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Practical guidance from the DTC engineering team on refurbishment, sustainability, compatibility and lifecycle management for enterprise telecom equipment.

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Refurbished network equipment; a buyer’s guide

What “refurbished” actually means The refurbished market doesn’t have standardised definitions for the terms it uses. The difference between one supplier’s “refurbished” and another’s can be quite significant. If you’re new to the secondary market, terminology is where you can make mistakes if you’re not careful – if you’re a network manager and you buy […]

James Norden · 7 Sep 2026 · 7 min read
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The PSTN switch-off in 2027; what it means and how to prepare

What is the PSTN switch-off? The PSTN switch-off is the retirement of the UK’s Public Switched Telephone Network, the copper-based telephony infrastructure that has carried voice traffic in Britain since the 1960s. On 31 January 2027, Openreach will withdraw the last of its PSTN and ISDN services, and every line that has not migrated to […]

James Norden · 7 Sep 2026 · 9 min read
Decommissioning Spotlight
Technical Services

Technical Services

DTC Telecoms’ Technical Network Service (TNS) business unit provides Professional Engineering and Consultancy services to companies and organizations around the globe. Customer segments include OEM’s, Operators and Multinational Enterprise customers. In 2021 our core engineering experience and skill sets now cover projects across optical transmission and IP technologies, access (copper and fibre) networks, legacy PSTN, […]

James Norden · 8 Oct 2021 · 4 min read
Products And Hardware Spotlight
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Green Market Products & New Products / Services for 2021

Established back in 2005 DTC’s Telecom Green Market Products (AMS) line of business is involved daily with multi-vendor hardware product supply, repair and surplus tactical buy back opportunities of both pre-owned used and new unused telecom equipment. This unit is fully independent and not tied to any specific OEM’s or other manufacturers.  We operate globally […]

James Norden · 18 Feb 2021 · 3 min read
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DTC Telecom to establish Engineering Training Centre & create 40 new Jobs

DTC Telecom is supported by Maven Capital Partners, the Midlands Engine Investment Fund and the British Bank to develop its Infrastructure Services business unit through the opening of a state–of–the–art engineering training centre in 2019. Technical Services (TNS) Our Infrastructure Services division resides within our TNS line of business and is fully engaged in the […]

James Norden · 21 Nov 2018 · 2 min read
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