If you’re looking for an affordable and effective solution to SIP trunk adoption in the UK, then this could be the perfect time for celebration. The latest release of SpliceCom’s ISIP portfolio – a range of cost-effective ISDN to SIP convertors have finally been announced to eliminate the remaining barriers to universal SIP access across the country. These simple and efficient “Primary”, and “Basic” rate devices are available to give resellers everything they need to help various businesses using legacy PBXs, by offering cost-effective access to the various benefits available from switching to SIP trunks.
Finally, those who have struggled to take advantage of SIP solutions in the past will have the opportunity to make the most of the financial and productivity benefits that the upgrade represents.
The Inspiration Behind ISIP
According to Stuart Bell, the head of sales in the UK and Ireland for SpliceCom, their channel partners had found that people who were still using ISDN trunks alongside PBX were doing so for three primary reasons. Either they were simply happy with the PBX that they already had and wanted to continue making the most of that asset, their existing PBX was unable to support SIP trunking, or they considered it “far too costly” to add SIP support into their existing PBX.
Unfortunately for those who consider SIP trunking to be outside of their budget, moving from ISDN to SIP services has been identified as a tried and tested solution for saving money on telephone call charges and trunk rentals. As a result, to make SIP more accessible for all businesses, the SpliceCom ISIP solution will allow businesses to begin enjoying more monthly savings to their average costs immediately – even if their existing PBX makes moving difficult. No change is required to a new system, all the enterprise needs to do is disconnect the trunks from the current ISDN 30 Primary or ISDN 2 Basic services and connect them to ISIP instead.
SIP Access for the Masses
This new affordable approach to SIP access is big news for a huge number of businesses in the UK. There are still around 2 million ISDN trunks being used in the UK according to Bell, and many of these services simply cannot be swapped directly to SIP at present, due to the fact that they’re either still in-contract, or the change is too expensive.
With the SpliceCom “SelectVoice” portfolio, the company can even provide the channel with a more comprehensive solution, including services from a SIP trunk angle, as well as 5,000 free minute each month to mobile numbers and UK landlines per trunk, and extensive connectivity in the form of leased-line services, Ethernet, and broadband.
For SpliceCom, their decision to give their partners immediate access to a huge legacy market was an easy one to make. After all, it’s a market that the traditional SIP providers simply cannot access at this time. SpliceCom believe that ISIP is just another example of their commitment to the UK network, meaning that they “never have to walk away from a voice deal again.”
