The smart solution for One Touch Switch.

What is One Touch Switch?

In 2021, Ofcom unveiled the One Touch Switch (OTS) regulations, designed to streamline the transition for customers switching their fixed voice and broadband service providers. Under the OTS framework, comms providers (CPs) are required to participate in the OTS industry process by exchanging switching messages via the TOTSCo industry Hub messaging platform.

This integration involves a sophisticated system of APIs and security protocols, ensuring seamless communication between providers and the Hub. It includes bidirectional data flow, with providers sending requests to the Hub and receiving service requests from it, all backed by stringent performance assurances.

The deadline for implementing these changes passed on the 12th September 2024.

Do I need to comply?

If you sell residential fixed voice and/or broadband services in the UK, even as a reseller, and you own the relationship with the end user/customer, you must comply with One Touch Switch. This includes everyone from ISPs, Community Broadband Initiatives, to resellers.

Highlights

How does the OTS process work?

  • A communications provider receives a switch match request to establish if a customer is recognised as being contracted to them. In this scenario the recipient of the match request is known as the losing provider, and the sender is the gaining provider.
 
  • The losing provider must respond to the match request within 60 seconds to either confirm the customer and their matched services, or fail the match if the customer is not recognised. A confirmed match contains one or more possible switches that the gaining provider can choose.
 
  • When ready to proceed, the gaining provider sends an order request for one of the available switches, which is confirmed by the losing provider. The order contains an expected customer activation date.
 
  • It is possible to update the expected activation date, or cancel the order.
 
  • When the customer has been successfully activated the gaining provider sends a ‘trigger’ notification. This prompts the losing provider to deactivate the customer and cease billing.

Zentive have been involved with One Touch Switch from the beginning, providing technical expertise to the design process and is an official TOTSCo Managed Access Provider (MAP).

We used our advanced knowledge of the OTS process to develop SureSwitch, the only standalone, modular OTS solution for any CP or Reseller, regardless of size or existing infrastructure.

Ensuring your business is One Touch Switch compliant couldn’t be easier, and with a range of additional features, SureSwitch not only assures you’re compliant, but it’s also a powerful tool for streamlining your sales journey.

Are you OTS ready?

Although the TOTSCo Hub has been live since 12th September 2024, there’s still a lot of work to do to ensure every provider is a part of OTS. We can have you up and running on the TOTSCo Hub in as little as a few days.

Book a call with our team to find out more.

Integration

From a standalone service to a fully integrated solution that seamlessly adds the OTS process to your sales journey. SureSwitch can be configured to meet your bespoke requirements.

Light Integration

Integration to your existing BSS/CRM allows SureSwitch to respond to match requests on your behalf, without storing your customer data.
 
SureSwitch performs customer matching with one of the available match providers, such as Webhook, and Splynx.
 
Switching updates are sent via one of the available event publishers.
 
The SureSwitch portal provides management and configuration, as well as processing of gaining switches.

Full Integration

With a full integration you can fully incorporate OTS into your existing sales journeys.

In addition to the matching and event features of Light Integration, the SureSwitch switching API provides full management of gaining switches.

Features

Fully Compliant with TOTSCo and Ofcom requirements.

Our pricing structure makes SureSwitch affordable for providers of any size.

Thanks to its modular design, SureSwitch can integrate seamlessly with your existing systems.

Choose from Light-touch integration for customer matching and switch updates, or full integration for complete control with switching APIs.

The SureSwitch web portal allows you to process gaining switches with zero integration, as well as run reports, and view your full audit history.

SureSwitch makes use of industry-leading cloud technology to maintain high availability and auto-scaling performance.

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Next Steps

For an initial call to discuss your One Touch Switching requirements and a look at how SureSwitch works, either book a call with one of our experts or send us a message.