--- title: "VTSL: business phone systems, hosted VoIP solutions, telecoms technology | Industry News (2)" description: Industry News | Read VTSL's latest blogs! (2) --- ## NEWS & BLOG [![](https://blog.vtsl.net/hubfs/mitel%206900%20series%20bluetooth%20integration%20desk%20phone%20ip%20voip%20provider%20uk.png)](https://blog.vtsl.net/vtsl-blog/how-to-get-your-office-phone-mobile-to-connect-seamlessly) ### [How to Get Your Office Phone & Mobile To Connect Seamlessly](https://blog.vtsl.net/vtsl-blog/how-to-get-your-office-phone-mobile-to-connect-seamlessly) - ** Kate Davies - ** 24-Jan-2019 13:41:21 - ** [Products](https://blog.vtsl.net/vtsl-blog/topic/products), [Telecoms](https://blog.vtsl.net/vtsl-blog/topic/telecoms), [Industry News](https://blog.vtsl.net/vtsl-blog/topic/industry-news) Your smartphone connects to your Amazon Echo, as well as your car. Headphones no longer need to be plugged into a phone to work, but rather simply Bluetooth enabled.  And now, your office phone and your mobile phone can work as one - seamlessly syncing contacts and transferring calls between one another with the push of a button. [READ MORE](https://blog.vtsl.net/vtsl-blog/how-to-get-your-office-phone-mobile-to-connect-seamlessly) [![](https://blog.vtsl.net/hubfs/guide%20to%20telecoms%20terms%20voip%20business%20phone%20system%20provides.jpg)](https://blog.vtsl.net/vtsl-blog/business-voip-provider-guide-to-telecoms-terms) ### [Your Quick Guide to Telecoms Industry Terms](https://blog.vtsl.net/vtsl-blog/business-voip-provider-guide-to-telecoms-terms) - ** Tom Goldsworthy - ** 24-Dec-2018 10:50:59 - ** [Telecoms](https://blog.vtsl.net/vtsl-blog/topic/telecoms), [Industry News](https://blog.vtsl.net/vtsl-blog/topic/industry-news) At VTSL, we pride ourselves on speaking to you in plain English, without heavy technical jargon that often confuses even the most tech-savvy individuals. Whether you are a trained IT expert, or an office manager with little telecoms knowledge, we want you to know what you are getting and feel like we speak the same language you do.   [READ MORE](https://blog.vtsl.net/vtsl-blog/business-voip-provider-guide-to-telecoms-terms) [![](https://blog.vtsl.net/hubfs/Voip%20Business%20phone%20service%20ip%20business%20phone%20system%20open%20plan%20office.jpg)](https://blog.vtsl.net/vtsl-blog/ip-business-phone-service-voip-provider-disadvantages-to-open-plan-office) ### [Research Shows Disadvantages to Open Plan Office](https://blog.vtsl.net/vtsl-blog/ip-business-phone-service-voip-provider-disadvantages-to-open-plan-office) - ** Tom Goldsworthy - ** 05-Oct-2018 13:38:43 - ** [Interesting](https://blog.vtsl.net/vtsl-blog/topic/interesting), [Industry News](https://blog.vtsl.net/vtsl-blog/topic/industry-news) Today [around 70% of offices](https://www.hok.com/ifmas-new-space-and-project-management-benchmarks/) have an open floor plan. But are they really all they are cracked up to be? [READ MORE](https://blog.vtsl.net/vtsl-blog/ip-business-phone-service-voip-provider-disadvantages-to-open-plan-office) [![](https://blog.vtsl.net/hubfs/5G%20Coming%20to%20a%20Smartphone%20near%20you%20business%20phone%20system%20provider%20voip.jpg)](https://blog.vtsl.net/vtsl-blog/ip-business-phone-systems-voip-provider-when-is-5g-coming) ### [When is 5G coming to a Smartphone Near You?](https://blog.vtsl.net/vtsl-blog/ip-business-phone-systems-voip-provider-when-is-5g-coming) - ** Kate