Telecoms & Networking Equipment Manufacturers

The telecoms hardware manufacturers featured in the Tech-Star catalogue cover the major brands that the UK and international trade market most often needs to source on a quote-driven basis: Nokia, Ericsson, Huawei, Alcatel-Lucent, Avaya, Polycom, Cisco, HPE, Siemens, NEC and specialist vendors covering radio, transmission, switching and IP telephony.

Each manufacturer page lists the parts currently held against that brand, with manufacturer attribute, platform family, key features and compatibility recorded against every product where the data is available. Stock changes frequently and is not always reflected on the public catalogue in real time. If a part is not listed, submit a part number on the contact page and we will source it from established trade channels.

Sourcing from telecoms hardware manufacturers

Tech-Star operates as a trade-only supplier of secondary-market telecoms hardware. The brands listed include both current product lines and discontinued or end-of-life platforms where ongoing maintenance and spares remain critical. Pricing on these telecoms hardware manufacturers is privately negotiated and reflects condition, quantity, lead time and the licensing position on each unit. Submit an enquiry on any manufacturer or part number and we will respond with current price, condition and availability.

Nokia, Alcatel-Lucent and Bell Labs heritage

Nokia and Alcatel-Lucent now sit under a single corporate umbrella following the 2016 acquisition, and Bell Labs sits behind both. The combined catalogue covers IP/MPLS routing on the 7750 SR family, optical transport on the 1830 and 7750 platforms, microwave radio under the historic Alcatel-Lucent Wavestar and current Wavence lines, and IP telephony on the OmniPCX Enterprise platform. Operators maintaining legacy Alcatel-Lucent estates frequently need cross-branded spares as the two product lines have merged. Manufacturer reference: Nokia Networks.

Ericsson radio and transmission

Ericsson is one of the largest mobile network infrastructure vendors globally, with strong UK and European deployment in 2G/3G/4G/5G radio access and microwave backhaul. The Tech-Star catalogue carries radio units, baseband units, transmission modules from the MINI-LINK series, and a wide range of system cards from the historic AXE switching platform and DBC digital telephony systems. Spares for legacy Ericsson estates remain in steady demand from operators running multi-generation networks. Manufacturer reference: Ericsson portfolio.

Huawei carrier-grade hardware

Huawei carrier hardware covers radio access network equipment (RRU, BBU, AAU), optical transport on the OptiX platform, IP/MPLS routing on the NetEngine and ATN series, and broad enterprise switching and access. Tech-Star supplies new and refurbished Huawei modules across mobile network base stations, backbone transmission and access infrastructure. Spares are routinely sourced for operators in Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia where Huawei estates remain in active production. Manufacturer reference: Huawei Enterprise products.

Avaya, Polycom and enterprise voice

Avaya Definity, Communication Manager and Aura are the long-standing enterprise PBX and unified communications platforms found in large UK and international contact centres. The catalogue covers TN-prefix circuit packs, 9600-series IP phones, IP Office hardware and accessories. Polycom SoundStation and Trio conference systems, now under the Poly brand following the HP acquisition, are also represented for legacy boardroom deployments.

Cisco, HPE and specialist vendors

Cisco enterprise switching and routing hardware appears in the catalogue alongside HPE and Aruba campus networking. Specialist vendors include Siemens (HiPath / Unify), NEC (telephony and switching), SIAE Microelettronica (microwave radio), Tadiran Telecom, DrayTek (SOHO broadband), Yealink and Zyxel. Further specialist brands held include Ceragon and Ciena transmission, Juniper and Extreme Networks switching, Mitel and Panasonic telephony, plus Yeastar, AudioCodes and Grandstream VoIP. The combined catalogue gives buyers a single trade contact for sourcing across multi-vendor estates rather than running separate procurements per brand. The Tech-Star team is happy to help identify cross-compatible spares where the original manufacturer no longer supplies the part directly.