Product withdrawal

We work hard to bring you the latest technology and innovation. And we want Openreach products to be as good as they can be. Sometimes that means taking them off the market when they’re no longer the best solution.

How we remove products

We follow a standard process for all our product withdrawals. We tell you what we’ve got planned using:

Got a suggestion?

We want to hear your thoughts and requests. So if you think we should withdraw any of our products, tell us about it using our statement of requirements process.

 

Products we’ve set a date to stop selling

  • WLR withdrawal

    • Transitioning copper services to all ip
    • Products
    • Product Withdrawal
    • WLR withdrawal
    Information on how and when we’re withdrawing Openreach wholesale line rental (WLR) products and moving to IP voice services.
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Products we’re no longer selling

  • Backhaul Extension Services (BES)

    • Withdrawn products
    • Products
    • Backhaul extension services
    • bes
    Backhaul Extension Services (BES) from Openreach give you high-speed, permanently connected point-to-point data circuits.
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  • Backhaul Network Services (BNS)

    • Withdrawn products
    • Products
    • Backhaul extension services
    • bes
    Openreach’s Backhaul Network Service (BNS) lets you backhaul data from outlying local loop unbundling (LLU) or mobile base station controller sites to your own network.
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  • Openreach Network Backhaul Services (ONBS)

    • openreach network backhaul services
    • Withdrawn products
    • onbs
    • Products
    Openreach Network Backhaul Services (ONBS) provide secure, high-speed permanently connected Ethernet Services point-to-point (P2P) circuits.
    Read more »

  • TDM (Time Division Multiplex) access bearer

    • Withdrawn products
    • Products
    • Time division multiplex access bearer service
    • TDM access bearer
    The Time Division Multiplex (TDM) Access Bearer Service provides high-speed point-to-point data services between sites that are permanently connected and always on.
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  • Wholesale Extension Services (WES) and Wholesale End-to-End Services (WEES)

    • withdrawn product from new supply
    • WES
    • Wholesale end to end services
    • Withdrawn products
    • WEES
    • Products
    • Wholesale extension services
    Wholesale Extension Services (WES) provide a connection between your network and an end customer. Wholesale End-to-End Services (WEES) connect two end customers.
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  • WES Aggregation

    • WES aggregration
    • Withdrawn products
    • Products
    WES Aggregation lets you connect multiple end-user access circuits of up to 10Mbit/s or 100Mbit/s onto a single aggregated link for onward transfer to your point of presence (POP) site.
    Read more »

  • CCTV Access

    • Withdrawn products
    • CCTV access
    • Products
    CCTV Access gives you high-quality video connectivity between remote CCTV camera locations and a central control room.
    Read more »

  • Fibre Voice Access

    • Withdrawn products
    • FVA
    • Products
    • Fibre voice Access
    With Fibre Voice Access (FVA) you can deliver a public switched telephone network (PSTN) quality voice service to your customers over fibre.
    Read more »

Latest updates

  • Updates

    • updates
    • Updates
    • pricing
    Every thing you need to know about changes and developments to our products and services.

  • Product release documentation (EIP Comms)

    • EIP comms
    • Products
    A clear process to keep you up to date on new and improved product releases.

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