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TDM Upgrade Accelerate Kit
TDM Upgrade Accelerate Kit
TDM Upgrade Accelerate Kit
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TDM Upgrade
Accelerate Kit
Help your customers make the final decision
of switching from TDM PBX to IP telephony and
unified communications solutions
Table of
Contents
A Quick Look into TDM PBX: the Past and the Present 1
Is TDM Dead? 3
Carriers Are Phasing Out ISDN/PSTN While Vendors Sunsetting TDM PBX 4
Reverse Your Customers' "If It Isn't Broke, Don't Fix It" Attitude 6
8 Signs That Your Outdated TDM Phone System is Hurting Your Bottom Line 7
What is TDM & What is TDM (Time Division Multiplexing) is a method of transmitting
TDM PBX and receiving multiple signals over the same medium. It allows
telephone companies to migrate from analog to digital and is
widely used in ISDN telephone lines and PSTN networks.
However, the advent of IP-based PBX systems in the late 1990s and
early 2000s marked a major shift in the telecommunications industry.
The Rise of VoIP and Instead of sending data packets over a traditional circuit-switched
IP PBX network, VoIP converts voice into digital data packets that can be
transmitted over your local area network (LAN) and the external
wide area network (WAN) to enable phone calls. Simply put, VoIP
uses the Internet rather than physical switches to route calls.
There are still some businesses using TDM PBX systems for legacy
reasons or because of their preference for
the reliability and security of traditional
telephone networks.
Why Are TDM Phone TDM systems have been in place for quite a long time. Using
Systems Becoming dedicated telephone lines with existing infrastructure ensures
At the end of the day, the new, modern VoIP technology determines
the demise of the legacy TDM technology.
Sunsetting TDM PBX transition varies depending on the carrier, the country, and the level
of adoption of IP-based communication technologies.
With this downward trend and shrinking market demand, several big-
name vendors, including Panasonic, Samsung, Nortel, and Shortel
have discontinued their legacy PBX systems in recent years. The
majority of the industry has been shifting focus toward IP telephony
or cloud-based voice solutions over the past two decades. It is just
a matter of time before TDM PBXs are completely replaced by these
more modern and efficient communication technologies.
Why Are Lots of Businesses Although TDM is reaching the end of its life, this old technology
Still Hanging on to TDM apparently has a long tail as a lot of TDM-based systems are still
PBX? working just fine and businesses simply do not like changes.
According to our recent poll on LinkedIn, 61% of respondents said
that over 50% of the customers in their local markets are still using
TDM PBXs. What holds them back from the upgrade?
They simply don't see the benefits and don't care about the fancy
features.
It is somewhat difficult for organizations to realize the productivity
gains and value for money that comes with an IP PBX when their
existing phone system can still serve their basic calling needs. As
long as there are no major issues causing business disruption,
even in some cases, the user experience is not that smooth and
satisfactory, these "minor" issues can be ignored or tolerated.
Existing Hardware Investments The migration may raise objections from within the company.
Management may worry about staff training and the learning curve
of a new system. Many IT professionals and other employees are
Skeptical Employees already familiar with TDM PBX systems and may prefer to stick
with what they know. The operations team may be concerned about
infrastructure hassles and system downtime.
Deployment Timeline
Some transition processes can be years, with several challenges
along the way.
Vertical Demands During the transition, there may be some downtime as the new
system is installed and configured. In some cases, the existing
legacy infrastructure may not be compatible with IP ones, which
requires additional investment in new equipment and infrastructure
to ensure a successful switch.
The question "should companies stay with TDM or make the move
to SIP" is not a hard one to answer. VoIP is a clearly better option
either from a technical perspective or in terms of value for money
and usability. However, organizations are not likely to replace legacy
TDM PBXs until they relocate, the business outgrows the current
system, or the PBX just breaks down.
How much did you spend on expanding your TDM PBX system the
last time you had a surge in call volume or staffing? Guess it was
not a small amount.
Worse yet, not only do you have to purchase boards that may
exceed actual needs, but you also have to buy them from the same
vendor as the rest of your components to ensure compatibility.
It is also risky to stick with the old TDM system given that more and
more vendors ring the death bell of the TDM PBX every year. The
parts will become more difficult to find and qualified technicians
for support will also be fewer.
For MACs (moves, adds, and changes) to the existing settings, you
also need to contact your telephone service provider in advance.
Therefore, maintenance contracts become a necessity to keep
everything working as your vendor or service provider is your only
backup when things get problematic.
