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Analogue terminal adaptor

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Digital/TEC definition

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Analogue Terminal Adaptor

Tunstall

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Tunstall Healthcare (UK) Ltd

A device that connects to a router and provides a traditional telephone connection to a digital network so the user can make calls over the internet. The ATA acts as an intermediary between the telephone and a VoIP server, digitising voice data so that it can be transmitted over the internet.
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Digital/TEC definition

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Analogue Terminal Adaptor

TEC Services Association

from

TSA Commissioner/Buyer Guidance (Nov 2021)

This is a small connector which allows analogue telecare alarms to be plugged into a digital router. In some cases, the router will have an ATA built in.
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