21CN IP Based Telecoms to Replace System X

Yesterday BT announced that they are to begin rolling out the successor to the current System X digital telephone system. 21st Century Network, or 21CN, is an Internet Protocol based system that is believed to be the future of UK telecoms. BT have disclosed that they are to run a trial in Cardiff, whereby 10% of users are expected to be using the new 21CN system by March 2007, with the rest of the city migrating to 21CN by 2008. IP based telephony, as a national infrastruture, has been under much scrutiny and its applications under varied opinions. However, offering more features than the current control method and the reduced costs in maintaining such a network, BT plans to convert the rest of its network to 21CN should the trials go well.

Keep watch on 2600uk as we will be producing a small article covering the technology, features and implimentations of the new 21CN system in the near future.