VoIP. Is Phone by Wire Nearly Dead?

The proposal was 2025

(remember much of the PSTN up to the exchange is already IP internally)
https://www.openreach.co.uk/orpg/home/products/wlrwithdrawal/wlrwithdrawal.do

as referenced here
https://www.ofcom.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0032/137966/future-fixed-telephone-services.pdf

The current BT smart Hub 2

The TalkTalk Broadband Hub

The latest Sky Hub

All have a PSTN/'BT style' phone socket on them... in readiness


Many new estates have for some years only had Fibre broadand to the property.. no copper

Some by private companies such as 'see the light' 

Some by openreach, with (till recently) only BT offering services over IP. and Fibre to the property. 


Last years move to provide Fibre to the Property (FTTP) rather than the G.FAST and FTTC (cabinet) high speed broadband is part of that. Private companies are being subsidised to roll it out to existing locations.


So ultimately many people will have only copper from the green cabinet to the home until such time as they get a fibre connection.

Will it be 2025 ?

possibly not - like the turning off of 405 line TV...


It does leave the question of backup of phone services when (230v) power goes off - the 48v Phone supply will no longer be available to keep the phone (or in this case broadband) working 


And no, it does not mean it will be cheaper.. (though it should be)

many VoIP services are charged as highly as traditional services... 

The proposal was 2025

(remember much of the PSTN up to the exchange is already IP internally)
https://www.openreach.co.uk/orpg/home/products/wlrwithdrawal/wlrwithdrawal.do

as referenced here
https://www.ofcom.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0032/137966/future-fixed-telephone-services.pdf

The current BT smart Hub 2

The TalkTalk Broadband Hub

The latest Sky Hub

All have a PSTN/'BT style' phone socket on them... in readiness


Many new estates have for some years only had Fibre broadand to the property.. no copper

Some by private companies such as 'see the light' 

Some by openreach, with (till recently) only BT offering services over IP. and Fibre to the property. 


Last years move to provide Fibre to the Property (FTTP) rather than the G.FAST and FTTC (cabinet) high speed broadband is part of that. Private companies are being subsidised to roll it out to existing locations.


So ultimately many people will have only copper from the green cabinet to the home until such time as they get a fibre connection.

Will it be 2025 ?

possibly not - like the turning off of 405 line TV...


It does leave the question of backup of phone services when (230v) power goes off - the 48v Phone supply will no longer be available to keep the phone (or in this case broadband) working 


And no, it does not mean it will be cheaper.. (though it should be)

many VoIP services are charged as highly as traditional services...