05/06/2026
The UK’s telecommunications infrastructure is undergoing one of the most significant transformations in decades. Openreach is phasing out the legacy copper-based Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) and ISDN services, replacing them with a fully digital, IP-based network. Before the end of the decade, traditional analogue phone lines will be switched off permanently.
The UK’s telecommunications infrastructure is undergoing one of the most significant transformations in decades.