2013-vinci-annual-report

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Operator investments in all these areas
generated substantial activity in the main
countries in which VINCI Energies operates
– France, Germany, Switzerland and Poland.
VINCI ENERGIES
OPERATES IN
45 COUNTRIES,
INCLUDING 25 OUTSIDE
EUROPE.
The business units of the Graniou network
also expanded their indoor network activity
to provide GSM coverage inside buildings.
Lastly, they generated a significant portion
of their revenue under maintenance contracts
covering networks in service.
Company communications
This activity, carried out by Axians in six
European countries and Morocco, expanded
nearly 10% in 2013, mainly through organic
growth. The increase was particularly
strong in Germany. The network infrastructure
activity for businesses was driven by
the growing development of IT technologies
and cloud computing, with increased
mobility and volumes of data to be handled
constantly driving up the bandwidth and
performance requirements of these networks.
Emblematic operations carried out
by Axians during the year included the
ambitious system of multimedia terminals
and dynamic signs at the Museum of
European and Mediterranean Civilisations
(MuCEM) in Marseille.