{"id":1273,"date":"2019-11-21T15:21:19","date_gmt":"2019-11-21T15:21:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/efaxstg.wpengine.com\/uk\/?p=1273"},"modified":"2022-07-19T12:37:42","modified_gmt":"2022-07-19T12:37:42","slug":"what-replaced-fax-machines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ww2.efax.com\/uk\/blog\/what-replaced-fax-machines","title":{"rendered":"What Replaced the Fax Machine?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1273\" class=\"elementor elementor-1273\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bb877cb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bb877cb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-08062c2\" data-id=\"08062c2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb2b6f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cb2b6f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><em>The fax machine is old technology. First built in the 1800s and popularised in the 1960s, it belongs to a bygone era. But if they aren&#8217;t around anymore, what replaced the fax machine?<\/em><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26e0454 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"26e0454\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Article overview:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93b2fc4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"93b2fc4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Modern Day Fax Machines\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d87b75 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4d87b75\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Fax machines might be old technology, but they haven\u2019t actually gone anywhere. Millions are still in use the world over. However, this is not necessarily a good thing. Fax machines present risks to data security and slow down workplace efficiency.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51a9332 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"51a9332\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Replacement for Fax Machines<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3f079d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d3f079d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Fax machines might not have all been replaced yet, but a substitute certainly exists and is ready to take over. Digital fax is the fax replacement your business needs. Optimised for the modern workplace, it is the next step in the evolution of the fax.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f7ef1c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1f7ef1c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Learn More! Read the Full Story Below<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-807f742 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"807f742\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bb2458b\" data-id=\"bb2458b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84a448d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"84a448d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Has the Fax Machine Actually Gone Anywhere?\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9dc70ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9dc70ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The short answer is no.<\/p><p><a href=\"\/uk\/blog\/is-fax-still-used\">Is fax still used<\/a>? Yes, and in high quantities. The fax machine hasn\u2019t left us, far from it. Seventeen billion fax documents are sent every single year. Surveys suggest there are over\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.americanbanker.com\/news\/your-fax-machine-isnt-just-outdated-its-a-hackers-delight\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">43 million<\/a>\u00a0fax machine units still in operation around the globe. That\u2019s not all \u2014 millions more sell every year. The fax machine market isn\u2019t dying.<\/p><p>Of course, sales figures are not as high as they were when the fax was considered one of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.statista.com\/statistics\/191863\/sales-of-fax-machines-in-the-us-since-2005\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">primary methods<\/a>\u00a0of business communication. Countless more units were routinely used from the 60s to the 90s, but that doesn\u2019t mean the fax machine has been replaced. As other technology has arisen, fax machine use has fallen, but it&#8217;s still very much prevalent within the commercial world.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-43c2e8f\" data-id=\"43c2e8f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff2ac3b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ff2ac3b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/ww2.efax.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2022\/06\/what-replaced-the-fax-machine.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1292\" alt=\"what-replaced-the-fax-machine\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ww2.efax.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2022\/06\/what-replaced-the-fax-machine.jpg 800w, https:\/\/ww2.efax.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2022\/06\/what-replaced-the-fax-machine-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ww2.efax.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2022\/06\/what-replaced-the-fax-machine-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-23e8a9e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"23e8a9e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2a7e1ce\" data-id=\"2a7e1ce\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c7f2b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1c7f2b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Does the Fax Machine Need Replacing?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-643c9ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"643c9ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>So the fax machine hasn\u2019t been replaced, but should it be? Again, the answer can be summed up in one word:<\/p><p>Yes.<\/p><p>Fax machines are not technology suited for the 21st-century. Businesses that continue to use an actual fax machine face several problems that have a detrimental impact on successful operation, including:<\/p><ul style=\"padding: 20px 0 0 0;\"><li>A reliance on landline connectivity, which will soon be obsolete as part of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ww2.efax.com\/uk\/isdn-switch-off-solutions\">ISDN switch off<\/a><\/li><li>Increased risk of data protection disasters due to outdated technology lacking the necessary safeguards for modern businesses<\/li><li>Reduced productivity thanks to the slow and inflexible way fax machines operate<\/li><li>High communication costs, including fees related to fax machine purchase, maintenance and resources like ink, paper and toner<\/li><li>The inability to adopt paperless working practices that promote environmentally-friendly work culture.<\/li><\/ul><p>However, while the traditional fax machine is tired old technology that doesn\u2019t belong in your small business, that doesn\u2019t mean the fax should be written off too.<\/p><p>Fax documents can be incredibly useful. In terms of legality, they are considered more authentic than other methods of sharing files, such as email. Fax also makes it very easy to directly send somebody a visual document, which can be very important in some industries.<\/p><p>That idea brings us to another point. Fax is so useful in some industries that it remains one of the most commonly used methods of communication. In healthcare, for example, fax is essential. If you can\u2019t fax, you cannot properly communicate in such industries, which can limit your ability to reach clients and customers.<\/p><p>And it\u2019s not just specific industries where fax use is high.<\/p><p>Some countries, including influential economies like Japan and the USA, maintain very high use of fax machines. When breaking into international markets, having the ability to fax can be essential, as, without the platform, you may not be able to cover comprehensive communication channels. It\u2019s not a secret that\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.entrepreneur.com\/article\/330960\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">effective communication<\/a>\u00a0is key to business success, which means having the ability to fax is imperative for all businesses on some level.<\/p><p>If fax machines are bad, but fax is good, what does that mean for faxing? It means while the fax machine hasn\u2019t yet been completely replaced, it needs to be, but not by a different form of tech like email. Instead, it needs to be replaced by a technology that enables fax without the disadvantages of a fax machine.<\/p><p>Luckily, this technology does exist.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4c3c803 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4c3c803\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bff1492\" data-id=\"bff1492\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0110c3e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0110c3e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What Replaced the Fax Machine? An Introduction to Digital Faxing<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f01151c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f01151c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Digital fax services are the replacement for fax machines that your business needs. Designed for the modern workplace, digital fax ticks all the necessary boxes when it comes to functionality and practicality.<\/p><h4 class=\"\u201cfont-light\u201d\">Functionality<\/h4><p>Digital fax is essentially software that turns your smartphone or computer into a fax machine. You can capture files using external cameras or transmit documents already in a digital format. Digital fax can be submitted to others using digital fax or an email address as it is sent via the internet rather than an analogue line. It can even be sent via old-fashioned fax machines, as automated technology converts digital files into formats fax machines can decipher. This automation means it is also possible for your digital fax system to receive a fax from a traditional fax machine as well. Digital fax is a fully-functional replacement for the fax machine that ensures total fax coverage.<\/p><h4 class=\"\u201cfont-light\u201d\">Practicality<\/h4><p>Digital fax might offer your business the ability to fax, but so does a traditional fax machine. However, the real benefits of the platform come from the practicalities of the technology. Digital fax is much more secure than physical fax, due to the addition of modern security protocols like encrypted communication transmission and document access control. And \u2014 being digital \u2014 it doesn\u2019t require the same resources a fax machine does, like ink, toner and maintenance costs, which can save businesses a lot of money long term. There is also the aspect of flexibility and adaptability to consider. Digital fax is cloud-based technology available on smartphones and computers, which means it is accessible anywhere, unlike a fixed-pointed physical machine. These are just a few of the many ways digital fax improves upon the practicalities of old-fashioned fax. To find out all the benefits,\u00a0<a href=\"\/uk\/features\">be sure to read our features page<\/a>!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The fax machine is old technology. First built in the 1800s and popularised in the 1960s, it belongs to a bygone era. 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