What Vialis Colmar does

Vialis S.A.E.M. is a Société d'Économie Mixte Locale headquartered in Colmar, France, operating across three business divisions: Energy (electricity and natural gas supply, including regulated tariffs and market-priced offers), Telecommunications (high-speed internet, TV, fixed telephony, and mobile telephony under sub-brands including Elsass Box, VialisSim, and VialisBoxTV2), and Public Infrastructure (Éclairage et Signalisation: street lighting, traffic signaling, videomapping, and traffic modeling for municipalities). The telecom stack is multi-technology, combining Vialis' own cable network with FTTH delivered over partner fiber infrastructures (ROSACE, OXYGENE, Val d'Argent, Orange) and a premium FTTR (Fiber To The Room) offering; speeds reach up to 8 Gbps on fiber and 1 Gbps on cable. Vialis serves residential customers, artisans and SMBs (under Pro tiers with 4-hour GTI, fixed IP, and 4G backup), local municipalities and public authorities, and syndicates managing multi-unit buildings across the Alsace region (Haut-Rhin department and adjacent communes).

The company generates revenue primarily through recurring monthly subscriptions across telecom bundles and energy supply contracts, with mobile and TV premium options (Ligue 1+, BeIN SPORTS, Canal+, Ciné+ OCS) layered as add-ons. Pricing tiers span €7.99/month entry-level mobile to €45/month professional fiber with FTTR, and go-to-market is sales-led via two physical agencies (Colmar and Neuf-Brisach), partner access points, telephone contact centers, and online self-serve portals, supplemented by the Alsen energy commercialization subsidiary and owned media channel TV7. The firm employs approximately 280 people and benefits from a regulatory privilege as the sole provider of regulated electricity tariffs in its service zone.

Vialis' structure combines public-sector anchoring (SEML governance, mixed public-private ownership typical of French local utilities) with private-sector commercial execution. Its expansion strategy has emphasized product breadth (mobile launch via VialisSim, FTTR, enhanced TV hardware) and partner-driven geographic reach into adjacent communes, while revenue concentration sits across a diversified base of residential subscribers, SMBs, and municipal contracts rather than any single large enterprise anchor.

Name

Vialis Colmar

Legal name

Vialis S.A.E.M.

Website

https://vialis.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

1850

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Vialis S.A.E.M. is a Colmar-based French regional operator (Société d'Économie Mixte Locale, ~280 employees) supplying electricity, natural gas, internet, TV, fixed and mobile telephony, and public lighting/signaling services to residential, SMB, and municipal customers across the Alsace region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Colmar

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Infrastructure, Operations, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Telecommunications Services: Recurring subscription revenue from TV, Internet, and fixed/mobile telephony services under Elsass Box and VialisSim brands. Revenue generated through monthly subscriptions with various service tiers.
2. Energy Supply: Revenue from electricity and natural gas supply to residential, business, and local authority customers. Includes both regulated tariffs and market-based offers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Vialis Colmar is a regional multi-utility operator in Alsace, France, that sells electricity, natural gas, internet, telephony, mobile and TV subscriptions to households, businesses and local authorities. It also operates public infrastructure services — public lighting and road signalization — for municipalities and co-ownership managers in the Haut-Rhin department.

Product overview

Vialis is a 100% Alsatian mixed-economy company operating three main divisions: Telecommunications (TV, Internet, and Fixed/Mobile Telephony), Energy (Electricity and Natural Gas), and Public Infrastructure Services (Lighting and Signaling). The telecom portfolio centers on the VialisBoxTV2 Android TV set-top box with gaming and VOD capabilities, combined with Elsass Box internet services (fiber up to 8 Gbps, cable) and VialisSim mobile plans. Business offerings include Elsass Box Pro with dedicated support and 4-hour GTI. The energy division provides regulated and market-priced electricity/gas under the Vialis and Alsen brands. The company also operates local TV channel TV7 and provides municipal lighting/signalization services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• VialisSim: Mobile telephony service brand offering SIM-only plans including SimplisSim and TopisSim packages for customers across metropolitan France.
• Elsass Box
• VialisBoxTV2
• TV7
• Alsen

Products and services

• Elsass Box

Quantifiable outcome

• 68.1% nuclear, 26.5% renewable energy sources in electricity mix
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered minor, core and moderate.

