Still Running a Panasonic KX? Telstra's Maintenance Has Gone. Who Is Looking After It Now?
Telstra's exit from PABX hardware and TBS Care named Panasonic, and it took effect on 30 September 2026. Summit moves your business to a cloud phone system with new handsets, your numbers ported free, and a free assessment first so you know what you have and who supports it.
Free for businesses moving off an old phone system
Free site assessment and free local number porting
Offer: a free assessment of your current phone system, and free porting of local (geographic) numbers when you move to a Summit voice plan. 1300, 1800 and 13 numbers are excluded. $0 upfront hardware is included on our MAX plans. Available until 31 December 2027 unless extended. Terms apply.
Overview
Panasonic KX systems are everywhere. Small offices, clinics, workshops and shopfronts all have a grey box somewhere with a row of cheerful proprietary phones on the desks. Many have run for years without a single call to a technician, which is exactly why this page exists: when one finally does need help, the options are narrower than they used to be.
Nothing here says your phones stop ringing tomorrow. Here is what is on the record, and where we have no record at all.
Telstra has exited PABX maintenance. Telstra's exit of PABX hardware supply, TBS Care and Managed Voice Services named Panasonic among the brands, alongside Alcatel-Lucent, Avaya, Ericsson LG, Fujitsu, Mitel, NEC and others. Active cease sale began on 17 April 2026, and TBS Care support and maintenance ended at contract expiry or on 30 September 2026, whichever came first. That date has passed. If Telstra looked after your Panasonic system, that fault service is gone, and Telstra's own advice is to sign up with a PABX maintenance provider or the vendor. This is Telstra withdrawing its own service, not Panasonic withdrawing support.
Some models are marked discontinued. Panasonic's own specification pages mark the KX-NS1000 and the KX-NSX1000 and KX-NSX2000 as "production discontinued", and the same goes for the KX-DT543 handset. Those pages give no end-of-support date, and we have not found one for any KX system. We will not invent one. If you are not sure whether your model is on that list, that is a good question for your maintainer.
ISDN is already gone. Telstra's final ISDN exit date was 31 May 2022 in nbn fixed-line areas and 30 November 2022 in satellite and wireless areas. A KX system built around ISDN cards needs SIP trunks or a gateway to reach the phone network.
Panasonic and KX are trademarks of their respective owners, used here only to identify the product you have. Summit Internet is not affiliated with Panasonic. Summit is an independent Australian carrier (ACMA Carrier Licence #388) that has served businesses since 2000.
For a wider look at your options, see our guide to replacing your old phone system.
Key Benefits
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A Free Assessment Before You Spend a Cent
We start with what you actually have: the KX model, how many users and handsets, which lines and numbers are connected, and everything plugged into it, such as EFTPOS, alarms, fax, door phones and paging. You get an honest summary, including whether staying put a while longer makes sense.
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Free Local Number Porting
Your customers know your number, so we keep it. When you move to a Summit voice plan, we port the local (geographic) numbers on your service at no charge: your main line, direct numbers and fax numbers, such as 02, 03, 07 and 08 numbers. 1300, 1800 and 13 numbers are excluded from the offer, and can still be ported. Available until 31 December 2027. Terms apply.
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New Handsets, With $0 Upfront Hardware on MAX Plans
Your new desk phones, cordless handsets and reception console arrive preconfigured, with extensions, greetings and ring groups already set up. Plug them in. $0 upfront hardware is included on our MAX plans, so a move does not mean a big cheque for handsets.
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Everything Included in One Per-User Price
Hosted PBX from $10 per user per month. Auto attendant, ring groups, call queues, voicemail to email, time-of-day routing, call recording and mobile and desktop apps are all included. No feature packs, no activation keys.
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Phones That Follow Your People
Make and take calls on your business number from the Summit app on a mobile or laptop, from the office, home or a client site. The ABS reports that 36% of employed Australians usually work from home, up from 32.1% in 2019.
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A Support Line That Is Not a Hunt
After Telstra's exit, many KX owners are left asking who to ring when something breaks. With Summit, phones, numbers and internet are with one provider, and changes are made in a web portal or by our team.
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A Cutover Day You Choose
We plan the move for a quiet day, test inbound and outbound calls with you, and check every connected device before we tell you to cancel anything.
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Internet and Backup Handled Properly
Cloud phones are only as good as the connection under them. We can supply business nbn with automatic 4G backup, with voice prioritised across our network.
What You Will Keep, and What You Will Miss Moving From Panasonic KX
We would rather be straight with you. Here is how the day-to-day compares.
| On your Panasonic KX system today | On Summit Hosted PBX |
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| Auto attendant and call groups, programmed by an installer | Auto attendant, ring groups and queues you can edit yourself in a web portal |
| Voicemail on the system | Voicemail to email, included |
| Proprietary handsets with their own buttons and lamps | Desk phones, cordless handsets or a softphone, anywhere there is internet |
| Adding a user or a feature can mean a card or an activation key | Adding a user takes minutes |
| Calls between desks keep working if the internet drops | Needs internet to work, so we pair it with automatic 4G failover, and staff can take calls on the mobile app |
| Dedicated busy-lamp consoles, door phones and overhead paging wired to the system | We check each one in the assessment and agree a working path before cutover |
| Analogue devices on the system's own ports, such as fax | Fax to email, or a tested alternative, agreed per device |
The honest trade is simple: an on-premise system can keep internal calls working with the internet down, and a cloud phone system depends on a good connection. If you rely on a particular button, console or door phone, tell us early. Those are the things people notice, and we would rather solve them in the assessment than the week after cutover.
