How DTC works with brokers and resellers
Three ways to work with DTC: buy from the stock we hold, sell us the stock we don’t, or run something more structured on repair and consignment.
Bulk stock across the major OEMs
We hold refurbished and used inventory in volume across Nokia, Ericsson, Huawei, Cisco, Juniper, ZTE, Ciena, Infinera and more, ready to ship. Whether it’s spares against a live customer requirement or bulk for onward remarketing, the stock exists on our floor rather than sitting in a broker chain.
- Bulk inventory – held in our warehouse, ready to ship
- Cross-OEM – not tied to a single vendor’s kit
- Volume flexibility – single units through pallet-scale orders
Refurbishment, Test and Repair to trade standards
Every unit is inspected, powered-up, functionally tested and warrantied before it ships to a trade customer, so what you resell downstream doesn’t come back as a claim. Faulty kit is diagnosed and repaired down to component level rather than swapped and written off.
- Inspected and tested – not sold blind
- Warrantied on sale – trade-grade cover
- Component-level repair – down to the card and the chip
We buy the kit you can’t move
If you’re holding stock that isn’t shifting, or a customer wants a decommissioning removed, we buy it into our own channel. The transaction is fast, the audit trail is complete, and the kit goes into a market you may not have the reach into yourself.
- Buy-back on ageing stock – at agreed rates against condition and volume
- Decommissioning purchases – direct from customer sites
- Full asset audit trail – on everything we take in
Consignment and partnership options
For established trade partners we run consignment inventory, priority reservation on incoming stock and joint programmes with named contacts on both sides. If you keep coming back for the same kit or the same customers, it is often faster to structure the relationship than to keep quoting one line at a time.
- Consignment stock – inventory held under agreement
- Priority reservation – first look at incoming decommissions
- Named accounts – direct trading contacts, not a shared inbox
Why trade partners buy from DTC
Stock on the floor
Inventory held in our warehouse, ready to ship, rather than quoted from a broker chain that doesn't own the kit.
Tested and warrantied
Every unit inspected, tested and warrantied before dispatch, so the kit you sell downstream doesn't come back.
Buy and sell in the same conversation
Trade partners can source from our stock and offload their own aged inventory in the same relationship.
30+ years in secondary telecoms
One of the longest-established independent secondary-market operators in the industry, with the network and inventory to prove it.
DTC as a trade supplier
DTC has traded in the secondary telecoms market for over 30 years. Brokers, resellers and integrators buy from us because the stock is on our floor, the units are tested and warrantied, and we can hold the same conversation about kit you want to sell as the kit you want to buy.
What trade partners typically buy
- Refurbished routing and switching across the major OEMs
- Optical transceivers and DWDM cards
- RAN, radio and baseband equipment
- Servers, storage and datacentre network kit
- Legacy platforms EOL by the OEM but still deployed in customer networks
- Peripherals, patch leads and infrastructure
Consignment and structured partnerships
For partners buying or offloading regularly, we run consignment inventory, priority reservation on incoming decommissions and named-account trading relationships. It cuts the friction on ongoing supply and gives both sides visibility of what is coming into stock.
Where we work
UK direct, with international shipping and field logistics across Europe, the Middle East, North America and Asia for larger trade partners with multi-region customers.
Accreditations
BSI ISO 9001, 14001 and 45001. Environment Agency ATF licence for authorised treatment of end-of-life equipment.
Frequently asked questions
Do you sell to other resellers and brokers?
Yes. DTC has a large trade customer base of brokers, resellers, integrators and IT distributors who source from our stock and warranty.
Do you buy from brokers and resellers?
Yes. We buy refurbished, used and end-of-life telecoms hardware from trade partners at agreed rates against condition and volume, especially where the stock fits demand we already see.
How is stock tested?
Every trade unit is inspected, powered up, functionally tested and warrantied before dispatch. Where a fault is found the unit is repaired to component level before it goes back into saleable stock.
Do you do consignment stock?
For established trade partners, yes. We can hold consignment inventory, reserve incoming stock and structure a named-account relationship rather than pricing one line at a time.
Where do you ship to?
UK direct plus international shipping across Europe, the Middle East, North America and Asia, either from our own logistics or via forwarders on the trade partner side.
Get in touch about trade supply or a joint programme
Tell us what you need or what you're holding, and we will come back with what we can supply, what we can buy and at what price.