02 — Capability · BC-1410.50
Legacy Network Retirement
Retire older network technologies such as legacy switching, copper and earlier radio generations on a plan that moves customers first and frees cost and spectrum.
- Network Decommissioning
- Copper Retirement
- Technology Sunset
In scope
- Choosing retirement candidates on cost and risk
- Migrating customers and wholesale users off retiring platforms
- Decommissioning equipment and releasing sites and spectrum
Out of scope
- Disposal and write-off of retired assets in the books (see BC-210.20)
- Retirement of internal IT applications (see BC-720.60)
Decomposes into · 3
- BC-1410.50.10Retirement Candidate AssessmentWeigh the running cost, failure risk and remaining customers of each legacy platform to decide what to retire and when.
- BC-1410.50.20Customer Migration PlanningMove customers and dependent services to replacement technology with notice periods and offers that keep churn low.
- BC-1410.50.30Legacy Platform DecommissioningPower down and remove retired equipment, recover reusable parts and release the sites, routes and spectrum it occupied.