wires, which worked by transmitting voltage through the copper wire connection. The phone companies would provide the support to those lines including power. However, regular VoIP system does not support power backup. When we lose the external power, VoIP phone system will not work.

Power Outages

-Protocol compatible issue

POTS lines largely be used in legacy communication including voice & fax calls, security systems, fire panels, and more. We would replace analog phone by IP Phone or adding ATA (analog telephone adapter) without changes with analog phone. However, fax call, modem data call and alarm systems do NOT work well with VoIP due to packet dropped or voice compress issues.

Fire Alarm Control Panel

Best choice for POTS Replacement

Now Flyingvoice bring one-stop POTS Replacement for you. Our solution contains three critical approval components, industrial LTE router stay reliable connection for internet access, power bank for 24 hours battery backup and ATA gateway can handle the multiple protocol communication.

It is the better choice to keep your legacy terminals, just replacing the POTS lines by Flyingvoice POTS Box, it is a turnkey solution for POTS replacement, including cloud service for device management and seamlessly integrates with legacy infrastructure. Don’t wait until last minute, it is wisdom to replace your POTS lines with Flyingvoice today!