By January 2027, the UK’s communications infrastructure’s move from analogue to IP is planned to be complete. Yet not all local authorities and housing providers are fully ready for the change, and the impact it may have on its technology estate and the people it supports.
Tunstall is here to help, with advice and solutions throughout the process tailored to your specific needs.
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How can Tunstall help telecare providers?
Why digital?
Currently, most people have analogue phones that plug directly into a socket on the wall. As we see demand for technology such as laptops, tablets, and smart devices increasing, the UK’s communications infrastructure needs to be upgraded to accommodate increased use.
This has resulted in national telecoms infrastructure providers upgrading their networks, gradually replacing analogue lines with digital ones, which will require phones to be connected to an analogue telephone adapter (ATA) box or router provided by the user’s communications provider (phone company). Openreach plans to complete works by 31 January 2027, increasing system capacity and capability, as well as providing a foundation for future technological advancement.
he transition to digital presents both opportunities and challenges to health, housing, and social care providers. The upgrade to the UK’s communications network along with advancing digital technology solutions has the potential to transform service delivery, making it more person-centred, preventative, and efficient, enabling data and information to be collected, analysed and interpreted, improving services for citizens.
Telecare technology has a key role to play in enabling services to be delivered in innovative ways, placing citizens at the heart of their decision making. It is relatively low-cost, helps citizens to stay living in a place of their choice for longer with increased quality of life, plays a part in avoiding hospital admissions and often prevents or at least delays the need for residential care.
Opportunities for the telecare sector:
Solutions
Whether you’re a local telecare service, monitoring centre or housing provider, here’s how we can help…
Tunstall Lifeline Digital is our next generation home hub supporting IP alarm protocols and the analogue to digital transition. It’s the most advanced Lifeline hub we’ve ever produced, with superb connectivity providing a platform for highly personalised and efficient care solutions and an improved user experience.
Tunstall pioneered the UK warden call market and has been installing, supporting and monitoring group living solutions for decades. Communicall Digital continues this legacy, combining our long-established expertise with modern technology to deliver a reliable service, increased efficiency and an enhanced quality of life.
An extensive range of devices that can be combined and adapted over time to meet individual care needs and blend with their circle of support.