• TV7minorOthersLocal television channel operated by Vialis, providing local content and community connection. TV7 is a wholly-operated channel that extends Vialis' community presence.
• AlsencoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorEnergy commercialization subsidiary of Vialis, specializing in energy product sales and distribution separate from the main Vialis brand.
• Alsace FibremoderateTechnology or IntegrationTechnology partner providing fiber optic solutions and multi-line fixed telephony services for business customers.
• ROSACE FibrecoreTechnology or IntegrationRegional fiber network operator whose infrastructure Vialis utilizes to deliver FTTH services to customers in departments 67 and 68.
• OXYGENE FibremoderateTechnology or IntegrationFiber network operator providing infrastructure for Vialis services in specific municipalities including Mertzwiller, Gundershoffen, and surrounding areas.
• OrangemoderateTechnology or IntegrationTelecommunications infrastructure provider whose fiber network supports VialisBoxTV2 equipment availability in certain service areas.
• Val d'Argent NetworkmoderateTechnology or IntegrationLocal fiber network serving Sainte-Croix-aux-Mines, Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines, Lièpvre, and Rombach-le-Franc municipalities for which Vialis provides services.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights8 records

Regional players

• Électricité de Strasbourg (ÉS): ÉS is an Alsatian SEM operating in nearby Strasbourg with a near-identical mix of regulated electricity supply, natural gas, fiber telecom (ÉS Fibre), and public lighting. Geographic proximity and shared regulatory ELD status make it Vialis's most directly comparable regional peer.
• UEM (Union d'Électricité de Metz): UEM is a Metz-based société d'économie mixte operating the same diversified model as Vialis — electricity, gas, telecom, and public infrastructure — serving customers in the Moselle department. It is the closest structural analogue to Vialis outside Alsace.
• Sorégies: Sorégies is a Poitiers-based local mixed-economy utility providing electricity, gas, fiber, and public lighting services. Its SEM structure and diversified activity mix closely mirror Vialis's operating model.
• GEG (Gaz et Électricité de Grenoble): GEG is a Grenoble-based SEM offering electricity, gas, fiber telecom, and energy services — the same SEM multi-utility template Vialis applies in Alsace, making it a strong model-comparable even though it serves a different region.

Broad incumbents

• Altice France (SFR): SFR, operated by Altice France, is a national fixed and mobile telecom competitor that overlaps with Vialis in fiber broadband and mobile offerings across the same Alsatian customer base.
• EDF: EDF is France's historic national electricity supplier and a direct competitor for retail supply outside Vialis's regulated zone. Its scale, generation assets, and regulated-tariff competitor status make it the principal benchmark for Vialis's energy supply business.
• Bouygues Telecom: Bouygues Telecom is one of France's four national mobile and fixed telecom operators and a direct competitor in mobile (where Vialis operates as an MVNO) and fiber internet, particularly attractive to price-sensitive Alsatian households.
• Orange: Orange is France's incumbent telecom operator and a partner-competitor for Vialis — Orange's fiber network carries Vialis services in some municipalities while Orange also competes for the same retail internet, TV, and mobile customers.
• Engie: Engie is France's dominant natural gas supplier and a major electricity retailer with national reach. It competes with Vialis in retail gas and increasingly in green electricity, but operates at vastly greater scale across energy, services, and infrastructure.

Others

• Rosace: Rosace is a public-initiative fiber network operator covering departments 67 and 68 whose infrastructure Vialis wholesales to deliver FTTH services — a key infrastructure enabler rather than a competitor, but materially shaping Vialis's go-to-market reach.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Vialis_Colmar
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC93bcAh9qI-iNEpoIBHA3cA
• Facebookfacebook.com/vialis.colmar
• Instagraminstagram.com/vialis.colmar
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/vialiscolmar

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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