INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES
Revenue in this segment grew to €3.6 billion (up 24% against 2022). The integration of most of German company Kontron AG’s IT services business, which VINCI Energies acquired at the end of 2022, has significantly strengthened Axians’ position in Europe. The operations gained in this acquisition cover Switzerland, Poland and seven other Central and Eastern European countries. Further consolidated in 2023 by acquisitions in France, Portugal and the Netherlands, the Axians network now spans 38 countries.
Axians’ growth is buoyed by the acceleration of digital transformation. With expertise covering the entire data cycle collection, transport, storage, processing, analysis, sharing and protection , its companies support a diverse customer base of infrastructure operators, businesses and local authorities with bespoke, scalable solutions.
The telecommunications infrastructure business, which accounts for approximately half of revenue, remained strong. Axians is involved in rolling out fibre optic networks in many countries, and is installing 5G mobile networks in addition to expanding and maintaining existing 4G ones. A growing proportion of Axians’ business also comes from transport infrastructure projects. In France, its companies are installing the telecoms networks for lines 15, 16, 17 and 18 of the Grand Paris Express. In Germany, they have a contract with Omexom to deploy and maintain a network of electric vehicle charging stations, and in the United States they provide support services for Hawaii’s new rail transit system.
In information technology (IT), Axians is benefiting from growing demand for cybersecurity, data analysis and business applications, and develops offerings tailored to the specific needs of individual business fields. By pooling their expertise, companies in the Axians, Omexom, Actemium and Building Solutions networks also contribute to business development by strengthening VINCI Energies’ position as a solutions integrator.
The following selection of projects carried out or won in 2023 reflects the diversity of these IT activities.
- In Germany: development of a solution for inspecting offshore wind turbine blades; design and deployment of a public reporting and control system for energy consumption and CO2 emissions, freely accessible to residents, for the town of Hüttenberg (Hesse).
- In Portugal: development of a number of business applications in the health sector, associated in particular with rehabilitation programmes and assistance for patients requiring continuous vital sign monitoring.
- In Morocco: rollout of the communications networks and systems for the new Mohammed VI Polytechnic University campus in Rabat.
Axians’ expertise covers the entire data cycle:
collection, transport, storage, processing, analysis, sharing and protection.