What is SOGEA Broadband?

Because you are only paying for a broadband data connection, your monthly costs will be power as the landline rental cost is no longer included.

With Gamma SoGEA everything comes from Gamma and you are no longer tied into a landline contract with someone else.

EBBE SoGEA is using an established network without the addition of a phone line so the chance of interference or an unstable connection is lower.

Be reassured that Gamma’s partners adhere to strict security procedures, meaning our supply chains boast outstanding integrity.

The PSTN network will be switched off by the end of 2026, and many PSTN exchanges are already under notice of switch-off as the UK prepares for the move to full fibre.

• SoGEA stands for Single Order Generic Ethernet Access.
• Until now you needed to have a traditional phone line installed to deliver broadband to a home or office, but SoGEA broadband doesn’t run over a phone line; instead, it uses the same fibre/copper network without the WLR (Wholesale Line Rental = Phone line) element.
• SoGEA is offered at the same data rates as FTTC broadband. It delivers the same performance and has the same geographic availability. The only difference is the need for a phone line has been removed.
• SoGEA is a dedicated line that delivers a broadband connection and includes an underlying version of a phone line. This means that customers moving to SoGEA from a phoneline-reliant broadband solution will need a voice call service that uses VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) to continue to be able to make and receive phone calls.

• In December 2025, the UK PSTN circuits will be shut off completely. This is a major step towards the United Kingdom’s mass IP-network migration, with VoIP core networks set to replace all the legacy PSTN services.
• It means that there is a significant opportunity in terms of both new and existing business.
• All existing WLR customers need migrating to a non-WLR solution, many in the next 12-24 months as OpenReach continue to service notice on exchanges across the country. And there are around 3 million B2B PSTN and ISDN fixed lines that must be migrated by 2025, so plenty of new business to be won.
• SoGEA provides a broadband solution using the existing fibre/copper network, where fibre to the premises (FTTP) is not yet available.

• In 2017, British Telecom announced their intention to switch off the existing telephone network completely, having migrated all services to the newer and more efficient fibre broadband network. Therefore, come December 2025 the entire UK Wholesale Line Rental network will cease to exist.
• However, it would be a mistake to think about waiting until nearer the 2025 deadline, as the migration of services is happening today and will pick up pace from June 2021 when notice is served on more than a hundred phone exchanges across the country.
• Gamma SoGEA provides an effective solution today by using the existing fibre/copper network, making it available to more than 90% of premises across the United Kingdom.