Clean & Screen Service
Securely Remove Risk, Recover Value, and Ensure Full Compliance
Our Clean & Screen Service provides a structured, professional process to clean, test, and evaluate surplus telecom equipment, ensuring clear visibility into asset condition and readiness. By identifying redeployable, repairable, and end-of-life assets, the service maximizes recovery value while reducing storage costs and operational complexity.
Get More Life from Existing Suprplus and Customer Premises Equipment (CPE)
Returned ONTs, routers, set-top boxes, and other customer premises equipment (CPE) can quickly build up in a warehouse. Some units may have failed, while others may have been replaced during troubleshooting and could still be working. Without testing each device, it can be difficult to know which equipment is ready for redeployment and which needs repair or another solution. PICS Telecom’s Clean and Screen service helps broadband providers evaluate, clean, test, and prepare returned CPE for reuse.
Send us your equipment. We’ll test and clean each unit, package it for storage or redeployment, and provide a clear assessment of what is ready to return to service.
Features of Our Cleen & Screen Service
Each unit sent to PICS Telecom goes through a defined cleaning, testing, and evaluation process to assess whether it is ready to return to service.
Your equipment is returned clean, tested, and clearly packaged so your team can make informed decisions about placing it back into inventory for redeployment.
Exterior and internal cleaning to restore equipment to deployment-ready condition using ESD-safe procedures.
Dust, debris, and label removal to improve airflow, prevent overheating, and enable accurate re-identification.
Non-invasive internal inspection to identify wear or damage without disturbing factory assemblies.
Power-on and diagnostic testing to verify operational status and detect faults.
Port and interface validation to confirm connectivity and functional performance.
Factory reset and configuration clearing to securely return assets to a standardized baseline.
Firmware verification and updates to ensure stability, compatibility, and security compliance.
Asset grading into redeployable, repairable, or recycle-ready categories to maximize reuse and minimize waste.
Reporting and inventory reconciliation with serial-level tracking for full visibility, audit support, and sustainability reporting.
Why Clean and Screen Returned CPE?
ONTs, routers, and other customer premises equipment represent a significant investment, especially when replacements involve hundreds or thousands of subscriber locations.
A device returned from the field has not necessarily failed. Technicians may replace an ONT or router while troubleshooting a service issue, leaving the equipment’s actual condition uncertain.
Testing returned CPE takes time, equipment, and technician resources. PICS Telecom’s Clean and Screen service handles that evaluation, freeing your team to focus on other work and helping identify usable equipment that might otherwise sit in inventory or be replaced unnecessarily.
Benefits of Our Clean & Screen Service
- Maximize recovery value by identifying redeployable and repairable assets before recycling.
- Reduce storage costs through rapid assessment and disposition of surplus inventory.
- Ensure redeployment-ready equipment with cleaned, tested, and standardized assets.
- Enable responsible asset disposition by prioritizing reuse and certified recycling to reduce e-waste and support circular economy goals.
- Provides complete asset visibility through serial-level reporting and inventory reconciliation, supporting audits, compliance, and sustainability reporting.
Have Returned ONTs or Routers Sitting in Inventory?
Whether you have a few devices or hundreds of returned CPE units, PICS Telecom can help determine what may be suitable for redeployment.
Tell us what equipment you have and approximately how many units you want evaluated. We’ll help you identify the next step for your returned ONTs, routers, and other customer premises equipment.
EMBRACING SUSTAINABILITY AND INNOVATION
Our Clean & Screen Service supports sustainability by extending the usable life of telecom equipment through professional cleaning, testing, and responsible evaluation. By prioritizing reuse and redeployment before recycling, the service reduces electronic waste and promotes a circular economy while ensuring environmentally responsible asset disposition.
