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Second user equipment is widely available in the UK and International markets, I suppose it is to be expected with over 20 million lines of MD110 sold worldwide at the last count. Ericsson do not encourage the existence of this market and have no direct policy of offering second user options. What needs to be understood are the options that exist and what pitfalls you need to be wary of.
A number of the existing UK Ericsson partners do provide second user equipment options and there are a number of 'others' advertising MD110 cards and terminals right up to actual systems.
The old saying "buyer beware" sums up the purchasing of second user equipment very well. The best advice is to try and take all reasonable precautions, try and gain awareness of where the cards came from and their age. Make sure you can install the equipment without compromising your service/support agreement. Make sure you have both the physical space and the right software installed to accommodate your requirements.
Pre BC10 there are no licensing issues to consider. Make sure the cards or equipment you are purchasing have the right revision levels and part codes to ensure that the items are compatible with your system's software and hardware versions. If you have a system on software releases BC10 and above you must purchase licences from Ericsson. You can read more about licensing here.
If you are looking to buy and have the item installed make sure the maintenance of the cards is covered, and that the installation is carried out by an accredited company that will not compromise your service agreement. A number of maintainers may insist that a MAT (maintenance acceptance test) is carried out, this will almost certainly incur a charge.
Remember...
Investigate maintenance impact.
If your system is on BC10 or higher you will need licences as part of any installation. Verify you have licences available before and then after to check any additional licenses have been correctly installed (Use the command LIDAP).
If you purchase supply-only ensure you have a partner who is both willing and able to implement them and that you have spare licences.
Make sure you inform the supplier of the type of rack practice you have installed, this is to ensure the cabling sets are correct and included in the costs.
Check the supplier has validated the revision levels of the item, don't always trust the labels alone!
