What's happening? The Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) and Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) are the traditional infrastructure supporting the UK’s phonelines and broadband. However, these outdated systems are being phased out, with the stop-sell already put in place. The deadline for the switch-off has been extended to 2027. After that date, your legacy systems simply will not work.
The housing sector may not be the most obvious target of cyber criminality, but 25% of housing associations have suffered from a cyberattack in the last 12 months.
The healthcare system remains a significant ‘easy target’ for cyber criminals. As such, the rise of cyber-attacks in the UK should be a top concern for our healthcare system. 2023 data from Indusface revealed that 52% of health and social care businesses are disproportionately targeted compared to the 49% average of UK businesses, with the sector ranked fifth most likely to be attacked.
In recent years, housing associations have come under increased scrutiny as key issues in tenant satisfaction surfaced by the Social Housing White Paper and Regulator of Social Housing (RSH).
Public sector organisations looking to improve their networking and embrace new technologies can now do so through a new Crown Commercial Service framework, to which Wavenet has been awarded a place on five lots.
Consulting with property owners and developing technology solutions for the flex work space sector, our Wavenet Connected teams are often asked about innovation around the Metaverse.
Many small businesses get internet connectivity in what might be called the “traditional” way. That means they order a public switched telephone network (PSTN) telephone line (also known as a “landline”), and then order a broadband service on top of it.
In contact centres, managers say they can quite often struggle with staff shortages, making it difficult to maintain service levels.
Covid-19 only accelerated what was happening already. According to one calculation, over 101,000Gb of data crisscrosses the internet every second, and that astonishing figure is only going to rise.
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