{"id":161,"date":"2020-04-23T18:52:22","date_gmt":"2020-04-23T18:52:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/10.10.1.214\/?p=161"},"modified":"2026-11-04T18:52:39","modified_gmt":"2026-11-04T18:52:39","slug":"uc-for-hotels-mtu-mdu-or-campus-environments-with-analog-phones-part-i","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.patton.com\/index.php\/2020\/04\/23\/uc-for-hotels-mtu-mdu-or-campus-environments-with-analog-phones-part-i\/","title":{"rendered":"UC for Hotels, MTU\/MDU or Campus Environments with Analog Phones (Part I)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Many organizations support large numbers of analog handsets that still work\u2014and<\/em> that are an integral part of operations and life-safety processes. As the world shifts under their feet to ALL-IP communications, how can hotels, apartment-buildings, transportation, schools, and other campuses convert to IP or Cloud PBX systems without tossing out their functioning phones?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A related question is this:  Why would an organization switch to IP Telephony when it owns a plethora of bought-and-paid-for analog phones\u2014and a traditional PBX\u2014that all work just fine?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This post<\/strong> is Part I in a series about implementing IP telephony in high-density FXS environments [hotels, apartments, campuses] using analog POTS (plain old telephone service) phones.<\/em> According to Patton\u2019s Marc Aeberhard<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n

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The ALL-IP revolution has landed. Still, certain analog equipment will remain business-critical well into the future. For crucial business processes and workflows, hotels and MDU\/MTU operations (for example) will rely on legacy POTS-based equipment and services, probably forever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(SOURCE: Patton Announces the Industry’s Most Flexible High-Density FXS VoIP Gateway)<\/a> Well to answer question number two:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Compared to traditional PSTN service, internet phone service is cheap!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, switching out a traditional PSTN trunk for a SIP-trunk delivered by an internet telephony service provider (ITSP) offers next-generation replacement services, significant cost savings\u2014as well as such value-added features as music on hold and voicemail-email integration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Further, switching from a traditional POTS trunk to internet telephony\u2014a.k.a. Voice over IP (VoIP)\u2014offers many other advantages for hotels, apartment complexes, and campus organizations. . .<\/p>\n\n\n\n