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Region / Cities

Brittany / Rennes, Lannion, Brest

Sector of activity

Electronics and Telecommunications

Objectives

• Position the cluster as a key player by associating the added value chains in the audiovisual, telecommunications and IT sectors;
• Enable new jobs to be created: cable, satellite; telephone lines, optics, radio
• Organize Media & Networks Cluster research, development and innovative projects around 7 themes:
  - Image chain services from HD TV to Rich Media
  - Images on the move
  - Image networks
  - Electronic content distribution
  - Network, content and personal data security
  - Acceptance, interoperability and convergence platforms
  - Virtual reality and increased network reality

Advantages offered by the cluster

• 40% of total telecom R&D activity is based in Brittany
• 15 000 direct jobs and 30 000 indirect jobs in this sector

Main partners

Companies

• Major companies that are often key market leaders in this field: Alcatel (broadband connections), France Télécom (telecommunications research), Thomson (postproduction), Thalès Broadcast Multimédia, TF1, TDF, Mitsubishi, EADS, Sagem, etc.
• Over 120 small and mid-sized companies and industries: Astellia, Embeddia, Envivio, Nextamp, Highwave, Keopsys, LEA, Nefertiti Production, Antennessa, etc.

Research

• 15 000 jobs in R&D units in the Information and Communications Technologies sectors, including 1 700 working in public research activities.
• Public sector research: EnSSAT, CMS, IRISA, IETR ENST, CELAR, etc.
• Private sector research: Thales, Cap Gemini, Alcatel, Thomson, Sagem, Lucent, France Telecom, Mitsubishi, Canon, Wavetel, etc.

Training

Brittany University (Rennes 1, 2, West Brittany and South Brittany), Supelec, ENST Brittany, ENIB, ENSIETA, INSA, IRISA, IETR, etc.

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