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Network Hardware Supply Chain Issues: Causes, Risks and How to Reduce Delays

Apr 13, 2026 | Adtran, Adva, Alcatel-Lucent, Blog, Ciena, Cisco, Commscope, Corning, Dell, DZs, Ericsson, Fujitsu, HPE, Infinera, Juniper Networks, Keymile, Nokia, Nortel, Ribbon Communications, SIAE, Zhone

Network hardware supply chain issues continue to affect organisations across telecoms, enterprise, and public sector environments. While many expected supply chains to stabilise, the reality is that availability, lead times, and pricing remain unpredictable. Across...

End-of-Life Infrastructure: Managing Risk Beyond Vendor Support

Apr 8, 2026 | Adtran, Adva, Alcatel-Lucent, Blog, Ciena, Cisco, Commscope, Corning, Dell, DZs, Ericsson, Fujitsu, HPE, Infinera, Juniper Networks, Keymile, Nokia, Nortel, Ribbon Communications, SIAE, Zhone

Managing end-of-life network equipment is often treated as a simple decision. Once a platform reaches end-of-support, many organisations default to replacement. However, from a security and risk perspective, the decision is more complex and requires a structured...
Optical Network Hardware Market: UK Growth and Equipment Shortages

Optical Network Hardware Market: UK Growth and Equipment Shortages

Mar 13, 2026 | Adtran, Adva, Alcatel-Lucent, Blog, Carrier Grade Routers, Carriers, Ciena, Cisco, Ericsson, Fujitsu, Infinera, Juniper Networks, Nokia, Optical Transmission

Ciena’s $7B Order Backlog Highlights Growing Optical Network Hardware Shortages Optical networking equipment shortages are becoming a growing challenge across the telecom and data centre industries as demand for high-capacity infrastructure continues to accelerate....
Network Pre Staging and Configuration Services: Accelerating Reliable, Global Deployments

Network Pre Staging and Configuration Services: Accelerating Reliable, Global Deployments

Dec 2, 2025 | Adtran, Adva, Alcatel-Lucent, Blog, Ciena, Cisco, Commscope, Corning, Dell, DZs, Ericsson, Fujitsu, HPE, Infinera, Juniper Networks, Keymile, Nokia, Nortel, OEMS, Pre-staging, Ribbon Communications, SIAE, Zhone

Network hardware pre staging plays a critical role in modern network deployments. Organisations across telecoms, enterprise, transport and public sector environments rely on pre-configured equipment to reduce delays and avoid costly errors. However, when teams...

Delivering Smarter Spares Management Through Component-Level Repair Excellence

Nov 30, 2025 | Adtran, Adva, Alcatel-Lucent, Blog, Ciena, Cisco, Commscope, Corning, DZs, Ericsson, Fujitsu, Infinera, Juniper Networks, Keymile, Nokia, Nortel, Ribbon Communications, Spare Parts Management Services, Zhone

Network Spare Parts Management for IT Infrastructure and Data Centre Environments Keeping networks online depends on having the right spare parts available exactly when you need them. The Comtek Group provides a managed spare parts service for current and legacy...