Davies - ** 09-Aug-2018 15:21:55 - ** [New technology](https://blog.vtsl.net/vtsl-blog/topic/new-technology), [Interesting](https://blog.vtsl.net/vtsl-blog/topic/interesting), [Telecoms](https://blog.vtsl.net/vtsl-blog/topic/telecoms), [Industry News](https://blog.vtsl.net/vtsl-blog/topic/industry-news) Super-fast mobile streaming could be just around the corner. Network providers around the world are already testing 5G networks, with the first 5G-ready smartphones expected to be released early next year. [READ MORE](https://blog.vtsl.net/vtsl-blog/ip-business-phone-systems-voip-provider-when-is-5g-coming) [![](https://blog.vtsl.net/hubfs/GVS-Banner5-676414-edited.png)](https://blog.vtsl.net/vtsl-blog/gigabit-voucher-scheme-fibre-connectivity-uk-ip-business-telephone-system-providers) ### [£67 Million in Government Funding for Free Gigabit Fibre Installation](https://blog.vtsl.net/vtsl-blog/gigabit-voucher-scheme-fibre-connectivity-uk-ip-business-telephone-system-providers) - ** Audra Oliver - ** 30-Jul-2018 12:56:33 - ** [Telecoms](https://blog.vtsl.net/vtsl-blog/topic/telecoms), [VTSL News](https://blog.vtsl.net/vtsl-blog/topic/vtsl-news), [Industry News](https://blog.vtsl.net/vtsl-blog/topic/industry-news) The Department of Digital, Media, Culture & Sport recently announced their £67m [Gigabit Broadband Voucher Scheme](https://gigabitvoucher.culture.gov.uk/) to help businesses install fibre broadband connections. Businesses can claim up to £3,000 against the cost of connection either individually or as part of a group project. This includes hardware and construction charges.   [READ MORE](https://blog.vtsl.net/vtsl-blog/gigabit-voucher-scheme-fibre-connectivity-uk-ip-business-telephone-system-providers) [![](https://blog.vtsl.net/hubfs/Alexa%20for%20Business%20ip%20busines%20phone%20systems%20uk.jpg)](https://blog.vtsl.net/vtsl-blog/amazons-alexa-for-business-voip-provider-ip-business-phone-system) ### [Amazon’s Alexa for Business Is Likely to Take Over an Office Near You](https://blog.vtsl.net/vtsl-blog/amazons-alexa-for-business-voip-provider-ip-business-phone-system) - ** Richard Senger - ** 26-Jun-2018 12:40:00 - ** [New technology](https://blog.vtsl.net/vtsl-blog/topic/new-technology), [Interesting](https://blog.vtsl.net/vtsl-blog/topic/interesting), [Industry News](https://blog.vtsl.net/vtsl-blog/topic/industry-news) ** [READ MORE](https://blog.vtsl.net/vtsl-blog/amazons-alexa-for-business-voip-provider-ip-business-phone-system) [![](https://blog.vtsl.net/hubfs/Bluetooth%20uc%20headsets%20ip%20business%20phone%20provider%20voip%20uc.jpg)](https://blog.vtsl.net/vtsl-blog/ip-business-telephone-system-uc-voip-providers-dont-get-rid-of-your-desktop-handsets) ### [Don’t Rush to Get Rid of Your Desktop Handsets Just Yet](https://blog.vtsl.net/vtsl-blog/ip-business-telephone-system-uc-voip-providers-dont-get-rid-of-your-desktop-handsets) - ** Kate Davies - ** 14-Jun-2018 11:19:00 - ** [New technology](https://blog.vtsl.net/vtsl-blog/topic/new-technology), [Telecoms](https://blog.vtsl.net/vtsl-blog/topic/telecoms), [Industry News](https://blog.vtsl.net/vtsl-blog/topic/industry-news) Headsets are playing an increasingly important role in the UC market. Once a desk phone-attached add-on whose main job was to prevent cramped necks, headsets are no longer just a convenience for office