Digital voice migration for Cardiff telecare customers

New telecare trial aims to improve the support of vulnerable people in Cardiff - AT Today - Assistive Technology

Virgin Media O2 and Telecare Cardiff, which provides services on behalf of Cardiff Council, have launched a new trial that will support people who use telecare devices in and around Cardiff to safely and easily move to digital landline services. The project, carried out in collaboration with telecare advisory body TEC Services Association (TSA), is the first of its kind to take place in Wales and is part of Virgin Media O2’s wider plans to test …

Digital voice migration for Cardiff telecare customers

As part of wider move to digital landline services, Virgin Media O2 partners with Telecare Cardiff to provide support for vulnerable carer users  Across the UK, communications networks are being upgraded, with decades-old copper phone lines, which can no longer be maintained, are superseded by digital landlines. The rate is likely to increase over coming months. But there has been some concern that this move could interfere with services that de…