Legacy Copper Recovery
Release upfront valuefrom difficult legacy copper
Agreed prepay packages.Controlled extraction.Clear completion reporting.
Terra Link Solutions (TLS) helps telecom operators convert difficult decommissioned copper into upfront value.
TLS agrees defined cable packages, provides a prepay proposal, manages winch-led extraction and delivers recovery records for site closeout.
Built for operators managing fibre transition, legacy network retirement and unresolved copper recovery.
The Problem
Recoverable copper is being left underground
As copper networks are decommissioned, the easiest cable is usually recovered first.
The harder cable remains underground because it is stuck, buried, ducted, damaged or too disruptive to remove through conventional methods.
For operators, this leaves legacy asset value trapped in the network while internal teams remain focused on fibre rollout, migration and customer delivery.
Where the value stays trapped
Dormant asset value underground
Delayed recovery from difficult sites
Internal teams focused on fibre transition
Disruptive legacy recovery workstreams
Executive Value
Turn a legacy burden into near-term value
Unrecovered copper is not just an engineering issue. It is dormant asset value and a distraction from the fibre transition.
TLS gives leadership a direct route to release upfront value from difficult cable packages, without another internal programme.
Finance & investment
Release upfront value from decommissioned copper through agreed prepay packages.
Executive & operations
Convert legacy infrastructure into a controlled recovery programme and reduce internal workload.
Network transition
Support fibre migration by clearing difficult copper workstreams.
The TLS Offer
Upfront value for cable not being recovered internally
TLS prepays for agreed decommissioned cable packages before extraction begins.
The operator receives upfront value for cable that is delayed, deprioritised or operationally difficult to recover.
TLS then manages the recovery process through agreed site access, controlled extraction, recovery records and completion reporting.
Operator outcomes
Value released. Workload reduced. Recovery controlled.
For agreed decommissioned cable packages, the operator receives upfront value before difficult recovery work starts, while TLS manages extraction, records and completion reporting.
- ✓Upfront value from legacy copper assets
- ✓Reduced internal recovery workload
- ✓Defined scope before field activity begins
- ✓Lower disruption than dig-heavy recovery
- ✓Recovery records for site closeout
- ✓Clear completion reporting
The TLS Process
Survey. Map. Agree.Extract. Report.
TLS follows a controlled recovery process from site review to completion documentation.
- 01
Survey
Identify candidate sites, cable routes, chambers and access conditions.
- 02
Map
Confirm routes, chamber access, constraints and site requirements.
- 03
Agree
Define the cable package, permissions, commercial basis and prepay proposal.
- 04
Extract
Deploy winch-led recovery teams within the agreed operating scope.
- 05
Report
Deliver recovery records, completion notes, weight documentation and site closeout records.
The process creates commercial clarity before extraction and operational control throughout the work.
Controlled Pilot
Start with one defined cable package
TLS begins with a small group of known difficult or previously uneconomic sites.
The pilot proves the commercial process, field workflow, reporting quality and site closeout requirements before a wider recovery programme is considered.
Start with one defined package, prove the process, then decide whether a wider recovery programme is justified.
The pilot confirms
- ✓Site access process
- ✓Safety and permissions workflow
- ✓Extraction methodology
- ✓Recovery documentation
- ✓Completion reporting
- ✓Operator record format
Operating Controls
Clear process. Clear records. Clean closeout.
TLS works within operator-approved controls for site access, safety, traffic management, public disruption, chain of custody, recovery records and completion reporting.
Site permissions
Access agreed before field activity begins.
Health and safety
Work delivered within agreed safety requirements.
Traffic and public access
Extraction planned to reduce disruption around difficult sites.
Chain of custody
Recovered material handled through a documented process.
Recovery records
Weights, recovery outputs, processor records and completion notes recorded.
Completion reporting
Site closeout notes and operator records delivered after completion.
The operator gets a structured recovery process, not informal cable removal.
Next Step
Start with one difficult cable package
Identify a defined group of decommissioned sites where recovery has been delayed or considered too disruptive.
TLS reviews the package, agrees the scope and presents a prepay proposal before extraction begins.