As the UK analogue telephone network nears retirement, lift owners and duty holders face one of the most significant infrastructure transitions in decades.

For Premier Inn, with over 1,100 passenger lifts across more than 570 sites in the UK, Republic of Ireland, Isle of Man and Channel Islands, replacing ageing PSTN-based lift alarm connections was a strategic imperative to maintain safety, compliance and operational continuity well ahead of the January 2027 analogue switch-off deadline.