SIP ALG has caused issues for employees...
Since April 2020, 86% of people who could work from home, have. It’s safe to say people have become accustomed to working in the space of their own home. However, that’s not to say there hasn’t been any challenges along the way, people’s main requirement for working from home is a strong broadband connection. This is all well and good, but what happens if you try and connect your office phone to it? SIP ALG has caused issues for employees trying to connect their existing office phone to a domestic broadband, resulting in no calls via that connection.
Statistics show that over 90% of households in the UK use the top 4 broadband providers; Virgin Media, BT, Sky and TalkTalk. The only issue is that all of these providers have SIP ALG enabled by default and only two of them have the capability to disable it. If you find out your office phone doesn’t work via your home broadband connection, it is likely you will need to deploy a new communication solution that doesn’t use third-party SIP phones.
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All IP handsets from Teleconnect Service, including the new Ericsson-LG iPECS 1000i IP series uses a proprietary protocol called IPKTS that brings a wealth of strong features and an overall better source of security. Subsequently, ensuring no loss of calls or functionality while working from any broadband connection, regardless of if you are using a physical UCP/eMG80 system in your office space or using a hosted platform with iPECS Cloud.
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