Ooma AirDial® Case Studies

A large affordable housing community replaced costly POTS lines supporting alarms, elevator phones, fax machines, and security alarms with Ooma AirDial. After phased deployment across 80 properties, they cut expenses, improved reliability, and shared the solution with other housing groups as a trusted, scalable replacement for legacy analog systems.

A major West Coast city replaced costly, unreliable POTS lines with Ooma AirDial to power emergency phones. In just one month, AirDial was installed across 44 sites, delivering significant cost savings, regulatory compliance, and improved reliability. With these results, the city now plans to expand AirDial citywide to ensure long-term support for its critical public safety infrastructure.

A large specialty medical group with 30+ locations used Ooma AirDial to replace POTS lines for alarms, elevator phones, and fax machines. Recommended by telecom consultants, AirDial reduced costs, simplified deployment, and ensured reliable support for essential analog devices across hundreds of clinicians and multiple facilities.

A synthetic materials manufacturer adopted Ooma AirDial to replace POTS lines for safety phones and alarms. After successful pilot testing, 90 AirDial units were deployed across 10 sites, with plans to expand companywide. The solution provided long-term savings, modernization, and reliable service ahead of copper line phase outs.

A regional oncology care operator with 100 clinics replaced 650 POTS lines costing $60,000 monthly with Ooma AirDial. Costs dropped significantly while Remote Device Management and MultiPath ensured reliability across diverse systems. Ooma resolved compatibility issues, safeguarding mission-critical alarms, fax machines, and emergency phones.

A senior care provider managing hundreds of facilities faced sudden POTS line shutdowns. Ooma AirDial replaced 1,000 lines for fire alarms, elevator phones, security alarms, and fax machines. Remote management and rapid deployment preserved life-safety systems and avoided disruptions, ensuring compliance and cost savings across U.S. and Canadian operations.

A property manager overseeing 250 communities faced rising costs and unreliable vendors tied to traditional POTS lines. By switching to Ooma AirDial, they replaced 2,000 lines and gained Remote Device Management, broad compatibility, and full installation support. The result: greater reliability, compliance for critical systems, and annual savings in the hundreds of thousands.

A global luxury retailer needed urgent POTS replacement after failures from another vendor. Ooma installed 450 AirDial lines across 125 U.S. stores in under a month, working nights and weekends. The seamless deployment saved costs, restored trust, and prompted the retailer to consider expanding AirDial to other brands.

A global timeshare resort operator struggled with costly, unreliable POTS replacement vendors. In a competitive head-to-head test, only Ooma AirDial connected fire alarms successfully. Now 425 AirDial lines support alarms, elevator phones, fax machines, and pool phones. Remote Device Management ensures efficient oversight across resorts, delivering reliability and cost savings.

A large school district with 70,000 students faced rising POTS line costs and poor service but couldn’t risk downtime for alarms. After a successful proof-of-concept, they self-installed 250 POTS replacement lines across 130 schools during summer break. Preconfigured devices, Remote Device Management, and MultiPath ensured safety, reliability, and cost savings.

A global high-rise property manager faced rising POTS line costs and service shutdowns threatening critical systems like alarms and emergency phones. With guidance from a trusted consultant, they deployed 175 POTS replacement lines across 12 buildings and adopted Ooma Enterprise UCaaS. Comprehensive support ensured smooth transitions and reliable, ongoing connectivity.