Its particularly dense economic fabric means that Greater Lyon benefits regularly from the latest innovations in the field of telecommunications.

• 2^nd region in France for telecommunications services
• GDP (industry and services): €5.2 billion (or 4.2 % of the regional GDP)
• Number of jobs: over 21,000 employees
• 3^rd competency centre in France in the field of telecommunications
• Fields of technological excellence: optics and wireless networks

All types of operator are today present in the Greater Lyon area:

• major national operators (Orange Business Services, NeufCegetel, Colt, Completel, Numéricable, etc.)
• historic operators from other countries (BT, TI, DT, etc.)
• Global IP operators (Level 3, Global Crossing, Interoute, Cogent, etc.)
• local operators (MWSP, Jaguar, etc.)
• mobile operators (Orange, SFR, Bouygue, etc.)

• Réseau Métropolitain Universitaire (RMU):
  • IP network connecting all the educational and research institutes of the Lyon urban area
  • based on a fibre-optic infrastructure
• Réseau Métropolitain des Télécommunications (RMT):
  • shared network built by private or public operators
• Lyonix, GIX (Global Internet eXchange) for Lyon and the Rhône-Alpes region:
  • allows operators and Internet service providers to exchange IP traffic without going through distant infrastructures.