6 Your employees are tied to their desks to make and receive calls.
TDM PBX systems are typically not designed with mobility in mind.
They are often limited to physical desk phones connected to the
PBX system via hard-wired connections, making it difficult for
employees to work remotely or on the go. Your employees also
have no access to advanced features like softphone applications,
presence, and instant messaging.
While some TDM PBX systems may offer limited remote access to
voicemail or call forwarding, they are often not as robust or flexible
as modern IP phone systems.
Configuration Errors
Less upfront costs but more expenses on ongoing More upfront costs but a higher return on investment
maintenance and support over time
Cannot offer native support for unified communications Typically offers a range of native UC features
Works fine for SMEs with a fixed number of phone Preferred by organizations that prioritize flexibility,
lines and basic calling needs scalability, and productivity
Upfront costs
IP PBX may have higher or lower You may need to upgrade the If your employees prefer physical
upfront costs than your existing corporate network infrastructure desk phones, it may be necessary
TDM phone system depending to support VoIP. The ongoing to purchase new IP phones or
on the vendor, the number of cost of bandwidth is another adapters to connect existing phones
extensions, the feature set, consideration, as IP PBX requires to the new IP PBX. Alternatively,
and any additional hardware or a reliable and fast internet softphones can be a more flexible
software requirements. connection to function properly. and mobile-friendly endpoint option.
Unlike TDM PBXs, which require additional equipment, SIP trunking providers usually offer a range of
boards, and phone lines to support new users or pricing plans, including pay-per-minute, unlimited,
extensions, IP PBXs offer a more flexible way to and packages with specific numbers of channels
expand the system. In general, it usually involves the or simultaneous calls, which tend to be more cost-
purchase of additional licenses or subscriptions and effective and flexible than PSTN/ISDN options. In
possibly equipment upgrades to accommodate the many cases, businesses can save anywhere from
increased capacity. This can be a significant cost 20% to 50% on their monthly phone bills by switching
saving for companies with seasonal fluctuations in to SIP trunking.
call volume and a fast-growing workforce.
With phone calls routed over the Internet, IP PBX Featuring a more compact and streamlined hardware
saves you a lot as opposed to TDM PBX which relies design, IP PBX typically has fewer components and is
on traditional telephone lines. VoIP makes local calls easier and less expensive to maintain and repair. The
free, long-distance charges minimal, and international remote administration ability also helps cut down on
rates as low as cents. Consolidating voice, data, and the amount of time and resources required to manage
broadband services with a single provider also results the system.
in cost savings.
Debunking 8 1 “My phone system is working fine so there is no need to plan for
TDM to IP Migration
It is not just about fixing current issues, but also about preparing
for future needs and potential issues. PSTN/ISDN will be
completely shut down in the very near future. As TDM technology
is becoming outdated, it can be increasingly difficult and costly to
find replacement parts and support. In terms of functionality, by
not upgrading, you could also miss out on great opportunities to
improve call efficiency and business operations.
People are wary of VoIP because it runs over the Internet instead
of physical phone lines. However, IP PBX uses quality of service
(QoS) technology to prioritize voice traffic over other types of data
traffic. With built-in redundancy and failover capabilities, even in the
event of a disaster or outage, the system can automatically switch
to a backup location or system to ensure that calls continue to be
processed.
Encryption Firewalls 7 "Switching to VoIP means you have to change your phone
number."
With number porting, you can rest assured that your phone number
will stay the same, no matter what type of phone system you use.
Be sure to check with your provider to make sure your number is
eligible to port. In addition, by using IP PBX, you can easily add
virtual phone numbers for other locations or use cases to establish
a local presence in different areas without having to physically
office there.
Plan Network
Unlike TDM PBX, an IP communications solution shares the
network with data and other applications, which requires prevention
against VoIP hacking and attacks coming from the Internet. In
addition to the basic practices such as using strong passwords and
keeping the system updated, it is essential to block unauthorized
Security Test Run
access with the firewall, restrict the use of outbound calls from
each vulnerable end-point, disallow anonymous incoming calls, and
set up alerts to notify you of any breaches.
Test every aspect of your network and IP PBX system before the full
implementation, particularly hardware and software components,
internal and external calling, audio quality, significant features,
compatibility of trunks and endpoints, and 3rd party integration.
It would be great if your administrator and employees can have
a trial of the new system to see if it is easy to manage and use.
