The risk : it is, failure to anticipate the migration to fiber in time, the sudden shutdown of telephone and Internet services, with all the consequences that will ensue… The opportunity : take advantage of fiber to implement more fluid solutions, efficient and collaborative. Sébastien Aubé, director of Canal+ Business Telecom, describes the operator's proposal for a smooth transition.
Notice to the professional population : the countdown to the end of copper has begun. In the meeting, the copper network was closed by Orange on January 31 in Saint-Leu. January 27, 2026, it will be the turn of La Possession, Les Avirons and Saint-Philippe. Then gradually the deactivation of the copper network will continue throughout the island., until its total extinction in 2030. It is crucial, for companies that have not or not completely switched to fiber, to plan this technical migration sufficiently in advance, otherwise they will be exposed to a sudden cutoff in telephone and Internet services. : “Companies, the professionals, who still have copper must realize that it is a physical medium that will disappear. Do not anticipate this disappearance, it’s taking a huge risk.”, warns Sébastien Aubé, director of Canal+ Business Telecom.
Call for latecomers
Present in the Antilles, in Guyana, in Reunion and Mayotte, Canal+ Business has started supporting professional customers in this migration. “Even in Reunion, one of the territories where fiber has been deployed the fastest, many fiber companies have retained analog telephone or other services : alarm, elevator, connections between sites, etc. They end up forgetting it. The day Orange closes copper, an alarm system for example, will not only stop working, but we won’t know…”
Canal+ Business Telecom, force of proposal
To eliminate this risk, Canal+Telecom Business’ approach is clear and methodical. It begins with an audit to identify all the company's services supported by copper, his “dependence on copper”. Next comes the migration plan. “We ask our customers to rank their priorities to plan a staged migration. Depending on the size of the company and the complexity of its network architecture, the transition may take more or less time. Hence the importance of acting sufficiently in advance. » This is an opportunity to discover, with Canal+ Telecom Business, more reliable and efficient solutions, offering more possibilities thanks to the best flow (2 Gbps chez Canal+ Business Telecom) and stronger stability of the fiber.
A range of solutions
Customers using copper telephony can, au minimum, go from analog to digital with an ATA conversion adapter. A first step towards migration. On the contrary, customers wishing to make the most of change will immediately adopt advanced solutions.. Like switches using IP to generate company phone calls or Microsoft Teams Phone, cloud-based calling solution, allowing you to connect all fixed and roaming devices (computers, smartphones). Canal+ Business Telecom has Microsoft Teams certification to implement this cutting-edge solution. Other possibilities are offered for individualized uses or for an office environment. “Our message, is that the end of copper is an opportunity to think about other uses of office and telephone tools. We are here to inform, advise and support clients affected by this deadline in complete transparency, in order to transform it into a development asset”, concludes Sébastien Aubé.
