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Greater Lyon, a digital region

Telecommunications, digital infrastructures, operators, networks

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

Telecommunications in Rhône-Alpes

  • 2nd 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
  • 3rd competency centre in France in the field of telecommunications
  • Fields of technological excellence: optics and wireless networks

Operators

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.)

Networks

Several networks cover Greater Lyon

  • 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.