Based on its approach of putting technology to work to enhance its customers’ performance, Axians develops customised and scalable solutions that cover the entire data life cycle (collection, transport, storage, processing, analysis, sharing and protection). One example of this customer focus is the Dynamic Power Cloud Manager software that was developed in-house and is made available to customers. The tool, which is currently used by some 60 clients, enables them to gauge their real needs in terms of IT usage and monitoring, and optimises system management, thus generating energy savings and reducing operating expenses.
The telecommunications infrastructure business, which accounts for approximately half of revenue, remained strong. In mobile networks, Axians benefited from 5G rollout operations in addition to work aimed at expanding and maintaining existing 4G networks. The corporate market is also growing thanks to private networks based on 4G/5G technology, such as the one that was set up in 2022 at an Osram industrial site in Germany. In the wired sector, Axians is taking part in public fibre optic rollout programmes, notably in France, Germany, Switzerland and Poland. For example, as part of the France Très Haut Débit (very-high-speed broadband) plan, Axians has connected more than one million homes in 41 administrative departments across the country, mainly in rural areas.
In the information technology (IT) business, Axians has benefited from the growing demand for cloud services (private, public and hybrid) and cyber-security, an area in which it has been developing joint offerings with other VINCI Energies brands. Axians also sets the standard in data analysis and business applications, with solutions that harness the power of artificial intelligence and predictive analytics. The following selection of projects carried out or won in 2022 reflects the diversity of these IT activities.
In Germany: creation of a public reporting system that aggregates and displays data from the city of Hamburg to monitor progress towards the United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development Goals.
In the Netherlands: as part of a programme to improve water management in South Holland, Axians designed the architecture of a data platform that will calculate the impact of different weather scenarios on the regulation of water levels by locks and other systems.
In Belgium: architecture of the Aeronautics Research Centre’s super-computer (Cenaero) in Wallonia, and upgrade and maintenance of the radio communication systems at the European Parliament in Brussels.
In Spain: optimisation and maintenance of the IT security systems and IT services of the city of Elche, in the province of Alicante.
In Portugal: supply and maintenance of a public transit solution covering the net-works of three bus service operators in the Lisbon area, including on-board ticketing and centralised management systems.
In Morocco: design and rollout of a local (fixed-line and mobile) network and a unified communication system for the Mohammed VI University campus in Rabat.
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A range of solutions is being deployed to bring the Bredene swimming pool in Belgium to carbon neutrality.
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With the acquisition of Kontron AG, Axians’ IT services business
is expanding in Central and Eastern Europe.
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With the IT solution provided by Axians, the city of Hamburg, Germany, offers its citizens a reporting system that aggregates the city’s data and helps to monitor progress towards the 17 Sustainable Development Goals.