What Cd Connect does

CD Connect is a French regional telecommunications services company headquartered in Fontainebleau, operating as a SASU (single-shareholder simplified joint-stock company) with share capital of €2,000. Founded in 2009 and led by Cédric Pradel as sole shareholder and President, the company runs a small team of 1-10 employees serving local businesses, liberal professions, municipalities, and industrial sites within an approximately 50-kilometer radius covering parts of Seine-et-Marne, southern Essonne, northern Loiret, and northern Yonne.

The company's core offerings center on IP telephony as a certified 3CX partner (held since 2009), mobile fleet management, fiber internet connectivity, and equipment resale — notably Yealink handsets and hardware. A proprietary Client Extranet underpins customer-facing service management, and a sub-brand called PassWiFi extends the product surface into managed WiFi connectivity. The technology stack is conventional: 3CX open-source PBX, Yealink SIP endpoints, and carrier-supplied fiber connectivity, with no proprietary AI or differentiated platform layer beyond the Client Extranet.

The business model is that of a regional systems integrator and managed services provider. Revenue mechanics combine recurring managed services and connectivity subscriptions, project-based equipment installation revenue, and likely support/maintenance contracts tied to 3CX deployments. The customer base is predominantly SMB and small public-sector entities within a defined geographic catchment, with no disclosed enterprise or national-scale accounts. There is no evidence of external funding, acquisitions, or M&A activity, consistent with a founder-led lifestyle/regional-services operation.

Name

Cd Connect

Legal name

CD Connect

Website

https://www.cdconnect.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

CD Connect is a Fontainebleau-based French regional telecom systems integrator serving SMBs, liberal professions, municipalities, and industrial sites within ~50km, offering 3CX IP telephony, fiber connectivity, mobile fleet management, and Yealink equipment resale under a managed services model.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Fontainebleau

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Professional Services (Installation and Maintenance): Core revenue stream from installing, configuring, and maintaining IP telephony systems. Includes on-site audits, equipment installation, staff training, and ongoing technical support. Pricing is quote-based after audit.
2. Equipment Sales: Sale of IP phones, DECT handsets, bases, headsets, and accessories. Products include Yealink IP phones, DECT devices (W59R, W73H, W56H, W70B), and refurbished equipment. Sold through e-commerce storefront.
3. Telecom Line Subscriptions: Revenue from managing customer telecom lines (fixed and mobile). The company acts as an independent broker, comparing offers from multiple operators (Orange, Bouygues, SFR) and managing ongoing subscriptions for clients.
4. Internet Access Services: Installation and management of fiber internet connections (FTTH, FTTO) with automatic 4G/5G backup. Revenue from connection fees and ongoing internet service management.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

CD Connect installs, configures, and supports IP telephony (VoIP) systems, mobile fleet management solutions, and managed internet access for businesses, liberal professions, and municipalities in the Seine-et-Marne region of France. The company delivers these communications services through deployment of third-party technology platforms such as 3CX combined with on-site installation, maintenance, and consulting.

Product overview

CD Connect is a telecommunications service company offering a unified portfolio of IP telephony solutions for businesses, liberal professions, and public administrations in the Fontainebleau area. The core offering centers on 3CX-based telephone systems available as hosted or on-premise solutions, complemented by multi-operator mobile fleet management, professional fiber internet (FTTH/FTTO) with automatic 4G/5G backup, and Yealink IP phone/DECT hardware sales. The company provides industry-specific modules for municipalities, medical practices, and industrial sites, supported by a proprietary client extranet portal for self-service management. A sub-brand called PassWiFi offers professional WiFi with captive portal. All services are delivered with installation, configuration, and ongoing maintenance by the same local team.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• PassWiFi: Professional WiFi solution with captive portal, designed and hosted in France. A brand of CD CONNECT.

Products and services

• IP Telephony (VoIP) Services Deployment, configuration, and support for IP telephony systems (including 3CX-based platforms) for businesses, liberal professions, and municipalities in Seine-et-Marne.
• Mobile Fleet Management Managed mobile fleet services for organizations, including provisioning, monitoring, and administration of business mobile lines for clients in Seine-et-Marne.
• Internet Access Services Managed business internet connectivity services for organizations in the Seine-et-Marne region, delivered as part of a bundled communications offering.

Quantifiable outcome

• Fiber backup failover is automatic without manual intervention
• +2 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• 3CXcoreTechnology or IntegrationCertified 3CX partner since 2009. CD Connect installs, configures, and maintains 3CX IPBX solutions for businesses and municipalities. The partnership involves continuous team training on 3CX platform updates and certification renewal.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Adista: French managed-services and telecom integrator offering IPBX, hosted telephony, connectivity, and operator-independent advisory to SMBs and mid-market across France. Closely comparable business model combining 3CX-style deployments, multi-operator mobile management, and fiber internet with managed services.
• Oceanet Technology: French regional telecom and cloud integrator headquartered in western France, providing hosted telephony, connectivity, and managed services to SMBs and mid-market. Comparable service portfolio (IPBX, fiber, mobile fleet management) with similar operator-independent positioning.
• Eureca: French regional telecom and IT services integrator focused on SMB telephony, IPBX, and operator brokerage. Comparable to CD Connect in serving similar customer segments with operator-independent, locally-delivered telephony solutions.

Emerging players

• Diabolocom: France-based cloud telephony and contact-center provider targeting SMBs and mid-market with cloud-native CCaaS/UCaaS. Comparable customer overlap with CD Connect's verticals (especially healthcare and liberal professions) but competes via hosted SaaS rather than on-premise IPBX.
• Wildix: European-headquartered unified communications and IP-PBX vendor sold through a partner channel serving SMBs in healthcare, legal, and industrial verticals. Competes with CD Connect in the on-premise/hosted IPBX segment via certified reseller partners.

Regional players

• Keyyo (Bouygues Telecom Entreprises): Originally a French independent VoIP provider for SMBs, now integrated into Bouygues Telecom Entreprises. Comparable IPBX, mobile, and fiber solutions for similar customers but with operator backing and broader geographic reach than CD Connect.

Broad incumbents

• Orange Business: Enterprise division of Orange providing IPBX (including 3CX integrations), mobile, fiber, and managed communications to businesses of all sizes. Directly competes with CD Connect across its entire customer base with significantly greater resources.
• Bouygues Telecom Entreprises: B2B arm of Bouygues Telecom offering fixed/mobile telephony, fiber, and managed services to SMBs and mid-market, with bundled packages that compete against CD Connect's independent broker proposition.
• SFR Business (Altice): B2B division of SFR providing fixed and mobile telephony, fiber, IPBX, and managed services to SMBs and mid-market across France, including the Fontainebleau region. Competes directly with CD Connect with operator-backed pricing power.
• RingCentral: Global cloud UCaaS provider whose cloud-native communications platform increasingly targets the same SMB and mid-market customers CD Connect serves with on-premise IPBX. Represents the structural shift toward subscription telephony that competes with the legacy PBX model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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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