About Cold Ashby Golf Centre
Cold Ashby Golf Centre is owned and managed by its members, The course is set in rolling countryside, the scenery is a site to see and on the third hole, you can see at least four counties.
It is a testing 18-hole parkland course, with a well-stocked golf shop with resident professional and offers practice facilities including an 8-bay floodlit driving range with contactless ball dispenser.
Barton Telecom Services have been looking after Cold Ashby Golf Centre for many years and have overseen various phone system and broadband upgrades.
Requirements
Cold Ashby Golf Centre were using a Panasonic NCP500 phones system with legacy analogue lines. Due to the impending PSTN Switch Off, it was important to have their system upgraded to avoid having services ceased and to start taking advantage of the features available on a VoIP phone system.
As with many golf clubs, they are situated in a remote location as far as comms are concerned. This meant they were using a 4G service for their broadband, as a fixed line broadband solution was not suitable for the purpose of their requirements.
Services provided
Solution
After understanding Cold Ashby Golf Centre’s initial requirements, we came up with a best-case solution which brings their telephone system up to date via VoIP while also assisting with an upgraded broadband and WiFi service.
Due to their location, a Starlink broadband solution offered them the best broadband solution. Once installed, this then allowed for a reliable connection for the VoIP phones. They also had various Ubiquiti WiFi points installed around their clubhouse to offer seamless coverage for staff and visitors. A secure guest network was also setup.
Impact & Advantages
Cold Ashby Golf Centre have now been able to protect themselves against the PSTN Switch Off as they have now upgraded to a VoIP telephone system.
Their newly installed Starlink broadband provides a fast and stable internet connection for their business critical equipment and systems and is a very significant improvement compared to the previous 4G solution.
Ensuring they have a reliable, wide coverage WiFi solution allows all areas of the golf centre to remain connected on any device. They can also now offer their visitors (including business users) a secure guest network.
“We have been a client of Barton for a number of years. The existing Clubhouse telecoms and broadband were no longer fit for requirements, Barton brought me up to speed re forthcoming changes to the telecoms network and then advised on alternatives to our existing systems. Not only was advice valuable, their suggested project costs were very competitive. These, when combined with their good service levels, made them a compelling choice.”
Martin Hamill | General Manager | Cold Ashby Golf Centre
