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POTS Replacement for Fire Alarms, Elevators, and Life-Safety Lines

POTS replacement for fire alarms, elevators, and life-safety lines. NFPA 72 and UL 864 compliant, with LTE failover and battery backup. Get a free consultation.

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At a glance

Lines per deviceUp to eight
ComplianceNFPA 72, UL 864
Backup8-hour battery
FailoverLTE 4G built in

Carriers are retiring copper POTS lines and repricing the ones that remain, but those lines still run fire panels, elevator phones, alarms, fax, and paging. We replace them with a managed device that keeps every circuit working, keeps you compliant, and removes the rising copper bill.

What a POTS replacement solution does

Our POTS replacement uses a managed device that gives your existing equipment the analog dial tone it expects, then carries that traffic over a cellular and internet path instead of copper. Your fire panel, elevator phone, alarm, fax machine, or paging amplifier connects exactly as it does today. Nothing inside the building has to be ripped out or reprogrammed. We program your numbers into our software and route each line to its destination.

Standard lines vs life-safety circuits

We deploy two applications on the same platform, sized to what each circuit has to survive.

Standard applicationLife-safety application
Fax lines and overhead paging amplifiersFire alarm panels and elevator emergency phones
Everyday phone and analog endpointsBurglar and intrusion alarm circuits
Managed connection with monitoringHardened enclosure with backup battery and LTE router
Standard analog telephone adaptersRJ21X connected via 66-block to your existing system
Power and a business or home internet lineEngineered to survive the emergencies it reports

Compliance: NFPA 72 and UL 864

Connecting anything to a fire alarm is tightly regulated, and our solution meets the standards that govern it.

Meets or exceeds NFPA 72, the National Fire Alarm and Signaling Code

Meets or exceeds UL 864 for fire alarm control panels

Connects to any fire alarm and passes fire marshal inspection across the domestic United States

Complies with HIPAA, PCI, FCC, NFPA, and UL requirements

Connect existing alarms without replacing your panels

What the device includes

Remote out-of-band monitoring and management

Internet LTE failover data

Dual-path capable, CAT 1 and CAT 4 LTE 4G

Auto-provisioning support and deployment

Up to eight ports and eight simultaneous calls, RJ11 at 48 volts

8-hour backup battery

Built-in IoT firewall

Flexible virtual local area network support

24/7 monitoring of analog adapter connection status

Integrated voice gateway

Built for schools, government, and healthcare

Frequently asked questions

What is POTS replacement?

POTS replacement swaps aging copper phone lines for a managed device that gives your existing equipment the same analog dial tone over a cellular and internet path. Fire alarms, elevators, fax machines, and paging connect exactly as before, with battery backup and LTE failover behind them.

Is POTS replacement compliant for fire alarms and elevators?

Yes. Our life-safety application meets or exceeds NFPA 72 and UL 864, connects to any fire alarm, and passes fire marshal inspection anywhere in the domestic United States. The service also complies with HIPAA, PCI, and FCC requirements.

What happens to my fire alarm and elevator phone during a power outage?

The life-safety device includes an 8-hour backup battery and a 4G LTE router, so your alarm and elevator circuits keep reporting during a power failure or an internet outage. The connection is engineered to survive the emergencies it exists to report.

Why are carriers getting rid of POTS lines?

Telephone carriers are retiring copper infrastructure and sharply raising prices on the lines that remain. Organizations that still depend on analog lines for alarms, elevators, and fax face rising bills and shrinking support, which is why a managed replacement makes sense now.

Can POTS replacement handle more than one line?

Yes. A single device delivers up to eight analog phone lines and supports eight simultaneous calls, all over one 4G LTE SIM card with battery backup and failover. We route each line to its correct destination during provisioning.

Will POTS replacement work for schools and government buildings?

It is built for them. Districts and county facilities have to keep fire panels, elevator phones, and alarms compliant and inspectable. Our solution meets fire code, passes inspection, and removes the copper line costs across every building.

Ready to retire your copper lines without failing an inspection?

Get a free consultation and we will assess every analog circuit in your building.

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