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Switch-off 2027
PSTN switch-off9 min read

PSTN switch-off 2027: the 12-month action plan for UK businesses

BT Openreach retires the UK PSTN on 31 January 2027. Here is a plain-English audit, port and cut-over calendar so your phones never go dark.

Silux Call Team10 May 2026
AI voice
AI7 min read

AI receptionist vs human receptionist: the real UK cost in 2026

A flat-fee AI receptionist answers 24/7, books appointments and hands off to a human. We break down the numbers against a £2,000/mo answering service.

Silux Call Team2 May 2026
Security
Security6 min read

Pre-ring scam blocking: stop nuisance calls before the phone rings

HMRC, parcel and account-spoof calls are screened and dropped before a desk ever rings — a UK-first no other business VoIP provider ships.

Silux Call Team24 Apr 2026
Transcription
Transcription5 min read

Read your calls: searchable transcription and voicemail-to-text

Every recorded call and voicemail becomes searchable text with speaker separation and automatic PII redaction. Stop re-listening to find one detail.

Silux Call Team16 Apr 2026
UK numbers
Numbers7 min read

How to port your UK phone number to VoIP: STAC and PAC explained

Keep your existing 020, 0161 or 03 number. A step-by-step guide to STAC and PAC codes, timings and how to run both lines in parallel safely.

Silux Call Team8 Apr 2026
Phone systems
Phone systems6 min read

A complete hosted PBX for your SMB — no on-site hardware

Visual IVR, call queues, hunt groups, conference, find-me/follow-me, paging and a browser softphone — everything an office needs, hosted in the cloud.

Silux Call Team1 Apr 2026

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