Furthermore, a roll-back plan that allows for turning things back to
the TDM option can also reduce risks if the VoIP system doesn't
perform to your expectations.
Yeastar's TDM-to-IP An all-IP approach ensures high scalability and flexibility, which
Migration Solution Brief is best suited for businesses with multiple locations or remote
workers, as well as those with high call volumes or complex call
routing requirements. It can also be beneficial for businesses
looking to simplify their communications infrastructure.
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Organizations that prefer more control over their systems can
install it on industry-standard servers or virtual environments,
users reducing the need for additional hardware investments.
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ISDN
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Instant Messaging
Call Center
Phonebooks
Call Accounting
CRM Integration
Helpdesk Integration
API
Video Conferencing
Call Forwarding Ring Group Auto Provisioning Mobile Client (iOS & Android)
Call Monitoring Paging & Intercom Bulk Import & Export Desktop Client (Windows & MacOS)
Call Recording Monitor Presence Status User Role & Permissions Native Contact Management
(Extension, Ring Group, Queue, Parking Slot) (Personal Contacts, Company Contacts)
Call Flip Operation Logs
Drag & drop Dispatch Call Audio Conferencing
Call Switch Event Logs & Notifications
Advanced Call Control WebRTC Audio Call
Call Transfer Backup and Restore
Call Waiting Custom Prompts Troubleshooting
Function Keys on Web Client
Conference Rooms Music on Hold Network Drive Select & Dial with Hotkey
DND (Do Not Disturb) T.38 Fax SRTP & TLS Call Encryption Pop-up URL
DOD (Direct Outward Dialing) Remote Extensions Password Policy Enforcement Microsoft Teams Integration
CID-based & DID-based Call Business Hours & Holidays Auto & Static Defense Headset Integration
* Available for P-Series Appliance and Software Edition only. The Cloud Edition doesn't require the feature for remote connectivity.
Hardware Architecture
Most TDM systems, such as Panasonic and NEC, rely P-Series Appliance Edition is a compact system with a
heavily on proprietary cabinets and cards. It requires customizable modular design for easy scalability and
extra investments, efforts, and specialized expertise to flexibility. P-Series Software Edition can be install on your
add or remove hardware components and to expand and own private and secure hardware servers, allowing for
maintain the system. greater control over the configuration and customization.
Licensing Model
TDM PBX systems usually have complex and hard-to- Yeastar offers a simpler and more flexible licensing
understand licensing structures. The licensing fees for model, there are 4 subscription plans available to choose
certain features can be relatively high. It is not financially from based on customers' specific businesses, which also
wise for businesses with budget constraints to stick with bring in recurring monthly or yearly revenue for resellers.
such systems.
4 monthly or
subscription yearly revenue
plans
TDM PBX has low compatibility with the majority of Yeastar supports a wide range of SIP-based devices and
devices on the market, such as IP phones and intercom native, easy integration with third-party systems, including
systems, as well as poor integration with 3rd-party CRM, helpdesk, Microsoft Teams, and Hotel PMS. You
business applications, leaving it working in a silo in a can also build custom integrations via API to extend the
business's tech stack. functionality of the PBX system.
TDM PBX is inherently incapable of offering the same The P-Series comes with a wider range of built-in features,
level of UC features as modern VoIP systems. A lot of such as advanced call handling, voicemail, call recording,
license-based advanced features are also costly and time- IVR, etc., a rich set of UC features, including video
consuming to implement, increasingly posing challenges to conferencing, instant messaging, presence, etc., and a
keeping up with evolving customer needs. unified communications experience across all devices.
Learning Curve
TDM PBX is typically complex to set up and operate, With a simpler and more user-friendly interface and easier
requiring significant training and experience to use configuration and management, the P-Series is way more
effectively. The complex user interface and management accessible to even non-technical staff. Yeastar also
functions can be another barrier for some users and provides a comprehensive knowledge base, video tutorials,
administrations to take full advantage of it. and training courses for users to quickly get started.
Revenue Opportunities
TDM PBX often involves a significant investment in Yeastar's cloud PBX solution and subscription-based
licenses and hardware, potentially limiting resellers' ability pricing model enable resellers to access a new customer
to offer competitive pricing and flexible packaging options base and build a more predictable and stable revenue
to customers and still generate enough revenue to cover stream, compared to one-time sales of traditional PBX
their own costs and make a profit. systems.
