What ADN does

ADN (Acteur Du Numerique) is a French independent services group headquartered in Mimet that consolidates two complementary entities: FENT&O, a digital consulting firm focused on connected sensors, IoT, and videoprotection turnkey solutions for regional enterprises and collectivites, and MUTEOP, a network engineering bureau specialized in large-scale FTTH and radio telecom infrastructure projects. The group operates a 100% remote-work model and serves clients across the Grand Quart Sud Est of France, with disclosed activity of approximately 1 million euros in annual revenue and roughly 20 technicians.

Its core technology stack spans the FENT&O IoT platform (Plateforme Fenteo), which ingests, stores, and presents data from autonomous communicating sensors without vendor lock-in to specific IoT protocols, alongside MUTEOP's telecom engineering tooling for piquetage (field surveying), charge calculations (CAP-FT, COMAC), and integration with operator information systems (GFI, IPON). A stated differentiator is infrastructure mutualization: reusing existing poles, ducts, pylons, and rooftops to minimize civil works, which reportedly account for ~80% of network deployment cost.

ADN generates revenue through four customized professional services streams — consulting (need definition, specifications, strategy), technical assistance (MOA/MOE support, quality monitoring), installation and operational maintenance (IMES/MCO) of telecom networks and IoT systems, and DIRECCTE-registered training. Customers include major French infrastructure and telecom operators such as Circet, Eiffage, Engie, NGE, Scopelec, and Spie. The group is privately held with no external investors identified and is led by co-founders Jeremie BOSSU and Benoit BEGARD.

Name

ADN

Legal name

ADN - Acteur Du Numérique

Website

https://acteurdunumerique.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

ADN is a French independent digital services group combining FENT&O (IoT consulting) and MUTEOP (telecom engineering) to deliver consulting, installation, and training services for telecom and sensor projects across southeastern France.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Mimet

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Consulting Services: Digital consulting engagements including need definition, specification writing, project team organization, and strategy elaboration. Typically engaged at project initiation.
2. Technical Assistance: Technical support for project management and execution, including MOA/MOE assistance, quality monitoring, field measurements, and technical deliverables production.
3. Installation & Maintenance (IMES & MCO): Installation, configuration, commissioning, and operational maintenance of telecom networks and IoT sensor systems. Includes service integration into client information systems.
4. Training Services: Customized training programs declared with DIRECCTE, covering tools and métiers (trades), delivered through pedagogy, tutoring, and skills assessment.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

ADN is a French digital services group combining two complementary entities (FENT&O digital consulting and MUTEOP network engineering) to deliver end-to-end services for telecom infrastructure and IoT sensor projects. The group offers consulting (need definition, specifications, project organization), technical assistance (MOA/MOE support, quality monitoring, field measurements), installation/commissioning/maintenance (IMES & MCO), and customized training (DIRECCTE-declared) for clients across southeastern France. Services span FTTH fiber deployment, radio network engineering, connected sensor networks, and videoprotection.

Product overview

ADN (Acteur Du Numérique) is a group combining two complementary entities: FENT&O, a digital consulting firm, and MUTEOP, a network engineering bureau. The group operates a 100% remote-work model and serves clients across the Grand Quart Sud Est of France. Its core services span consulting, technical assistance, installation and commissioning, and training. FENT&O specializes in IoT sensor networks and videoprotection solutions, delivering turnkey numeric solutions for capturing and analyzing physical data. MUTEOP focuses on large-scale telecom infrastructure (FTTH), providing network engineering, surveying, regulatory compliance, and construction management. The group also offers an IoT platform (Plateforme FENT&O) for data collection, storage, and decision-support.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Conseil Numérique (Digital Consulting) Digital consulting engagements typically used at project initiation, including need definition, specification writing, project team organization, and strategy elaboration. Provides telecom expertise and an external senior-level perspective for client projects.
• Assistance Technique (Technical Assistance)
• Installation, Mise en Service et Maintien en Conditions Opérationnelles (IMES & MCO)
• Formation (Training Services)
• MUTEOP - Bureau d'Études Réseaux (Network Engineering Bureau)
• FENT&O - Cabinet de Conseil Numérique (Digital Consulting Cabinet)
• Plateforme FENT&O (IoT Platform)

Quantifiable outcome

• Infrastructure mutualization significantly reduces civil engineering costs in network deployment

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Scopelec: Cooperative providing telecom network deployment and maintenance (FTTH, mobile) across France; directly comparable to ADN's MUTEOP engineering, piquetage, and installation services.
• SNEF: French multi-technical services group covering electrical, telecom, and instrumentation; comparable to ADN in providing telecom network engineering and deployment services, though with a much broader portfolio.
• Sogetrel: French telecom infrastructure services company deploying and maintaining fixed and mobile networks for operators and major clients, directly comparable to ADN's MUTEOP-side engineering and deployment work.
• Circet: European leader in telecom infrastructure deployment (fiber, mobile); directly comparable to ADN's MUTEOP work, and notably also one of ADN's named customers.
• Solutions30: European field technical services provider for telecom, energy, and digital infrastructure; comparable business model to ADN, though materially larger in scale and geographic footprint.
• Sobeca (Firalp Group): French telecom networks infrastructure specialist within the Firalp group, deploying fiber, copper, and mobile networks; directly comparable to ADN's MUTEOP engineering and deployment activities.

Broad incumbents

• SPIE ICS: SPIE's digital services arm covering telecom networks, IT infrastructure, and managed services; comparable to ADN on telecom services, with SPIE also being one of ADN's named customers.
• ENGIE Solutions: ENGIE's multi-technical services division, active in digital infrastructure, energy networks, and telecom; broadly comparable to ADN's combined FENT&O/MUTEOP offering, and also a named ADN customer.
• Eiffage Energie Systèmes: Eiffage's energy and digital infrastructure subsidiary providing telecom network and energy infrastructure services; comparable to ADN's MUTEOP work, and also a named ADN customer.
• Axians: VINCI Energies' ICT brand offering telecom infrastructure and digital services across France; competes with ADN on telecom engineering while also serving as a larger incumbent with broader capabilities.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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