What is ALL IP and why may it affect me!

ALL IP Upgrade project

In the UK, the upgrade to ‘All IP’ means the existing predominantly copper-based Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN), the foundation of the UK’s telephony network for many decades, will be entirely replaced by a faster ‘All IP’ fibre network and infrastructure.

Migration from PSTN to ‘All IP’ has already taken place in some areas in advance of its scheduled completion date of 2025. Some monitored premises have already started to benefit from the faster connection speeds and improved flexibility offered by ‘All IP’.

What are the key changes?

With the transition underway from June 2021, Openreach, the largest telecommunications provider of backbone connectivity for most other telecoms providers, has begun a phased ‘stop sell’ project discontinuing the supply of new PSTN lines and re-connections.

The ‘All IP’ network will be configured in two formats: ‘Fibre To The Premises’ (FTTP) and ‘Fibre To The Cabinet’ (FTTC), with FTTC being phased out at some future point in favour of FTTP. Backup power arrangements are fundamentally different in the ’All IP’ world. This means the provision of new backup power is essential and must be addressed to ensure continuity of alarm protection and monitoring when using an ‘ALL IP’ connection.

How may it affect your Intruder Alarm System?

If your current system relies on a telephone line (PSTN) to send intruder signals to you or the alarm monitoring centre (ARC) then the ALL-IP upgrade project will mean you will lose part of the Security System functionality.

There are new product solutions available which depending on your site, infrastructure and geographical location can use either Wi-Fi, IP or GPRS technology to overcome the loss of the telephone line whilst monitoring your system 24/7 and the alarm receiving centre will be notified of a fault

What should you do next?

Please contact Watson Alarms via the website enquiry form or email us at [email protected] or call us on 0800 838653 to allow us to arrange for one of our security surveyors to visit you and to carry out a free site survey and submit a non-committal specification/quotation to you.

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