Club des Dirigeants Reseaux et Télécoms

What Club des Dirigeants Reseaux et Télécoms does

CDRT (Club des Dirigeants Réseaux et Télécoms) is a French professional association founded in 2012 under the Association loi 1901 framework, operating as a think tank and business club for executives in the enterprise telecommunications and networks ecosystem. Headquartered in Paris at 75 Rue des Archives, it serves approximately 250 member companies across France, organized through five regional delegations (Île-de-France, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Ouest, Occitanie, Nord). Its core proposition is a triptych: REUNIR (Bring together), ACCOMPAGNER (Support), and REPRESENTER (Represent) — combining peer networking events, expert market intelligence, and collective advocacy before regulatory bodies such as ARCEP, the French Senate, and the European Commission.

The association's product surface consists of membership services rather than technology products: themed dinners, colloquiums, seminars, and round tables (around 20 events per year), an annual market barometer (Baromètre CDRT du marché des Télécoms d'entreprises), research publications including an environmental white paper co-developed with AGIT and ADEME, advisory and consulting engagements, and the PACTE RSE 2025 CSR program delivered in partnership with ekho. There is no proprietary technology platform; CDRT operates a member website and LinkedIn presence as its primary digital channels.

Revenue is generated exclusively through recurring annual membership fees, with membership subject to board approval. Pricing is not publicly disclosed. Member segments comprise integrators and operators of network/telecom/cyber/cloud services, ecosystem suppliers (publishers, distributors, equipment manufacturers, infrastructure operators), and selectively, specialized training, consulting, and M&A advisory firms. The association is governed by a board of directors and executive bureau elected by the general assembly, and is owned by its member base rather than by external shareholders or a parent company.

Name

Club des Dirigeants Reseaux et Télécoms

Legal name

Club des Dirigeants Réseaux et Télécoms

Website

https://cdrt.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

CDRT is a French non-profit professional association and think tank that unites approximately 250 enterprise telecommunications and network companies through membership, providing networking events, regional delegations, market intelligence publications, and collective representation before regulatory bodies.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Association Services

NAICS

Professional Organizations (81392), Convention and Trade Show Organizers (561920)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Association & Society Conference Management (Nonprofit, Professional Bodies) (THAHACAA)

Keywords

• Telecom executive network
• Professional industry association
• Telecommunications think tank
• IT telecom convergence
• Enterprise telecom events

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership fees: CDRT generates revenue through annual membership fees from companies in the telecommunications and networks ecosystem. Membership provides access to networking events, publications, regional delegations, and representation services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Club des Dirigeants Réseaux et Télécoms (CDRT) is a French professional association (Association loi 1901) that brings together roughly 250 member companies and executives from the IT and telecommunications ecosystem in France. It operates as an industry think tank and networking body, organizing events, publishing studies (Baromètre CDRT, Livres Blancs), running regional delegations across five French regions, and providing a collective voice on the convergence of IT and telecom networks.

Product overview

CDRT operates as a professional association (think tank) for telecommunications and network executives, offering a portfolio of member services including annual market barometer publications, the PACTE RSE CSR program, environmental white papers, professional networking events (themed dinners, conferences, seminars), and advisory services. The organization maintains five regional delegations across France to deliver localized support and coordinate activities. CDRT functions as a networking and knowledge-sharing platform rather than a technology product company, serving approximately 250 member companies in the enterprise telecommunications sector.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Baromètre CDRT

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Cercle CREDOcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 May 2025CDRT and Cercle CREDO signed a partnership to conduct joint actions aimed at bringing together their expertise and carry out common work, particularly in the field of enterprise networks. The partnership leverages CDRT's service operator ecosystem with Cercle CREDO's technical fiber expertise. Bertrand Pourcelot and Richard Toper signed the partnership in May 2025.
• InfraNumcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFounded December 6, 2012 to accompany the France Very High Speed Plan, InfraNum brings together over 200 companies (engineering firms, operators, integrators, equipment manufacturers, service providers) distributed across the entire French territory. Partner of all territories connected or to be connected, supporting digital development.
• Fédération EBENcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEBEN (Fédération des Entreprises du Bureau et du Numérique) represents companies distributing solutions and equipment for the workplace environment. Partnership signed in early 2022 to speak with one voice for telecom integrators and IT service operators before public authorities.
• ARCEPcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerARCEP (Autorité de régulation des communications électroniques, des postes et de la distribution de la presse) is the independent administrative authority responsible for regulating electronic communications, postal services and press distribution sectors in France.
• CavellminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCavell is a UK-based consultancy specializing in telecommunications and enterprise communication technologies, particularly UCaaS, collaboration, contact center and customer engagement software, enterprise messaging and Microsoft Teams. Provides market research, due diligence, strategy consulting and industry events.
• EkhocoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerEkho is a consulting firm specializing in RSE (Corporate Social Responsibility). Partnered with CDRT to design and deliver the PACTE RSE 2025 program for telecommunications companies. Paul le Dantec serves as President of Ekho and CDRT's RSE Referent.
• AGITminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered with CDRT and ADEME on the white paper regarding environmental display for LAN networks and enterprise telephony services.
• ADEMEminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrench Environment and Energy Management Agency. Partnered with CDRT and AGIT on the white paper regarding environmental display for LAN networks and enterprise telephony services.
• Alliance Green ITminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated with ADEME, CDRT and Act For Better Planet to develop an open-source environmental calculator for measuring and optimizing the environmental footprint of enterprise digital networks.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cdrt

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

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