Mobile network supply and recovery (RAN, routers, 2G to 5G)
A 5G rollout means buying a lot of kit and dealing with everything it displaces. We can help you with both: supplying refurbished and new RAN, routers and core across every vendor and generation, and buying back, recovering and recycling the 2G, 3G and 4G kit it replaces.
New and refurbished, across every generation
A live mobile network is never one generation. We supply routers, baseband, radios (RRUs) and base stations across the major vendors – Ericsson, Nokia, Huawei, Cisco and more – new where it has to be and refurbished where it makes sense, covering current 5G alongside the 2G, 3G and 4G still carrying traffic. So you can source for a 5G build and for the legacy estate underneath it from the same place.
- The full radio chain – routers, baseband, RRUs and base stations
- Major vendors – Ericsson, Nokia, Huawei, Cisco and more
- Every generation – current 5G alongside legacy 2G, 3G and 4G
Support through the migration
2G and 3G are being switched off and the spectrum refarmed for 4G and 5G, but the overlap is rarely clean and the legacy estate has to keep working through it. We keep it running with spares while you build the new network, supply refurbished and new 5G kit, and support the swap-out and sunsetting.
- Legacy spares – keep 2G and 3G up through the overlap
- Refurbished and new 5G – at a fraction of OEM cost
- Swap-out and sunsetting – support through the cutover
Turn the decommissioned estate into budget
Shutting down a generation releases enormous volumes of RAN and core equipment, and most of it still has value on the secondary market. Rather than pay to scrap it, we buy it back, recover and remarket what others still need, and recycle the remainder responsibly – so the kit coming out of the network helps pay for the kit going in.
- Buy-back – on decommissioned RAN and core
- Recovered and remarketed – back into the secondary market
- WEEE recycling – zero-to-landfill on the rest
Why source your 5G infrastructure and kit from DTC?
Refurbished and new, at a fraction of OEM cost
We supply RAN, routers and core kit, refurbished, new and used, across every major vendor and generation. Tested and warrantied, for a fraction of OEM list, and from stock rather than on OEM lead times, so a build or a spares order can move now.
Buy-back that funds the rollout
The 2G, 3G and 4G estate a 5G build displaces still holds real value. We buy it back and turn it into recovered budget, so the kit coming out of the network helps pay for the kit going in.
Asset recovery, handled end to end
When a site or a generation comes down, we remove it, audit it and recover the value, remarketing what others still need and recycling the rest responsibly, with data securely destroyed. One process from live network to cleared site.
Supported through the migration
The overlap between generations is rarely clean. We keep the legacy estate running on spares while you build 5G, and handle the swap-out and sunsetting of the old network, so the transition runs to your timetable.
5G routers and network infrastructure
Building and migrating to 5G means buying new kit and dealing with what it replaces. DTC supplies routers, RAN and infrastructure, new and refurbished, multi-vendor, and the migration and recovery services around them, across every mobile generation still in service.
What we supply
- Routers, aggregation and transport
- RAN, baseband, RRUs and base stations
- Small cells and edge equipment
- Multi-technology kit across 2G, 3G, 4G and 5G
- Spares for legacy platforms during cutover
2G and 3G shutdown, 4G and 5G rollout
Operators are switching off 2G and 3G and refarming the spectrum for 4G and 5G, but the overlap is rarely clean and the legacy estate has to keep working through it. We supply spares to keep 2G and 3G running during the cutover, refurbished and new 5G kit at a fraction of OEM cost, and support the swap-out and sunsetting of the old network, so migration moves at your pace.
Turn the retired estate into budget
Shutting down a generation releases enormous volumes of RAN and core equipment, much of it still in demand on the secondary market. Rather than pay to scrap it, we buy it back, recover and remarket what others still need, and recycle the rest responsibly, so the kit coming out helps pay for the kit going in.
Compliance, accreditation and security
BSI ISO 9001, 14001 and 45001, with warranty on supplied kit and certificated data destruction on anything retired.
5G routers & infrastructure: frequently asked questions
Do you buy back legacy 2G, 3G and 4G kit?
Yes, we buy back the estate a 5G build displaces and turn it into recovered budget.
Are your refurbished routers and RAN 5G-ready?
Yes, current 5G kit alongside legacy generations, refurbished and new.
Which vendors do you supply?
Ericsson, Nokia, Huawei, Cisco and more, across RAN, routers and core.
Can you keep our 2G/3G running while we build 5G?
Yes, we hold legacy spares and support the swap-out and sunsetting through the overlap.
Do you handle decommissioning and recycling?
Yes, removal, remarketing and recycling, with certificated data destruction.