NEWS & BLOG

VTSL Awarded ISO 14001 Certification for Environmental Management Systems

Cloud communications provider, VTSL, has been awarded certification for ISO 14001:2015, reinforcing the company's commitment to sustainability through its environmental management systems.

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3 Reasons Why Working from Home is Here to Stay for GP Practices

By Lee Zweig

A recent poll by GP Online has shown that 63% of GP’s think that some degree of home working will remain after the pandemic is over, given there are some clear benefits - both short and long term. 

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Cloud Solutions: Why is voice treated so differently?

by Tom Goldsworthy

With the seismic shift to home working in 2020, the benefits of cloud solutions such as Teams, Zoom and other collaboration applications have shown brightly. But this has been less true for cloud voice platforms.

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UK Recovery Has Begun: BT Openreach Is Now Open for Business

As the coronavirus pandemic comes under control in the UK, companies across the country are re-opening for business. Those that have been functioning with skeletal staff, are beginning to operate with a fuller workforce.  And businesses that require a physical presence, such as moving companies and construction companies, are now allowed to visit sites.

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List of Ways Your Business Can Get Financial Support During COVID-19

With the impact of coronavirus being felt by businesses across the UK, we know that many of you are concerned about how your business and staff will be affected. This is a list of information, resources and places to go for support.  

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Why One Carrier’s Network Outage Can Have a Knock-on Effect

As many of you experienced, Friday, January 31st felt more like Friday the 13th, with a host of services and internet connectivity failures. VTSL’s own network was affected, thanks to a dual fibre break in Gamma’s network, and BT suffered a major outage as well.  Which bodes the question, why does a network outage for one carrier often affect other providers, and even seemingly unrelated services?

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4 Innovations That Are Revolutionising The Telecoms Industry

Telecoms innovations impact nearly everyone. Smartphones for example, have transformed the way we live our lives, do business and buy products.  5G is about to transform our ability to download and stream data at high speeds across the UK. And it is safe to say that innovations in video and instant messaging mean that we are no longer bound by physical phone lines or simple voice and text communications.

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Voice Assistants Are Going to Transform Work & Life: Here is how

We have long known the power voice has in everything from providing an amazing customer experience to selling a product.  Hearing someone speak in their own words, and respond thoughtfully, can never be replaced with technology. It is after all the human connection that so much of business relies on.  But this is not to say technology isn’t moving quickly in the voice department. 

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5G Is Now Live: What This Means For You

5G is finally here in the UK with EE and Vodafone both offering the superfast network. But what does that mean for businesses and individuals?  We will tell you.

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How To Keep your Organisation Off the ICO's Radar & How BA Failed

British Airways and its parent International Airlines Group (IAG) have been fined £183.39 million by the ICO in connection with a data breach that took place last year and affected 500,000 customers who were browsing and booking tickets online. The ICO said that it found “a variety of information was compromised by poor security arrangements, including log in, payment card, and travel booking details as well name and address information.”

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