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CORE COMMUNICATIONS Despite a turbulent and chaotic year, enterprises largely site WAN challenges at historical rates, suggest new survey findings from Aryaka. Complexity continues to be a top challenge, as do slow access and perfor- mance issues. Deployment times and security, however, have become a larger pain point of late, while cost concerns are on the decline. As the cost of traditional landline service increases and copper- based lines are being retired, companies need a solution to replace POTS lines currently used for fire life safety (FLS) applications. Addressing this need, BullsEye Telecom is partnering with EPIK to offer clients its POTS replacement solution. Supporting fire alarms, burglar alarms, elevator alarms, emergency call boxes, gate buzzers and more, EPIK’s patent- pending technology uses 4G LTE and an Internet connection for full redundancy, has an integrated UPS for guaranteed uptime during power outages, and supports up to eight analog lines and appliances that can be deployed in a stacked configuration using a single 4G LTE data plan. It also offers built-in network and line monitoring with automated text and/or email notifica - tions to multiple parties and remote management capabilities. “Per the FCC forbearance ruling the future availability of domestic copper landlines is uncertain. Because many of these lines are used for safety communications, companies will be looking for a reliable replacement to run these critical services,” said Vilas Uchil, chief technology officer for BullsEye. “The EPIK solution is an easy-to-deploy, reliable, and cost-effective POTS replacement solution for businesses and partnering with EPIK means we can continue to provide our clients with the best available solutions.” o WAN Challenges Continue BullsEye Offers EPIK POTS Replacement Top WAN Challenges by the Years Challenge 2019 2020 2021 High complexity/difficult to manage or maintain 34% 37% 37% Slow access to cloud services and SaaS applications 24% 32% 33% Slow performance of on-premises applications 23% 32% 32% Long deployment times to bring up new sites 17% 30% 29% Lack of adequate security 19% 32% 28% Poor voice or video quality 16% 24% 23% High Cost 39% 16% 20% Lack of visibility 21% 26% 20% Sources Aryaka 56 CHANNEL V ISION | May 2021