Channel Enablement
As TDM PBX is going out of date, such systems are no With over 17 years of experience in the industry, Yeastar is
longer a major part of the vendor's lineup. Some channel 100% channel-focused and offers a comprehensive partner
programs have been criticized for lacking support, program with the tools, resources, and support channel
training, marketing, and other necessary resources to help partners need to sell, install and support Yeastar products
partners succeed. and solutions.
At the very beginning, the customer operated Yeastar in parallel with the old Panasonic system for a month and gave it a
trial run. The flexibility, ease of use, and the broad range of features were the primary selling points to the customer after
experiencing Yeastar in person. Adopting the new Yeastar solution for a year, everything works like a charm and once again
proves to be the right decision made.
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Enter a New World of Communication
The installation of the Yeastar P560 has completely changed the way ZBM-
TBS handled communication and connection before. They’re impressed
by its flexibility, intuitive web GUI, simple system management, and cost-
effectiveness.
The biggest advantage of the
Effortless System Configuration Yeastar P-Series PBX System
Transitioning from Panasonic to Yeastar P-Series has turned out to be is the fact that it comes with
frictionless. It does not require any additional training and all the peripheral three variants, together with
devices such as Gigaset DECT phones, can be easily registered thanks to a whole series of gateways.
Yeastar’s Auto-Provisioning feature. The more familiar we are with
Yeastar P-Series, the more we
A More Dynamic Workforce find the solutions attractive.
Linkus Mobile Client and DECT phones have greatly contributed to the
increase in employee mobility at ZBM-TBS. Employees between branches can
check the real-time status of their colleagues or dial their extension, which Adam Ficek,
also helps save costs.
Product Manager of Yeastar
Service Level Significantly Improves Solutions at FICEK ANNA
Of all the powerful features offered by Yeastar P-Series, the customer mostly
appreciates IVR, Queue, Call Recording, and Call Reports. As a result, the
company’s daily communications have been improved.
Background Challenge
Founded in 1915, Caja Popular de Ahorros With Yeastar’s solution, CPA would like to respond to two
(CPA) is a well-known insurance company major challenges in its new building. On the one hand, the
in Argentina, setting up a head office and 27 internal communications should be smoothened and possible
branch offices throughout Tucuman and other ways should be created to support 0800 operators to handle
provinces in the country. With 106 years of the calls when they are working from home. On the other
experience in insurance business, it has evolved hand, the supervision management team should be allowed to
into a leading organization that manages obtain metrics of the operators' effectiveness, including quality
multiple business units including Gaming, ART, audit of customer service, call volumes and activities of each
Insurance, Credit Cards and Personal Loans. operator.
With the help of Marcelo Dulac, the Argentina-based Yeastar’s partner, 1 Yeastar P560, 2 TA810 Gateways, and 1 TA410
Gateway were deployed in CPA's new building as the backbone to support the entire phone system. One of the reasons
that CPA chooses Yeastar is its proven interoperability with any third party analog or VoIP systems. In this project,
Yeastar products interoperated well with analog trunks from Telecom Argentina Company, Fanvil IP Phones, speakers,
and other third-party intercom devices.
With Yeastar products coordinated with 38 Fanvil X1SP, 4 Fanvil X4/G, and 1 Fanvil X210, the communications between
CPA's two business units, Insurances and ART, are more instant and more effective than that of other offices. Linkus
Mobile Client transforms the cell phones into office extensions, so the 0800 operates can handle the customers’ calls
when they are working from home. Thanks to the economical Call Center solution brought by Enterprise Plan of Yeastar
P560, the Insurance and ART business units operates as two independent companies, auditing the effectiveness of
customer service operators on their own.
Background Challenge
The Municipality of Greater Amman, the GAM used to deploy separate phone systems on different sites –
capital of Jordan, is a financially indepen- proprietary PBXs from Panasonic, NEC, Alcatel, Multitk, and Avaya,
dent national organization (a municipality yet the complex, disconnected telephony network left little space for
in all aspects) established to make the city flexibility and was starting to affect the level of service. It was incredibly
a better place. Serving a city population expensive to scale and the IT administration is solely dependent on
of over 4 million and 22 administrative proprietary PBX vendor support. The organization was seeking for a
areas, the organization currently has over future-proof solution upgrade that could bring in new features and
500 employees and over 100 distributed help the organization get rid of a mix of $270,000 annual expenses on
offices handling municipal tasks on en- PBX maintenance and licensing fees.
vironmental, health, organizational, and
infrastructure dimensions. They need to connect distributed employees from over 100 sites
and reserve existing infrastructure wherever possible. Plus, the new
system should has a solid call center plan to support hundreds of call
agents, and keep up with the changing workplace dynamic, so calls
can be handled from anywhere with the best operational efficiency
As a public institution, GAM was required to solicit proposals from multiple vendors. And Yeastar won the RFP on all
counts: functionality, ease of use, flexibility, and cost.
