The end of China’s old bundle of telecommunications technology is nearing. The country’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) announced on Monday that it will no longer issue permits for fax machines, pagers or Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) terminals to access China’s networks after March 1. bottom.
The announcement, spotted by The Register, reads: “Fixed telephone terminals, cordless telephone terminals, [and] In addition to group phones, I searched for modems, multimedia terminals connected to mobile communication networks, and frame relays for 11 types of communication equipment such as switchboards and call center equipment.
Existing products can still connect to China’s network, but the country will not issue permits for new products that rely on these outdated technologies.
As a result, MIIT should be able to spend more time certifying more modern technologies. The announcement indicated a waiting time of just 15 days.
As large regions no longer accept new members in these technology categories, we expect vendors to move away from such product updates and continue to sell existing legacy products.
In the US, I see people like healthcare workers still relying on buzzers, but many homes (including those with poor cell service) still have landlines, and my You’ll know exactly where your parents keep their fax machines. Whether it’s security, record keeping, or managing tight budgets as a small business, much of the aging technology that China no longer certifies is still in use. It has been.
Users of these outdated technologies won’t feel the effects any time soon, but global power moving away from things like landlines and buzzers is an early sign of eventual demise elsewhere. For example, the UK Telecommunications Authority said in January that it would “say goodbye to fax machines” and that telecoms operators would no longer be able to offer fax services under the UK’s Universal Service Obligation (which still applies to affordable telephone services). is no longer required to be provided. .
Despite a user base that ranges from doctors to Luddites, such legislation would make vendors less interested in focusing on these aging products. , will not be removed from all retailers, but the incentive to renew these services will be significantly reduced after March 1st. So, even though you may have landlines, pagers, etc. for years, don’t expect to see any significant advances in these technologies.
And here I wanted a fax machine with a 4K OLED screen.
