TYLLIUM

What TYLLIUM does

TYLLIUM is a privately held engineering and contracting company, founded in 1999 and headquartered in Issy-les-Moulineaux, France, that delivers integrated infrastructure services across Africa. The firm operates as a single-facility provider across six core service lines: EPC turnkey solutions (covering telecom, construction, health, water, and renewable energy), construction and civil works, telecom turnkey site build, telecom managed services (passive and active maintenance across 20,000 sites), fiber optic services (10,000+ km delivered), and electrical and electromechanical installation. Underlying delivery rests on an in-house workforce of more than 800 employees executing turnkey projects rather than any proprietary software platform or technology product.

TYLLIUM serves enterprise customers primarily in the African telecommunications sector, with named engagements for MTN Nigeria, Nokia, Airtel Nigeria, IHS Nigeria, EMTS Nigeria, Visafone Nigeria, Huawei Nigeria, ALU Nigeria, and Mantrac Nigeria, alongside non-telecom clients such as Wadi Degla Developments Egypt, Wadi Degla Pipes Factory, and Lake Oil Tanzania. The go-to-market is direct enterprise field sales targeting telecom operators, infrastructure developers, government agencies, and construction companies, with no channel partners or resellers in the mix. Pricing is project-based and quote-driven due to the bespoke nature of each engagement, and revenue recognition flows from EPC contracts, managed services, hardware supply, and professional services streams.

The company has cumulatively executed over $500M USD of projects across Africa, with $130M of contract wins across 350 projects in the trailing three years, and operates from offices in France (HQ), Nigeria (regional HQ since 2004), Kenya (East African hub since 2006), and the UK, with active delivery in Nigeria, Kenya, Algeria, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Egypt, and France. TYLLIUM is ISO 9001:2008 certified and positions itself as a long-tenured African contractor rather than a technology-led firm, and the available sources contain no evidence of external institutional investment, M&A activity, or public listing.

Name

TYLLIUM

Legal name

TYLLIUM

Website

https://tyllium.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

TYLLIUM is a France-headquartered engineering and contracting firm, founded in 1999, that delivers EPC turnkey, construction, telecom site build, managed services, fiber, and electromechanical works across 7 African countries for telecom operators and infrastructure developers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Telecom Infrastructure and EPC Contracting Services

NAICS

Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction (237130), Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (5413)

SIC

Water, Sewer, Pipeline, Comm & Power Line Construction (1623), Heavy Construction Other Than Bldg Const - Contractors (1600)

akta.pro primary industry

Transmission line EPC & construction (overhead) (EUADAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Underground transmission & distribution cable EPC (civil + cable install) (EUADAKAB), Structural & Mechanical BOP Construction (Racking/Trackers, Turbine Erection Support, Mounting Structures) (EUAMAFAC), Balance-of-Plant (BOP) & Civil Works for Power Plants (EUAEAAAL)

Keywords

• Telecom infrastructure services
• EPC turnkey contracting
• Civil construction services
• Fiber optic deployment
• Electromechanical engineering

Headquarters

HQ city

Issy-les-moulineaux

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. EPC Turnkey Solutions: Engineering, Procurement, and Construction services for complete infrastructure projects including design studies, detailed engineering, equipment procurement, and construction across telecom, construction, health, water, and renewable energy sectors
2. Telecom Managed Services: Passive and active maintenance of telecom sites, electrical and electromechanical maintenance, civil maintenance, tower strengthening, and operational cost optimization and monitoring for telecom operators
3. Construction and Civil Works: General construction services including site clearing, excavation, concrete works, masonry, plumbing, carpentry, renovation projects, and MEP works
4. Telecom Turnkey Site Build: Turnkey solutions for telecom site acquisition, construction, tower installation, shelter supply, hardware installation, 4G/3G swapping, site relocation, and radio network optimization
5. Passive and Active Maintenance: Maintenance services for telecom infrastructure including diesel supply, microwave links, optical fiber maintenance, and general site supplies
6. Fiber Optic Services: Optical fiber supply, splicing, stripping, termination, testing, installation across various methods (direct burial, conduit, aerial, intra-building), and network audits
7. Electrical and Electromechanical Services: Supply and installation of switch gears, distribution panels, transformers, lighting, CCTV, access control, fire fighting systems, building management systems, power generating equipment, and air conditioning systems

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

TYLLIUM is an engineering and contracting company that delivers total contracting services across six integrated lines: EPC turnkey infrastructure projects, civil and general construction, telecom site build and installation, telecom managed services (passive and active maintenance), fiber optic supply and installation, and electrical and electromechanical systems installation and commissioning. The company supports turnkey projects, professional works, and services under a single-facility-provider model for clients in telecom, construction, water, health, and power sectors primarily across African markets.

Product overview

TYLLIUM is an engineering and contracting company and total contracting services provider offering a portfolio of integrated infrastructure services. The company operates six core service lines: EPC Turnkey Services (complete infrastructure design and build), Construction Services (civil works and general contracting), Telecom Turn Key Solutions (telecom site acquisition, build, and installation), Telecom Managed Services (passive and active maintenance), Fiber Optic Services (optical fiber supply, installation, and maintenance), and Electrical and Electromechanical Services (electrical systems installation and commissioning). These services are delivered through a single-facilities-provider model, supporting clients across telecom, construction, water, health, and power sectors in Africa.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 500 Million USD of executed projects across Africa
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers12 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

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Quanta Services:
• Larsen & Toubro (L&T) Construction: L&T is a global EPC conglomerate with strong presence in Middle East and Africa across power T&D, telecom infrastructure, and civil construction. Competes with TYLLIUM on larger EPC tenders and represents a tier-1 entrant whose scale and export-credit financing pressure mid-tier contractors.
• American Tower Corporation (ATC Africa): American Tower is the largest global tower REIT, with significant operations in Africa (including South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya, Uganda). A broad incumbent in telecom infrastructure whose African build-and-maintain segment overlaps directly with TYLLIUM's core offering.

Direct peers

• Eaton Towers: Eaton Towers is a telecom tower operator focused on East and West Africa, owning and managing tower portfolios and providing build, upgrade, and maintenance services for MNOs. Comparable to TYLLIUM's managed services and site build offerings across overlapping African geographies.
• IHS Towers: IHS Towers is one of the largest independent telecom tower operators in Africa and Latin America, providing build-to-suit, colocation, and managed maintenance services to MNOs such as MTN, Airtel, and Orange. Directly comparable to TYLLIUM on the telecom site build and managed services value chain in Nigeria and East Africa.
• Helios Towers: Helios Towers operates and builds telecom tower infrastructure across Africa (Nigeria, DRC, Tanzania, South Africa, Madagascar, Senegal), offering site acquisition, construction, and managed services to multiple MNOs. Direct peer on the African tower build-and-maintain model that sits at the core of TYLLIUM's business.

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

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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