& Resale of Pre-Owned Network, Switching & Transmission
Equipment
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BACKGROUND Established in 2005, Lynx supports the management of
carrier networks through rationalisation and reduction, and the
generation of revenue for clients from unwanted assets. Based in
Andover, Hampshire we have 55,000 sq. ft. office & Warehousing
and employ 30+ staff
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Background to Telecom Networks Impact of Network Changes
Responsibilities Lynx Solution for network Operators Environmental
Impact of Reusing Equipment Lynxs Business Model Case studies
Summary Agenda
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Acquisition Telecommunications and broadcast technologies were
a state monopoly until 1983 Post Office Telecommunications became
the privatised in 1982 and became BT Subsequent network operators
with trunking infrastructure included Level 3 Communications,
Virgin Media, Cable & Wireless, Easynet and Thus. Cable and
Wireless acquired a number of networks such as Your Communications
and were acquired by Vodafone in 2013 Technological Advances From
original Voice and broad cast offering of the GPO to fibre optic
and Digital Trunking Introduction of the Mobile Networks through
First, second third and now fourth generation Operators including
O2, Vodafone and EE (previously Orange T Mobile) Background to
Telecom Networks in the UK
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Network Rationalisations Closures Moves Upgrades Customer
Ceases Through contract churn between operators Release of large
volumes of Telecoms equipment Switching Transmission Access Nodes
Network Spares Impact of changes
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Legislation Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE)
and Restriction of Hazardous Substances in electrical and
electronic equipment (RoHS) directives aim to reduce he quantity of
waste from electrical and electronic and increase its re-use,
recovery and recycling Responsibilities Producers/OEMs who launched
the product on the market place must take responsibility for the
disposal of EEE Have to join a compliance scheme through which they
are charged on the volumes of redundant equipment generated
Problems for Network Operators Equipment lifecycle Multi Vendor
Cost and effort in tracking assets to original supplier
Responsibilities
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Lynxs Solution for Network operators Lynx Works with Network
Operators in the management of their unwanted assets through:
Recovering all equipment as potential resale rather than waste
Assessing all equipment for commercial value, then either Returning
assets to the client for support of their legacy networks Reselling
assets to other network operators Recycling components with no
commercial resale value e.g. Cable, batteries, Steels Generating
revenues and cost savings accordingly
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ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF REUSE Studies into the environmental
impact of using re- manufacturered (Reused) parts rather than newly
manufactured parts [Ref.1] have shown the following: The overall
Global Warming Potential in terms of Kg of carbon dioxide
equivalent shows a reduction of 30 -44% across technologies Ozone
Layer Depletion Potential [Kg R11 Equivalent] reductions of up to
46% Additionally, where the decision to use re-manufactured
equipment eliminated the need to manufacture new replacements
parts, the overall reduction in GWP could double to 88% Ref[1]
Lifecycle Assessment of the Environmental Benefits of
Remanufactured Product within a Green Supply Chain: Charles L.
Goldey, Ernst-Ulrich Kuester, Renee Mummert, Thomas A. Okrasinski,
P.E.Donald Olsen, and William J. Scheffer, Sr.,P.E. [ IEEE
International Symposium on Systems and Technology, Washington DC
May 2010]
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LYNX BUSINESS MODEL Acquisition predominantly in UK and Europe
due to the technologically advanced state of the market Resale Into
UK/European/ROW market for Maintenance and support Network
extension/rationalisation Operation Dynamic to meet clients
needs
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WHY USE LYNX? Knowledge Expert asset management &
valuations Technical knowledge and market awareness Honesty Open
book Title and audit trail Range of services installs, de-installs,
spares maintenance, resale and disposals Quality of Equipment
Expert handling of assets ensures maximum revenue Approvals
Business is ISO9001 & ISO14001 certified by SGS (UKAS) Safe
Contractor Approved for H&S Environment Agency License for
handling WEEE Hazardous Waste License for handling batteries/etc
Waste Carriers License Waste Brokers License
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ASSET MANAGEMENT FEATURES & CLIENT BENEFITS FEATURES &
CLIENT BENEFITS Features Trace and track facility for all inventory
items through on-line portal and dashboard Recycle reports to
demonstrate green credentials Open book for revenue share projects
Benefits Reduce environmental responsibility and liability Release
value from redundant assets Cost of stock rationalisation and
disposal covered and exceeded by income generated
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LYNX RE-SALE Lynx has 550+ clients including Network Operators,
Re-sellers, OEMs Inventory > 10,514 Line Items across a variety
of platforms > 150,000 individual parts in stock Quality Service
90% of all orders for in stock items Flexible: Cards to systems
Packages to containers International Business:UKTI Passport to
Export approved Deliver to clients in EMEA, USA, Canada, South
America, Russia, China
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CASE STUDY 1: DE-INSTALLATION BEFORE. Telecom Datacentre
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DURING.
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AFTER.
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PROJECT SUMMARY
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467 LLU sites re-engineered/recovered Management of Excess
Assets UK & European Switch rationalisation project Site
Closure Projects Customer ceases national collections Cost neutral
to client across all projects plus revenue return Case Study 2:
Network Operator Client Contract
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Client Inventory >100,000 items collected and inventoried
5000 items returned to client for re-use in their network Resold
38,000 items worldwide Recycled 266 Tonnes of materials for
precious metal recovery
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Summary By working with Network Operators to manage their
legacy networks Lynx can: Reduce Network Operators liabilities with
regard to WEEE Provide engineering support for non-revenue
generating projects Generate Revenues from Resale/recycle Reduce
contribution to Global Warming through the reuse of existing
equipment