A design-build contract for a technology platform to analyse visitor behaviour data at World of Wine in Porto, Portugal.
Information and communication technologies
- Revenue in this segment grew to €2.7 billion in 2021 (up 3.8% compared to 2020).
As in 2020, the 300 business units in the Axians network, which employ over 12,000 people in 27 countries, worked hard to support the rising demand for information systems and networks as remote working increased. More generally, they are taking advantage of the expansion of digital applications and practices that are taking hold across the entire economy and reshaping social interactions. For example, they help telecommunications infrastructure operators to deploy, upgrade and increase the capacity of their networks, and assist businesses and local authorities in transforming their digital ecosystems by delivering highly sought-after solutions that are user-centric rather than technology-driven. By combining software, hardware and bespoke services, Axians helps customers solve their data control and optimisation issues through its specialised expertise in cloud services and cybersecurity, which are increasingly in demand, as well as in business intelligence and data analytics. Working with Actemium has also led to developing segment-specific solutions that target a variety of industrial issues.
Activity in telecommunications infrastructure remained strong. In mobile networks, Axians benefited from 5G deployment operations in addition to work aimed at expanding and maintaining existing 4G networks. In the wired sector, its business units are taking part in fibre optic deployment programmes in a number of countries, notably France, Germany, Switzerland and Poland. As an example, Axians worked in synergy with VINCI Construction over a period of four years to connect 500 municipalities in the French department of Moselle, which has a total population of 300,000, to the fibre-optic network.
In other market segments, the following selection of projects carried out over 2021 reflects the broad spectrum of expertise and solutions developed by Axians:
- ◗ in France, managed services and operation of IT infrastructure for Veolia Eau Île-de-France; deployment of a remote connection solution for staff at the Marseille hospitals (AP-HM); modernisation and migration of Bpifrance’s IT systems within a single comprehensive digital infrastructure;
- ◗ in Belgium, architecture for the new Tier-1 supercomputer at the Cenaero research centre in Wallonia (in cooperation with Cegelec Belgium for the electrical engineering package);
- ◗ in Germany, implementation for data hosting company Windcloud of a scalable network with an integrated routing infrastructure, as well as a cyberattack protection system;
- ◗ in Italy, in the green spaces managed by the city of Florence, deployment of an IoT-driven irrigation system, leading to a 30% reduction in water consumption in municipal gardens;
- ◗ in the Netherlands, signing of a seven-year management-as-a-service contract for the city of Utrecht’s new digital infrastructure;
- ◗ in Austria, development of the addHelix logistics services platform. The solution, which incorporates neural networks and artificial intelligence, was recently deployed within the barth Logistics Group in Germany, where it helps operators optimise delivery rounds in real time.