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POTS replacement for life-safety systems: what installers need to know

Posted by Guest Blogger on May 27, 2026 10:27:00 AM

By Steve Fang, CTO | VP of Product, Vola Networks 

As traditional copper-based phone service (also known as the PSTN or POTS) is phased out across the country, tens of thousands of emergency communications devices are at risk of losing their lifeline. Elevator phones, fire alarm panels, burglar alarm systems, gate entry intercoms, and other life-safety devices were built to run on analog lines. And those lines are going away.

For telecom and UC installers and resellers, this situation is both a challenge and a significant opportunity. Vola Networks, a U.S.-based high-quality equipment provider, offers POTS (an acronym for plain old telephone service) replacement solutions tailored specifically for managed service providers (MSPs).

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Topics: Trends, Gateway, Regulations, Emergency communications, Facility Management

How Yeastar is pioneering unified communications in schools

Posted by Daniel Noworatzky on Jan 31, 2024 10:34:00 AM

Unified communications (UC) solutions have become indispensable for modern organizations, including K-12 schools. Yeastar's UC solutions provide services and essential flexibility to address primary and secondary educational institutions' unique challenges and specific needs.

This article delves into the need for unified communications in schools and the diverse advantages that Yeastar's systems bring to the education sector.

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Topics: Yeastar, Unified Communications, Emergency communications, Communication

Keep your VoIP E911 service in compliance with this checklist

Posted by Daniel Noworatzky on Feb 6, 2019 10:51:00 AM

Enhanced 911 (E911) works differently for VoIP than for PSTN landlines. With a few simple steps, you can make sure that 911 operators and first responders receive accurate location information from calls made from your network, so you can protect your workers and stay compliant with the prevailing regulations. To cover your bases, use our handy checklist below.
 

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Topics: VoIP, Regulations, Emergency communications

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In this blog you'll read our thoughts on business telephone systems. While a lot has changed in telecom since TeleDynamics was founded in 1981, we remain as committed as ever to delivering the best customer service in the industry.

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