‘Our channel partners find that those still choosing to use ISDN trunks with their PBX, do so for one of three reasons,’ says Stuart Bell, Splicecom’s Head of Sales for UK & Ireland. ‘Either they’re happy with their existing PBX and want to continue ‘sweating the asset’ for as long as possible, their existing PBX can’t support SIP trunks, or, it’s far too costly to add SIP trunk support to their existing PBX.’
Splicecom’s ISIP ISDN to SIP Convertors allows businesses to enjoy monthly costs savings immediately, even when their current PBX is blocking a move to SIP. No change to their current system is required, just disconnect the trunks from the existing BT Primary Rate (ISDN 30) or Basic Rate (ISDN 2) service(s) and connect them to Splicecom’s ISIP ISDN to SIP Convertor.
‘And we’re not talking small numbers here’ continues Bell. ‘There are still around 2 million ISDN trunks in everyday use in the UK! Most of these are services that can’t be directly swapped for SIP at present, due to them either being still in-contract or for the three reasons previously outlined.’
‘The immediate availability of ISIP gives our partners immediate access to a large legacy market that the traditional SIP Service providers just can’t access at the moment. It’s one more example of our commitment to the UK channel, because with Splicecom they will never have to walk away from a voice deal again,’ concludes Bell.