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- Certification and Compliance
Full POTS IN A BOX® Line Achieves California State Fire Marshal Listing
All five shipping POTS IN A BOX® models are now listed by the California State Fire Marshal under two listings, covering the 90X1, 90X2, VAB-1, CDS-9090 and CDS-9010.
1 min read California, United States
- Deployment Stories
University POTS Replacement: A Campus Guide
AT&T's copper shutdown is switching off the analog lines behind campus fire panels, elevator and blue-light phones. Here's how universities migrate before fall.
8 min read
- Technical Insights
The Economics of Copper Retirement, Explained
New economic research shows copper phone-line upkeep keeps rising as subscribers vanish. What copper retirement economics mean for your POTS lines.
10 min read United States
- Technical Insights
Enterprise Copper Sunset & POTS Migration Guide
Learn how enterprises can replace aging copper POTS lines, protect critical systems, reduce costs, and prepare for carrier shutdowns before 2029.
9 min read
- Awards
MetTel Wins ChannelVision Visionary POTS Award
MetTel's POTS Transformation, built on DataRemote's POTS IN A BOX®, won a 2026 ChannelVision Visionary Spotlight Award for digital transformation.
4 min read
- Technical Insights
Fax, POS & ATM Lines: Migrating Off Copper POTS
Fax machines, POS terminals and ATMs still ride on copper POTS lines being shut off. How to migrate analog endpoints to cellular without disruption.
8 min read
- Technical Insights
Elevator Emergency Phones After Copper: Staying Compliant
Copper is being retired — but your elevator emergency phone still must meet ASME A17.1 every day. How to replace the POTS line and pass inspection.
9 min read
- Copper Retirement Updates
Copper Shutdown: A Building Owner's Guide
Copper POTS lines are being retired nationwide through ~2029. How to migrate fire panels, elevators, alarms, fax and voice to 5G/LTE without failing code.
8 min read United States
- Executive Commentary Forbes Business Council
The End of Copper Phone Lines: What to Do Next
Copper landlines still power fire panels, elevators, alarms and payment terminals — and carriers are retiring them fast. What leaders should do next.
6 min read
- Technical Insights
POTS Replacement for Fire & Burglar Alarm Panels
Fire and burglar alarm panels signal the central station over analog lines using DTMF, line seizure and supervision. How to replace those lines without gaps.
8 min read
- Partnerships
MetTel Debuts POTS Transformation with DataRemote 90X1
MetTel's POTS Transformation solution integrates DataRemote's UL-864-certified 90X1 POTS IN A BOX® with 5G, LTE fallback and 48-hour battery backup.
4 min read
- Technical Insights
The Complete Guide to POTS Line Replacement in 2026
Learn what POTS lines are, why carriers are retiring copper, which replacement options work, and how to migrate phones, alarms, elevators, and fax safely.
9 min read
- Regulatory Updates
FCC Copper Retirement Rules: A Business Compliance Guide
Learn how the FCC’s copper-retirement notice rule and March 2026 modernization order affect business POTS lines—and how to prepare before shutdown.
8 min read United States
- Copper Retirement Updates
AT&T Copper Retirement: What It Means for You
AT&T plans to retire most copper by 2029, with wireless-first areas losing copper by end of 2027. What's changing and how to prepare your POTS lines.
8 min read United States
- Company News
Rep. Maria Salazar Showcases DataRemote as a Telecom Pioneer in Miami
Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar toured DataRemote's Palmetto Bay office and research lab, highlighting the company's role in Miami's growing technology sector.
3 min read Florida, United States
- Certification and Compliance Yahoo Finance
POTS IN A BOX® Earns Cal Fire Marshal Listing
DataRemote's 90X1, 90X2 and VAB-1 earn California State Fire Marshal listing, joining the CDS-9090 and CDS-9010 in meeting fire life-safety rules.
3 min read California, United States
- Contracts and Procurement
DataRemote Powers MetTel's $54M VA POTS Transformation Contract
MetTel secured a $54 million contract to modernize roughly 15,000 landlines across 1,875 VA sites, using DataRemote's POTS IN A BOX® to migrate lines while keeping existing analog equipment in service.
4 min read United States
- Company News
How DataRemote & Miami Tech Works Are Bridging Miami's Tech Talent Gap
DataRemote grew from 5 to over 50 employees by partnering with Miami Tech Works, BrainStation and Miami Dade College to turn interns into engineers.
