The growth of your business is a good thing, but for many business owners it can mean a need to upgrade telecom technology. It’s important to understand the benefits of a telecom system upgrade and to know the working signs so that you can 
upgrade before it’s too late.
Here are some signs that it’s time to consider upgrading or changing your business’s telecom services:
New Industry Regulations
Depending on the industry of your business, you may be required to comply with industry regulations and compliance standards. If you work in a heavily regulated industry or protect confidential client information, then you may be required to upgrade your data and telecom system to be compliant.
Decreased Employee Productivity
The productivity of your employees is what makes a business valuable. The more time it takes for your employees to complete everyday tasks like data backup, telephone calls, and videoconferencing the less productive and lucrative your overall business will be.
As a business owner, you should have a general idea of how systems are running. Keeping an eye on efficiency will help you notice when there is increased lag and when an upgrade to your telecom system is necessary.
New Software
If you’ve recently upgraded to a new software or integrating more software solutions, your telecom system may need to be upgraded. Software today, while very robust, can drain older telecom systems. If you’re noticing a bandwidth issue due to new or updated software, it might be time for a telecom systems upgrade.
More Employees
With the growth of the business comes new employees and more equipment. Like new software, new equipment is meant to run on new telecom systems and may not be supported by older technology.
More employees also means more orders, more emails, more telephone calls, and more videoconferencing. All of these things can take a toll on the bandwidth of your system and your equipment. If you’re currently increasing your force or thinking of expanding your team, it’s probably time for an upgrade.
If a system upgrade is in the foreseeable future for your business, then it’s time to start looking around. Develop a long term telecom strategy for your business so that you don’t get caught off guard in the future. Think about your data processing, voice, and video needs and set a line item in your budget for these expenses. It might seem like a big undertaking, but with the right provider, the expense of new solutions more than pays for itself.