How It Works
- 1 Book your free assessment
Book your free assessment
Fill in the form above or call 1300 049 749. Tell us the brand and, if you know it, the model. A photo of the cabinet, or of a handset, is enough.
- 2 We look at what you have
We look at what you have
A Summit specialist reviews your KX system, users, lines and numbers, and everything connected to it. We list every number you want to keep and every device that depends on the phones.
- 3 Choose your handsets, or go softphone only
Choose your handsets, or go softphone only
Pick desk phones, cordless handsets and a reception console, or go softphone only and take calls on the Summit app. Mix both if that suits your team. $0 upfront hardware is included on our MAX plans.
- 4 We preconfigure and ship
We preconfigure and ship
Your handsets arrive with your extensions, auto attendant and ring groups already set up. Nothing to program.
- 5 We port your numbers and cut over
We port your numbers and cut over
We port your local numbers on the day you choose, test inbound and outbound calls with you and check connected devices. Only then do we tell you what to cancel with your old provider. Port first and cancel after: a number that has been disconnected can no longer be ported.
Features
What Your Move Includes
- Free site assessment
- : A review of your current system, numbers and connected devices, before anything changes.
- Free local number porting
- : Local (geographic) numbers moved to Summit at no charge. 1300, 1800 and 13 numbers excluded from the offer. Available until 31 December 2027. Terms apply.
- New handsets
- : Desk phones, cordless DECT handsets, reception consoles and softphone apps, preconfigured before delivery.
- Cutover testing
- : Inbound, outbound, transfers, voicemail and attached devices tested on the day.
- One bill, one support number
- : Phones, and internet and backup if you want them, from one provider.
Phone System Features Included
- Auto attendant (IVR)
- : A professional greeting that routes callers to the right person or team.
- Ring groups and call queues
- : Ring several phones at once or in turn, and hold callers in a queue when it is busy.
- Voicemail to email
- : Messages delivered to your inbox as audio files.
- Time-based routing
- : Different call handling for business hours, after hours and public holidays.
- Mobile and desktop apps
- : Make and take calls on your business number from a mobile or laptop.
- Call recording and reporting
- : Record calls for training or compliance, and see call volumes and missed calls.
Hosted PBX or Microsoft Teams Calling After Panasonic KX?
Most Panasonic KX businesses land on one of two replacements. We will recommend the one that fits how your team actually works, including the simpler one if that is the right call.
Summit Hosted PBX
- Best for
- Offices, clinics, trades and shops that answer calls on desk or cordless phones.
- How it works
- A complete cloud phone system with handsets, auto attendant, ring groups and queues, managed from a web portal.
- Pricing
- From $10 per user per month, every feature included.
- Good to know
- The closest match to how a KX system works day to day, with far less to look after.
Microsoft Teams Calling
- Best for
- Teams that already live in Microsoft 365 and Teams.
- How it works
- Summit connects Teams to the phone network, so staff call from the Teams app they already use.
- Pricing
- Requires Microsoft Teams Phone licences in addition to Summit calling.
- Good to know
- Most staff use a headset and the Teams app; desk phones are optional.
Not ready to replace everything at once? Some KX systems can connect to Summit SIP trunks, which moves your lines and numbers first. Whether yours can depends on the model, the cards fitted and the licence keys installed, so we check before suggesting it, and we will tell you if it is only a stopgap.
Use Cases
These are scenarios, not customer case studies.
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The Dental Practice With Telstra-Era Maintenance
Dentists & GPsA dental surgery bought its KX system and maintenance through Telstra years ago. The fault service ended on 30 September 2026 at the latest. We review the system, port the numbers and move reception, treatment rooms and the practice manager's mobile onto one cloud phone system.
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The Small Business With a Cupboard Full of Spare Handsets
Transport & LogisticsA workshop has a KX system and a drawer of second-hand proprietary handsets to keep it going. We replace the lot with new preconfigured handsets and softphone apps, so the next dead handset is a courier delivery, not a hunt.
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The Real Estate Office That Never Misses a Lead
Real Estate & FinanceAn agency's main number rings in the office while half the team is out at inspections. We ring the office and the agents' apps together, so enquiries stop going to an empty desk.
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The Workshop With a Door Phone and an Alarm Line
TradiesA trade business uses its system for a door phone, paging in the yard and a monitored alarm. We identify all three in the assessment and agree a working path for each before cutover, so nothing is discovered the morning it stops working.
Your situation not on this list? Tell us what you run or call 1300 049 749 and we will tell you honestly whether we can help.
Still running Panasonic KX phone systems?
Book a free assessment. We will look at what you have, tell you honestly what it will cost to keep, and show you what moving looks like, with your numbers ported free.
Why Choose Summit to Replace Panasonic KX
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We Are a Carrier, Not Just a Reseller
Summit holds its own ACMA Carrier Licence (#388) and has served Australian businesses since 2000. Your phone service, number porting and internet come from the company that runs them.
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One Team for the Whole Move
Phones, numbers, internet and backup are planned together by one team, so you do not have to coordinate an installer, a carrier and an internet provider.
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Straight Answers, Including "Not Yet"
If your system is healthy and the right move is to wait, or to start by moving your lines, we will say so. A free assessment is not a sales trap.
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Your Numbers Stay Yours
Local numbers ported free, tested before you cancel anything, with port first and cancel after as our standard order.
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Frequently asked questions
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