With the help of GTTCO, the Jordan-based Yeastar Distributor, a complete Yeastar UC solution of two P570 PBX (with
Enterprise Plan subscribed), four K2 IP-PBX, together with 134 Yeastar TA FXS Gateways were successfully deployed
to on GAM’s dispersed offices to build a connected communications network. Upon deployment, the organization’s 500
Yealink IP phones were automatically provisioned and its IT teams quickly took control. In addition, as Yeastar P-Series
and K2 IP-PBX are open standard PBX, they can be easily integrated with the organization’s other infrastructure, and
GAM personnel didn’t need any additional training or support to use their new, intuitive telephony solution.
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Initially, the city had all these different systems and now we have Yeastar for all. It helped us connect all sites and
cut communications expenses dramatically. With all the features and easy administration, we’ll now have more resources to
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serve the city and people.
EDGEMAGA assisted the client to deploy Yeastar P-Series PBX in their data center. The migration process only took less than
1 hour with a minimum impact on the client’s operation. The Rodin Group is extremely impressed and very happy with the
new Yeastar solution, mostly for its modernity, ease of use, fast deployment, and intuitive web GUI.
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Results and Benefits
A Futuristic UC Solution
Adopting Yeastar P-Series Software PBX provides the Rodin Group with a The client has chosen Yeastar
high-quality voice, video, and collaboration solution over a single network. over Avaya and other brands
Thanks to Linkus Web Client, the staff now have their own user space to because Yeastar remains ahead
manage calls and offer personalized financial services to customers. Call with the essentials that the
recording can be easily done with strict compliance with GDPR. client was asking for. From our
experience, the P-series was
Boosted Work Efficiency the solution of a client that tried
The Rodin Group has set up 800 extensions and over 700+ DID numbers in the many cloud IPPBX solutions
end. Despite the size, Yeastar P-Series has provided them with high system with little or no satisfaction. We
stability and easy call management. Now that the system is hassle-free, the strongly recommend P-series for
resources are allocated to more productive areas. The company also benefits corporations seeking high-quality
considerably from CRM integration to better maintain customer relationships. and available communication
systems.
They’re more than satisfied with its new Yeastar solution. Not only does Yeastar integrate seamlessly with HubSpot CRM, but
the graphical user interface is also intuitive and straightforward, empowering the faculty to navigate the system effortlessly
without any additional training.
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Results and Benefits
Background Challenge
The history of Pius Hospital de Valls dates Safety and security are always the first priority for hospitals, and the
back to the 13th century when it collected Pius Hospital de Valls is not an exception. The hospital wanted to be
the heritage of the existing hospitals equipped with video door phones across different departments to
at that time. Since its inauguration on build an ultimate safe environment for its patients. When taking the
November 1, 1990, the current hospital project of Pius Hospital de Valls, Securimport Technology S.L., the
has established itself as a benchmark official distributor of Hikvision products, realized this solution would
in Valls area near Barcelona, delivering never happen because the hospital’s existing Panasonic Analog PBX
quality healthcare and social services to didn’t evolve the VoIP technology and could not be connected with
the community. Not only that, this modern the Hikvision SIP video door phones.
hospital utilizes the latest technologies
and telemedicine strategies, and develops Securimport Technology S.L. compared major PBX vendors and
a strong teaching character based on the chose Yeastar because of its advanced VoIP technology and the role
collaboration with the Rovira and Virgili of the official technology partner for Hikvision. They rest assured
University. with Yeastar’s ultimate quality and supreme reliability as well as
excellent interoperability with Hikvision Video Door Phones.
On the first stage of the project, the calls from 3 video outdoor stations will be received on 15 extensions. With all the 23
video door phones deployed on the final stage, about 70 extensions will receive the calls. The security guard, the front desk,
and professionals can answer the video calls from the visitors and remotely control the door via their IP phones, Linkus Web
Client, Linkus Mobile Client and Linkus Desktop Client.
“ This is an important project for our company because it is the first one that we are going
to use Yeastar and Hikvision products together. The customer’s efficiency gained in this
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project has given us more confidence in offering the solutions to customers alike.
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