workers. Instead, they have become a necessity in UC solutions that can deliver high-quality voice across congested networks but not across the typically inadequate speakers and microphones built into detops, laptops, and mobiles. [READ MORE](https://blog.vtsl.net/vtsl-blog/ip-business-telephone-system-uc-voip-providers-dont-get-rid-of-your-desktop-handsets) [![](https://blog.vtsl.net/hubfs/ITSPA%20Awards%20Finalists%20VTSL.png)](https://blog.vtsl.net/vtsl-blog/vtsl-announced-as-finalists-for-2-prestigious-itspa-industry-awards) ### [VTSL Announced as Finalists for 2 Prestigious ITSPA Industry Awards](https://blog.vtsl.net/vtsl-blog/vtsl-announced-as-finalists-for-2-prestigious-itspa-industry-awards) - ** Audra Oliver - ** 01-May-2018 13:02:06 - ** [Telecoms](https://blog.vtsl.net/vtsl-blog/topic/telecoms), [VTSL News](https://blog.vtsl.net/vtsl-blog/topic/vtsl-news), [Industry News](https://blog.vtsl.net/vtsl-blog/topic/industry-news) The Internet Telephony Service Providers Association (ITSPA) recently announced VTSL as finalists for two categories in the 2018 ITSPA Awards. ITSPA is the UK’s leading association for the VoIP and Unified Communications industry. [READ MORE](https://blog.vtsl.net/vtsl-blog/vtsl-announced-as-finalists-for-2-prestigious-itspa-industry-awards) [![](https://blog.vtsl.net/hubfs/best%20ip%20business%20phone%20system%20provider%20uk%20pci%20card%20details.jpg)](https://blog.vtsl.net/vtsl-blog/best-voip-business-phone-service-provider-pci-compliance-credit-card) ### [Are you Taking Credit Card Details the Legal Way? ](https://blog.vtsl.net/vtsl-blog/best-voip-business-phone-service-provider-pci-compliance-credit-card) - ** Tom Goldsworthy - ** 05-Apr-2018 12:36:46 - ** [Telecoms](https://blog.vtsl.net/vtsl-blog/topic/telecoms), [Industry News](https://blog.vtsl.net/vtsl-blog/topic/industry-news) Businesses that take card payments over the phone are **required **to adhere to the Payment Card Industry Data Security standard ([PCI DSS](http://www.theukcardsassociation.org.uk/security/what_is_PCI%20DSS.asp)) compliance regulations. Businesses that don’t may be liable for non-compliance fines, and may be forced to stop accepting payments by card. [READ MORE](https://blog.vtsl.net/vtsl-blog/best-voip-business-phone-service-provider-pci-compliance-credit-card) [![](https://blog.vtsl.net/hubfs/voip%20business%20phone%20system%20provider%20uk%20unified%20communications%20flexible%20working%20law.jpg)](https://blog.vtsl.net/vtsl-blog/the-law-regarding-flexible-working-in-the-uk-what-you-should-know) ### [The Law Regarding Flexible Working in the UK – What You Should Know](https://blog.vtsl.net/vtsl-blog/the-law-regarding-flexible-working-in-the-uk-what-you-should-know) - ** Richard Senger - ** 15-Feb-2018 10:11:40 - ** [New technology](https://blog.vtsl.net/vtsl-blog/topic/new-technology), [Telecoms](https://blog.vtsl.net/vtsl-blog/topic/telecoms), [Industry News](https://blog.vtsl.net/vtsl-blog/topic/industry-news) Did you know *all* employees have the legal right to request [flexible working](https://www.vtsl.net/solutions/flexible-working/)? So long as the employee has worked for at least 6 months, they are eligible to apply. [READ MORE](https://blog.vtsl.net/vtsl-blog/the-law-regarding-flexible-working-in-the-uk-what-you-should-know) ### Welcome to our blog! 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