5 min read Florida, United States
- Awards
MetTel Wins USPS Supplier Award — Powered by DataRemote
MetTel earned a 2024 USPS Supplier Excellence Award for modernizing landlines at 23,000 postal locations with DataRemote's POTS IN A BOX® hardware.
4 min read United States
- Executive Commentary Government Technology Insider
Cities Are Cutting the Cord on Copper Lines
Up to 88 million POTS lines remain in the U.S. as the FCC clears the way for copper retirement. What municipalities need to know before lines go dark.
5 min read United States
- Executive Commentary Wireless Dealer Magazine
Are You Ready for the POTS Line Shutdown? DataRemote's COO Weighs In
Wireless Dealer Magazine interviews DataRemote COO Timor Brik on the copper shutdown, rising carrier costs and POTS IN A BOX® as the replacement.
3 min read
- Partnerships
DataRemote Partner AT&T Launches New Landline Phone Service
AT&T Phone — Advanced, powered by DataRemote's VAB-1 POTS IN A BOX®, replaces copper landlines with a cellular gateway with 24-hour battery backup.
3 min read United States
- Partnerships
DataRemote & Fusion Connect Expand POTS Transformation
DataRemote and Fusion Connect announce a technical integration delivering a UL-864 certified, 5G-with-4G-fallback POTS replacement solution.
3 min read
- Partnerships
VienerX Joins Fusion Connect and DataRemote on POTS
VienerX partners with Fusion Connect and DataRemote to deliver a 5G POTS replacement with 48-hour battery backup, E-911 and NFPA fire code compliance.
3 min read
- Executive Commentary The Fast Mode
Navigating the Global Copper Retirement
From Japan's fiber build-out to the UK's 14 million affected lines to AT&T's 2029 target — the global status of copper retirement and how to prepare.
5 min read
- Deployment Stories
Cell & Radio Tower POTS Replacement Guide
Towers depend on copper POTS lines for maintenance phones, lighting-status reporting and telemetry. How POTS IN A BOX® replaces them with cellular/IP.
8 min read
- Deployment Stories
Emergency Phones & Ringdown Lines After Copper
Blue-light campus phones, red emergency phones and area-of-refuge stations rely on ringdown POTS lines. How POTS IN A BOX® replaces copper safely.
8 min read
- Partnerships
Velocity Expands POTS IN A BOX® Portfolio with DataRemote's 90X1
Velocity MSC adds DataRemote's 5G 90X1 POTS IN A BOX® to its portfolio, giving multi-location enterprises a battery-backed copper line replacement.
3 min read
- Deployment Stories
Airport Light Systems: POTS Replacement Guide
Airfield and obstruction lighting depends on aging copper POTS lines. How airports replace them with POTS IN A BOX® for real-time status and savings.
8 min read
- Copper Retirement Updates Orlando Sentinel
Florida Copper Retirement: An Orlando Guide
AT&T Florida has filed to retire copper in Orlando-area wire centers. What it means for businesses, building owners and agencies still on copper.
4 min read Florida, United States
- Deployment Stories
Transforming Retail Communications with DataRemote's POTS IN A BOX®
How DataRemote's POTS IN A BOX® replaces copper POTS lines in retail — protecting POS, security and inventory systems with battery-backed 5G/LTE.
8 min read
- Executive Commentary Industry Today
Industry Today | Digitizing Telecoms for the Future
35 million U.S. landlines remain in service, including 14 million business lines. Why legacy copper is a business risk and how digitization helps.
5 min read
- Certification and Compliance
90X1 Certified on Verizon, AT&T & T-Mobile
DataRemote's 90X1 POTS IN A BOX® is certified on Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile — carrier flexibility, dual-SIM redundancy and nationwide 5G/4G coverage.
8 min read United States
- Product Announcements
Stormproof Your Internet Connection with the DataRemote 90X1
When storms take down fiber and power, the DataRemote 90X1 keeps you online with instant 5G cellular failover and up to 48-hour battery backup.
8 min read
- Technical Insights
POTS IN A BOX®: The Alternative to Copper Lines
Copper POTS lines are being retired and repriced. What POTS lines do, why the FCC accelerated their decline, and how the 90X1 and 90X2 replace them.
8 min read
- Executive Commentary
The Death of Dial Tone — and What Comes Next
Dial tone built on 100 years of copper is being retired. The history of the PSTN, why carriers are exiting copper by 2029, and what comes next.
8 min read
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