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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, 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, RENESAS (jv Hitachi-Mitsubishi), Motorola 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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